Türkiye
2024
in-person event
Remaining time before the start of the conference:
Honorary persons
International Advisory Board

Roberta Croce
(Netherlands)
President of International Society of Photosynthesis Research

T. Nejat Veziroglu
(USA)
Former President of International Association for Hydrogen Energy

John W. Sheffield
(USA)
President of International Association for Hydrogen Energy

Emre A. Veziroglu
(USA)
Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Ibrahim Dincer
(Canada)
Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Energy Research

Johannes Messinger
(Sweden)
Editor-in-Chief of Photosynthesis Research

Sergey Shabala
(Australia)
Past President of Australian Society of Plant Scientists; Editor-in-Chief of Functional Plant Biology

Vladimir V. Kuznetsov
(Russia)
President of Russian Society of Plant Physiologists; Editor-in-Chief of Russian Journal of Plant Physiology

Jo-Shu Chang
(Taiwan)
President of Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering Society, Taiwan

Gyozo Garab
(Hungary)

Eva-Maria Aro
(Finland)

Govindjee
(USA)

William A. Cramer
(USA)

Barry D. Bruce
(USA)

Jian-Ren Shen
(Japan)

Anthony Larkum
(Australia)

Seeram Ramakrishna
(Singapore)

Nathan Nelson
(Israel)

Norio Murata
(Japan)

Tingyun Kuang
(China)

Kimiyuki Satoh
(Japan)

Richard Cogdell
(UK)

Wolfgang Lubitz
(Germany)

John Golbeck
(USA)

Agepati S. Raghavendra
(India)
Organizers

Suleyman I. Allakhverdiev
(Russia)
Coordinator

Julian J. Eaton-Rye
(New Zealand)
Chairman

Thomas D. Sharkey
(USA)
Co-Chairman

Tatsuya Tomo
(Japan)
Secretary
Members:
Rajagopal Subramanyam (leader/India)
Seiji Akimoto (Japan)
Marian Brestic (Slovakia)
Maria Borisova-Mubarakshina (Russia)
Barry Bruce (USA)
Robert Burnap (USA)
Lorenzo Ferroni (Italy)
Francesco Francia (Italy)
Arvi Freiberg (Estonia)
Guangye Han (China)
Harvey Hou (USA)
Xin Huang (China)
Kentaro Ifuku (Japan)
Hazem M. Kalaji (Poland)
Xuewen Li (China)
Dmitry A. Los (Russia)
Mohammad Mahdi Najafpour (Iran)
Marc Nowaczyk (Germany)
Stefano Santabarbara (Italy)
Kostas Stamatakis (Greece)
Milan Szabo (Hungary)
Feihua Wu (China)
Iftach Yacoby (Israel)
Long-Jiang Yu (China)
Min Yu (China)
Local Organizing and Program Committee:

