Honorary persons
Robert (Bob)
Blankenship
(USA)
Győző
Garab
(Hungary)
Michael
Graetzel
(Switzerland)
Norman (Norm)
Huner
(Canada)
Gunnar
Oquist
(Sweden)
International Advisory Board

Willem Vermaas
(USA)
President of International Society of Photosynthesis Research

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

Terry Bricker
(USA)
Editor-in-Chief of Photosynthesis Research

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

Vaughan Hurry
(Sweden)
Editor-in-Chief of Physiologia Plantarum

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

Eva-Maria Aro
(Finland)

Govindjee
(USA)

William A. Cramer
(USA)

Gyozo Garab
(Hungary)

Jian-Ren Shen
(Japan)

Kimiyuki Satoh
(Japan)

Anthony Larkum
(Australia)

Seeram Ramakrishna
(Singapore)

Nathan Nelson
(Israel)

Norio Murata
(Japan)

Tingyun Kuang
(China)

Cesare Marchetti
(Italy)

Richard Cogdell
(UK)

Thomas D. Sharkey
(USA)

Wolfgang Lubitz
(Germany)

Vladimir A. Shuvalov
(Russia)

John Golbeck
(USA)
Organizers

Suleyman I. Allakhverdiev
(Russia)
Coordinator

Julian J. Eaton-Rye
(New Zealand)
Chairman

Tatsuya Tomo
(Japan)
Secretary
Members:
Seiji Akimoto (Japan)
Marian Brestic (Slovakia)
Barry Bruce (USA)
Robert Burnap (USA)
Min Chen (Australia)
Roberta Croce (The Netherland)
Arvi Freiberg (Estonia)
Thomas Friedrich (Germany)
Alfred Holzwarth (Germany)
Harvey Hou (USA)
Irada Huseynova (Azerbaijan)
Kentaro Ifuku (Japan)
Stefan Janssen (Sweden)
Francesco Loretto (Italy)
Dmitry A. Los (Russia)
Mohammad Mahdi Najafpour (Iran)
Hong Gil Nam (Korea)
Hiroshi Nishihara (Japan)
Andrew B. Rubin (Russia)
Kostas Stamatakis (Greece)
Rajagopal Subramanyam (India)
Anatoly A. Tsygankov (Russia)
Local Organizing and Program Committee:
Chairman: Prof. Dr. Alexander G. Ivanov – aivanov@bio21.bas.bg, aivanov@uwo.