Prof. Dr. Nuran Çiçek

Assist Prof. Gürkan SOYKAN

Assist Prof. Nezihe YILDIRAN

Assist Prof. Hüseyin Günhan ÖZCAN

Res. Assist. Selen YOLDAŞ

Director Girayhan Yılmaz

Coordinator Aras İyitanır
Sponsors
The Organizing Committee will highly appreciate your support for the conference. Our desire is to offer you a variety of options for promotion, presentation, and advertising. Please send an e-mail to Suleyman I. Allakhverdiev and Thomas Sharkey
suleyman.allakhverdiev@gmail.com
tsharkey@msu.edu
with a willingness for support and participation in the conference and you will receive both the standard packages and opportunities for a specific presence according to your needs and wishes.
Confirmed sponsors of the conference
SOLAR SPONSORS
PLATINUM SPONSORS
GOLD SPONSORS
SILVER SPONSORS
Speakers of the conference
for oral presentation please contact Coordinator Suleyman I. Allakhverdiev suleyman.allakhverdiev@gmail.com
Coming soon
acceptance of applications is open
Conference program
We will have 2 special ceremonies (events):
I) Awards ceremony for honored professors (July 3).
II) Young Talents (3 awards) and Best posters (3 awards). This conference will enable organizers to introduce awards (6 awards) to young researchers. The awards will be presented to young researchers who have done outstanding research in the field of photosynthesis and hydrogen energy research for sustainability. All young researchers, including Ph.D. students and Post-Docs may compete for awards. The name of winners will be selected by the committee (July 8).
11th International Conference of Photosynthesis and Hydrogen Energy Reasearch for Sustainability Conference Program | 3-9 July 2023 | ||
03.07.2023 | BAU FUTURE CAMPUS | ||
13:00 | OPENING CEREMONY | SULEYMAN ALLAKHVERDIEV (RUSSIA) – (COORDINATOR)
JULİAN J. EATON-RYE (NEW ZELAND) (ONLINE) – (CHAIRMAN) GÜRKAN SOYKAN (TÜRKİYE) – (HEAD OF THE ENER. SYS. DEP.) TATSUYA TOMO (JAPAN) – (SECRETARY) GOVINDJEE (USA) (ONLINE) – (ADVISOR) |
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PLENARY LECTURES | CHAIRS: GYŐZŐ GARAB (HUNGARY)
SULEYMAN ALLAKHVERDIEV (RUSSIA/TURKEY) |
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13:30 | GUNNAR ÖQUIST (SWEDEN) | Breakthrough Research and the Nobel Prize | |
14:00 | ROBERT BLANKENSHIP (USA) | More than 50 years of Photosynthesis: My Scientific Journey (ONLINE) |
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14:40 | İBRAHİM DİNÇER (CANADA/TURKEY) | Introduction of Hydrogen 1.0: A New Age and Discussion of Recent Developments in Green Hydrogen Production |
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15:40 16:00 |
COFFEE/THE BREAK | ||
PLENARY LECTURES | CHAIRS: İBRAHİM DİNÇER (CANADA/TURKEY)
TATSUYA TOMO (JAPAN) |
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16:00 | GYŐZŐ GARAB (HUNGARY) | Challenges of stability and flexibility of photosynthetic machineries | |
16:40 | MICHAEL GRAETZEL (SWITZERLAND) | Solar hydrogen generation and artificial photosynthesis (ONLINE) | |
17:20 | NORM HUNER (CANADA) | Photosynthetic Adaptation to Stress Induces Multicellularity in the Antarctic Psychrophile, Chlamydomonas priscuii (ONLINE) |
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18:00 | SPECIAL EVENT | ||
19:00
21:00 |
WELCOME PARTY |
04.07.2023 | BAU FUTURE CAMPUS | |
PLENARY LECTURES | CHAIRS: KENTARO IFUKU (JAPAN)
LORENZO FERRONI (ITALY) |
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09:00 | THOMAS D. SHARKEY (USA) | Cytosolic carbon metabolism pathways that support the Calvin-Benson- Bassham cycle |
09:40 | MAHDI NAJAFPOUR (IRAN) | Water-oxidation Reaction in the Presence of Manganese Compounds: How do Manganese Compounds Oxidize Water in Artificial Photosynthetic Systems? |
10:20 | MARC NOWACZYK (GERMANY) | Structural insights into photosystem II assembly |
11:00
11:30 |
COFFEE/THE BREAK | |
PLENARY LECTURES | CHAIRS: THOMAS D. SHARKEY (USA)
KEISUKE KAWAKAMI (JAPAN) |
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11:30 | YUTAKA SHIBATA (JAPAN) | Cryo-optical microscopy study on regulation mechanism of photosynthetic light harvesting |
12:10 | JAN KERN (USA) | Sequence of events during the water oxidation reaction in Photosystem II visualized by time resolved X-ray studies |
12:50 | IFTACH YACOBY (ISRAEL) | Ambient H2 production from green algae, achievements, and challenges |
13:30
14:30 |
LUNCH | |
INVITED LECTURES | CHAIRS: BARRY BRUCE (USA)
MARC NOWACZYK (GERMANY) MAHDI NAJAFPOUR (IRAN) |
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14:30 | STEFANO SANTABARBARA (ITALY) | Photoinduced triplet state in the chlorophyll-d based photosystem I of Acaryochloris marina |
15:00 | RAJAGOPAL SUBRAMANYAM (INDIA) |
High light-induced changes in whole-cell proteomic profile and its correlation with the organization of thylakoid supercomplex in cyclic electron transport mutants of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii |
15:30 | CRISTOPHER GISRIEL (USA) | Structure-function relationships of far-red light-absorbing allophycocyanins |
16:00 | ANNA FRANK (GERMANY) | Rational Design of Biophotoelectrodes for In Vitro Biocatalysis |
16:15
16:30 |
COFFEE/THE BREAK | |
16:30 | POSTERS | CHAIRS: RAJAGOPAL SUBRAMANYAM (INDIA)
STEFANO SANTABARBARA (ITALY) KOSTAS STAMATAKIS (GREECE) MARIA BORISOVA-MUBARAKSHINA (RUSSIA) |
05.07.2023 | BAU FUTURE CAMPUS | |
INVITED LECTURES | CHAIRS: YUTAKA SHIBATA (JAPAN)
ANJANA JAJOO (INDIA) BEKJAN KOSSALBAYEV (KAZAKHSTAN/JAPAN) |
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09:00 | LORENZO FERRONI (ITALY) | Сhloroplast and photosynthetic acclimation in a lycophyte, Selaginella Martensii: a window on the photosynthesis of ancient vascular plants? |
09:30 | TATSUYA TOMO (JAPAN) | Red-chlorophyll in photosystem I |
10:00 | YOSHIFUMI UENO (JAPAN) | Molecular mechanisms of state transition in a glaucophyte Cyanophora paradoxa |
10:30 | ARVI FREIBERG (ESTONIA) | Exiton prominence in photosynthetic color-tuning and light-harvesting |
11:00
11:30 |
COFFEE/THE BREAK | |
INVITED LECTURES | CHAIRS: AGEPATI S. RAGHAVENDRA (INDIA)
JAN KERN (USA/GERMANY) CHRISTOPHER GISRIEL (USA) |
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11:30 | KEISUKE KAWAKAMI (JAPAN) | Structure of the far-red light utilizing photosystem I of Acaryochloris marina |
12:00 | FRANCESCO FRANCIA (ITALY) | Use of bacterial photosynthetic vesicles to evaluate the effect of ionic liquids on the permeability of biological membranes |
12:30 | KENTARO IFUKU (JAPAN) | The extrinsic subunits of photosystem II optimizing the oxygen-evolving reaction |
13:00 | KOSTAS STAMATAKIS (GREECE) | Enhanced hydrogen production of Synechococcus sp. PCC 7942 cells |
13:30
14:30 |
LUNCH | |
INVITED LECTURES | CHAIRS: FRANCESCO FRANCIA (ITALY)
MAREK ŽİVČÁK (SLOVAKIA) KOSTAS STAMATAKİS (GREECE) |
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14:30 | BARRY BRUCE (USA) | Evolutionary changes in the oligomeric states of photosystem I: Three- Two- Four- One |
15:00 | MARIA BORISOVA-MUBARAKSHINA (RUSSIA) |
Examining the Impact of Stress Conditions on the Functionality of the Plastoquinone Pool in Higher Plant Chloroplasts |
15:30 | SULEYMAN ALLAKHVERDIEV (RUSSIA) | Artificial Photosynthesis, an Energy Technology of the Future |
16:30
17:00 |
COFFEE/THE BREAK | |
17:00 | POSTERS | CHAIRS: RAJAGOPAL SUBRAMANYAM (INDIA)
STEFANO SANTABARBARA (ITALY) KOSTAS STAMATAKIS (GREECE) MARIA BORISOVA-MUBARAKSHINA (RUSSIA) |
06.07.2023 | BAU FUTURE CAMPUS | ||
INVITED LECTURES | CHAIRS: IFTACH YACOBY (ISRAEL)
RAJAGOPAL SUBRAMANYAM (INDIA) |
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09:00 | AGEPATI S. RAGHAVENDRA (INDIA) | Redox signals between cellular organelles to modulate photorespiratory enzymes in pea leaves |
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09:30 | MAREK ŽIVČÁK (SLOVAKIA) | Monitoring activity and regulation of electron transport at PSI to uncover specific stress responses in crop plants |
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10:00 | ONDREJ DLOUHY (CZECH REPUBLIC) | Role of non-lamellar lipid phases in the structure and function of plant thylakoid membranes |
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10:30
11:00 |
COFFEE/THE BREAK | ||
11:00 | MILAN SZABO (HUNGARY) | Alternative electron transport pathways in microalgae, as reflected by flash-induced Chl-a fluorescence relaxation |
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11:30 | VACLAV KARLICKY (CZECH REPUBLIC) | Acclimation of photosynthetic apparatus to different light intensities in norway spruce |
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12:00
13:00 |
LUNCH | ||
13:00 | POSTERS | CHAIRS: RAJAGOPAL SUBRAMANYAM (INDIA)
STEFANO SANTABARBARA (ITALY) KOSTAS STAMATAKIS (GREECE) MARIA BORISOVA-MUBARAKSHINA (RUSSIA) |
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13:00
14:00 |
Lunch | ||
14:00 | IRADA HUSEYNOVA &
ISMAIL ZULFUGAROV (AZERBAIJAN) |
Interaction between the thylakoid protein phosphorylation and the energy-dependent quenching of chlorophyll fluorescence in plants |
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14:30 | VASİLY V. PTUSHENKO (RUSSIA) | The low temperature-acclimated green microalgae Lobosphaera incisa reveals significant nonphotochemical quenching, minor changes in VAZ pool size, prolonged expression of PsbS-encoding gene and decreased ROS production | |
15:00 | BOLATKHAN ZAYADAN (KAZAKHSTAN) | Potentıal cultures of cyanobacterıa as feedstock for bıohydrogen productıon | |
15:30
16:00 |
COFFEE/THE BREAK | ||
16:00 | NATALIA N. RUDENKO (RUSSIA) | The participation of thylakoid carbonic anhydrases in photosynthesis of higher plants | |
16:30 | POSTERS | CHAIRS: RAJAGOPAL SUBRAMANYAM (INDIA)
STEFANO SANTABARBARA (ITALY) KOSTAS STAMATAKIS (GREECE) MARIA BORISOVA-MUBARAKSHINA (RUSSIA) |
07.07.2023 | BAU FUTURE CAMPUS | |||
INVITED LECTURES | CHAIRS: ONDREJ DLOUHY (CZECH REPUBLIC)
MILAN SZABO (HUNGARY) ARVI FREIBERG (ESTONIA) |
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09:00 | ANJANA JAJOO (INDIA) | Arbuscular Mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) protects photosynthetic apparatus of wheat under drought stress |
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09:30 | BEKJAN KOSSALBAYEV (KAZAKHSTAN) |
Study and optimization of hydrogen production of cyanobacterial species isolated from different ecosystems of the Kazakhstan |
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10:00 | DMİTRY DUNIKOV (RUSSIA) | Heat and mass transfer in a metal hydride reactor for hydrogen storage and purification |
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10:30
11:00 |
COFFEE/THE BREAK | |||
11:00 | MOHAMMAD YUSUF ZAMAL (INDIA) | Mitigation effect of high light on the photosynthetic apparatus of Rhodobacter alkalitolerans when grown in an alkaline environment |
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11:20 | GERGELY NAGY (HUNGARY) | The periodic organization and structural plasticity of thylakoid membranes as revealed by small-angle neutron scattering. (ONLINE) |
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12:00
13:00 |
LUNCH | |||
13:00 | LECTURES BY YOUNG RESEARCHERS
6 PERSON X 10 MİN |
CHAIRS:
RAJAGOPAL SUBRAMANYAM (INDIA) STEFANO SANTABARBARA (ITALY) KOSTAS STAMATAKIS (GREECE) MARIA BORISOVA-MUBARAKSHINA (RUSSIA) |
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14:00 | CERTIFICATE DISTRIBUTION CEREMONY | |||
14:30 | CLOSING CEREMONY |
08.07.2023 | ISTANBUL EUROPEAN SIDE |
12:00 | ALL DAY-TOUR |
17:00 | BANQUET – GOOD BYE PARTY |
09.07.2023 | BAU FUTURE CAMPUS, ISTANBUL |
10:00 | WORKSHOP AT BAU FUTURE CAMPUS |
12:00
13:00 |
LUNCH |
13:00 | FREE TIME |
The meeting will cover the following topics:
The conference will be carried out in two main directions. (1) “Photosynthesis Research for Sustainability”, which will be devoted to the study of the structure, functions and biogenesis of the photosynthetic apparatus. Within this direction, the problems of light-driven processes of photosynthesis, regulation of photosynthesis and its metabolism, as well as the sustainability of the photosynthetic apparatus to stress factors will be discussed. (2) “Hydrogen Energy Research for Sustainability” will be devoted to the studies of biological production of hydrogen. This direction of the Conference will include recent advances in the study of the molecular basis of photosynthetic hydrogen formation. Both directions include fundamental and applied aspects of research, and works in the field of artificial photosynthesis and nanotechnology.
1. Photosynthesis Research for Sustainability:
1.1. Primary Processes of Photosynthesis
1.2. Structure, Function and Biogenesis of the Photosynthetic Apparatus
1.3. Photosystem I and Bacterial Photosynthesis
1.4. Photosystem II and Water Oxidation Mechanism
1.5. Energy Transfer and Trapping in Photosystems
1.6. Plant Development and Growth Regulation
1.7. Carbon Fixation (C3 and C4) and Photorespiration
1.8. Artificial and Applied aspects of Photosynthesis including Nanotechnology
1.9. Regulation of Photosynthesis, ROS production and Environmental Stress
1.10. Photosynthesis under Extreme Environments: Arctic, Antarctic and Deserts Research
1.11. Environmental Control of Photosynthetic Sustainability: Global Aspects and Challenges
1.12. Systems Biology of Photosynthesis: Integration of Genomic, Proteomic, Metabolomic and Bioinformatic Studies
1.13. Plant Mineral Nutrients and Photosynthetic Capacity
1.14. Photosynthesis Education and Emerging Techniques for Studying Photosynthesis including Neutron Scattering
2. Hydrogen Energy Research for Sustainability:
2.1. Energy for the Future – Hydrogen economy
2.2. Elevating Climate Change
2.3. Biological Hydrogen Production
2.4. Waste-to-Hydrogen Scenarios
2.5. Hydrogen production from renewable feedstock
2.6. Hydrogenases
2.7. Proton Reduction Catalysts
2.8. Reduction of Carbon Dioxide
2.9. Artificial Photosynthesis for Hydrogen energy
2.10. Fuel cell and electrolyzes
2.11. Nanomaterials for Hydrogen Production
2.12. Hydrogen Energy Education and Emerging Techniques for Studying of Hydrogen Energy
2.13. Hydrogen storage
2.14. Hydrogen policy and strategies
2.15. Solar Hydrogen Panels
2.16. Photovoltaic Solar Cells
Registration and Registration Fee
CONFERENCE FEES
For Registration, you need to pay your Registration Fee by bank transfer (see below) within the specified time and your abstract need to be accepted (see menu Abstracts).
Dear Colleagues,
On behalf of the organizing committee of the International Conference: “Photosynthesis and Hydrogen Energy Research for Sustainability – 2023”: in honor of Robert (Bob) Blankenship (USA), Győző Garab (Hungary), Michael Graetzel (Switzerland), Norman (Norm) Huner (Canada), and Gunnar Oquist (Sweden), which will be held on July 3-9, 2023 in Bahçeşehir University Future Campus, Istanbul Turkey, and we are pleased to invite all of you to attend this meeting and present your latest results on photosynthesis.
This meeting will cover all topics of photosynthesis, artificial photosynthesis and hydrogen Energy research.
We are setting the registration fee as low as possible:
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Meeting Registration Fee
Registration fee | Before June 15, 2023 | After June 15, 2023 |
Participants (including Speakers, Organizers) | 400 USD | 500 USD |
Students | 250 USD | 300 USD |
Accompanying person | 100 USD | 150 USD |
*Industrial/Commercial Sponsors | 600 USD | 700 USD |
*Industrial/commercial sponsors are strongly encouraged to attend and present a display or exhibition booth. The conference will provide tables, chairs, power cables, and 24/7 security in a convenient, onsite location within the venue. We ask these sponsors to commit to at least a Gold-level of sponsorship. Commercial participants will also be able to participate in coffee breaks, meals, and banquet activities at no additional charge. Early registration is encouraged for venue planning.
Bank transfer:
Account Holder: BAHÇEŞEHİR ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Account Number – Branch: 4510-1992146-35640 / SURDIŞI TİCARİ MERKEZ
USD Account: TR39 0013 4000 0019 9214 6016 59
SWIFT: DENITRIS
When you are making the payment, Please do not forget to note “ICPRS-KONFERANS HS”
Please, notify us by e-mail ( support.icprs@int.bau.edu.tr ) that the money had been transferred. Please, provide your name, the amount transferred, and the number of transactions.
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We hope these modest registration fees will facilitate your attendance at this timely meeting when the importance of our field is being appreciated by a wider spectrum of scientists ranging from those involved in renewable energy research to those concerned with increasing agricultural productivity and global climate change.
Also, we hope all of you will take this opportunity to visit Istanbul and spend some inspiring and enjoyable days and see some of the beautiful sights of the country. Your participation will be a great occasion for discussions of previous, present, and future research on Photosynthesis and Hydrogen Energy and also to meet researchers from around the world. Once again, we are looking forward to seeing you at what will be a conference with productive and friendly atmosphere.
Organizing Chair: Julian J. Eaton-Rye
Organizing Coordinator: Suleyman Allakhverdiev
The registration fee for regular participants and students covers:
- Scientific sessions and exhibition access
- Conference materials
- Coffee breaks
- Get together reception
- Official conference dinner
- Participation certificate
*Student fee applies to those who are studying full-time for an undergraduate or a master’s and PhD degrees. It does not apply to anyone who receives a salary related to their studies. It is mandatory to provide a proof of student status.
Cultural tour is optional and will be announced later.
VISA information
Some countries need to visa for entering to Turkey. If you need a visa, strongly advised to make their application at least two months before the intended date of travel. To assist with the visa application process, we will provide you with a letter of invitation. The letter of invitation does not represent a commitment on the part of the Organizers to provide financial support.
Important dates
Despite the recent earthquake in Turkey, the conference will be held in time
Last day for abstract submission: 20th June 2023
Last day for registration: 1 July 2023
Conference dates: July 3-9, 2023
Abstracts
Call for Abstracts
For Registration, you need to pay your Registration Fee by bank transfer, and your abstract need to be accepted within the specified time.
Submit your abstract for the 11th International Conference «Photosynthesis and Hydrogen Energy Research for Sustainability – 2022» in honor of in honor of Robert (Bob) Blankenship (USA), Győző Garab (Hungary), Michael Graetzel (Switzerland), Norman (Norm) Huner (Canada), and Gunnar Oquist (Sweden)
It is required to be a participant to submit an abstract (one abstract per participant). (See the comment above.)
Please, send your abstracts by e-mail to (conference.icprs@int.bau.edu.tr), and copy to Elena Zadneprovskaya (zadneprovskaya@ifr.moscow) by June 20th 2023. (The contact person and E-mail address form our side might change later).
Instructions for abstract preparation
1. Format
a. Abstracts must be in English.
b. Each abstract is limited to one page A4 size. Leaving 3 cm for each of the left, right, and upper margins and 7 cm for the bottom margin.
c. Use the font Times New Roman of 12 pt in single spacing or equivalent.
d. Use superscripts and subscripts for chemical formulas and Greek symbols from “Insert symbol …(normal text).
e. Please do not include figures or tables in the abstract.
2. Topic number
a. Each abstract must be identified with a topic number in the left-hand top corner. e.g., T1
b. Select from the Topics that represent your work best. Only one Topic can be selected per abstract.
c. Please see above the list of Topics from the “The meeting will cover the following topics:” part.
3. Very Important
Please Note: Powerful and good up-to-date papers, based upon this meeting presentations, will be selected, peer-reviewed and published in special issue (coming soon)
4. Title
a. The title should be in full upper case Times New Roman 14 pt bold font.
5. Author(s) and Institution(s)
a. Use the normal font Times New Roman of 12 pt in single spacing or equivalent.
b. If the abstract has more than one author, use numerical superscripts to indicate those from different institutions.
c. Underline the name of the person presenting the lecture/poster (corresponding author). Include his/her full address, fax, and e-mail.
6. Abstract submission
a. Please submit your abstract as an e-mail attachment saved in Rich Text Format (*.rtf), or as a Word Document (*.doc) file to (conference.icprs@int.bau.edu.tr), and copy to Elena Zadneprovskaya (zadneprovskaya@ifr.moscow) by June 20th 2023. (The contact person and E-mail address form our side might change later). Use a format such as topic selection (between 1.1 and 2.14)_title when naming the file to send.
PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT MORE THAN ONE COPY OF THE SAME ABSTRACT. PLEASE PROVIDE A SIMILARITY RATE OF LESS THAN 25 PERCENT AND A MINIMUM OF 150 WORDS.
Abstract Style
T1: (14 pt)
(one line blank)
TITLE OF PRESENTION (14 pt)
(one line blank)
Elvin OKAZAKI1,*, Emilie QUEBEC2 and Sevil BAKU3
(one line blank)
1Institute of Basic Biological Problems, RAS, Pushchino, Moscow Region, Russia
2University of Québec, Québec, Canada
3Institute of Plant Physiology, RAS, Moscow, Russia
*Corresponding author : E-mail: elvin@someaddress.org
(one line blank)
The text of your abstract ……
Papers
Photosynthesis Research
Official Journal of the International Society of Photosynthesis Research
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Official Journal of the International Association for Hydrogen Energy
Posters
For poster presentation: maximum Poster size is A0 (~ 80 x 120 cm or 33,1 x 46,8 inches), vertical

Venue of the conference
The Meeting will be held in Bahcesehir University Future Campus(Istanbul), Turkey.
Accommodation
Accommodation Name | Description | Location | Link For Hotels | Distance Between Istanbul Airport |
Unihall | Up to 4 people with shared room | On Campus (BAU Future Campus) | Link is not available | Link is not available |
Guest House | Up to 2 people with shared room | On Campus (BAU Future Campus) | Link is not available | Link is not available |
Park Inn by Radisson, Airport Hotel | Please check their website via link | Odayeri Mah. Selcuk Bey Sok. No. 27, İstanbul 34076, Türkiye | park-inn-istanbul-odayeri | Link is available |
Radisson Collection Hotel, Vadistanbul | Please check their website via link | Ayazağa Mah. Azerbaycan Cad. 1A Apt. No. 3A, İstanbul 34485, TÜRKİYE | radisson-collection-vadistanbul | Link is available |
Kemer Country | Please check their website via link | Atlı Spor Caddesi No:7 P.K: 34077 Göktürk, İstanbul | kemercountry.com | Link is available |
Accommodation Name | Description | Breakfast | ||
Unihall | Up to 4 people with shared room | Available | ||
Guest House | Up to 2 people with shared room | Available |
BAU FUTURE CAMPUS ACCOMMODATION
All rooms in the GuestHouse are standard double occupancy, and it is 1,050₺. per person per night. But if two person wants to stay in these rooms together, then it is 1350₺ per night. I would like to point out that the price will increase if we only accommodate one person in the rooms.
The accommodation includes breakfast. All rooms have a shared bathroom, sink, fridge, and kettle. There is an open kitchen and necessary electronic devices in the common areas. In addition, all blocks have laundry facilities for washing, drying, and ironing.
Public Transportation of Istanbul
Metro: https://www.metro.istanbul/
İETT (Bus, etc.): İETT – İstanbul Elektrik Tramvay ve Tünel İşletmeleri Genel Müdürlüğü (iett.istanbul)
Şehir Hatları (Ferry, etc.): Şehir Hatları A.Ş. ® (sehirhatlari.istanbul)
İstanbul: Hizmetler (ibb.istanbul)
Photos from past meeting
Special Events
We will have 2 special ceremonies (events):
I) Awards ceremony for honored professors (July 3).
II) Young Talents (3 awards) and Best posters (3 awards). This conference will enable organizers to introduce awards (6 awards) to young researchers. The awards will be presented to young researchers who have done outstanding research in the field of photosynthesis and hydrogen energy research for sustainability. All young researchers, including Ph.D. students and Post-Docs may compete for awards. The name of winners will be selected by the committee (July 8).
Cultural programme
Information will be added soon
Previous Honorees
Previous honorees of the “Photosynthesis and Hydrogen Energy Research for Sustainability” conference are (in alphabetical order; [#: deceased]):
Barber, James (Jim)# (UK)
Blankenship, Robert (USA)
Cramer, William (USA)
Garab, Gyozo (Hungary)
Govindjee, Govindjee (USA)
Graetzel, Michael (Switzerland)
Huner, Norman (Canada)
Jalal, Aliyev# (Azerbaijan)
Kuang, Tingyun (China)
Larkum, Anthony (Australia)
Marchetti, Cesare # (Italy)
Murata, Norio (Japan)
Nelson, Nathan (Israel)
Oquist, Gunner (Sweden)
Papageorgiou,George # (Greece)
Raghavendra, Agepati (India)
Satoh, Kimiyuki (Japan)
Jian-Ren, Shen (Japan)
Shuvalov, Vladimir # (Russia)
Veziroğlu, Turhan Nejat (USA)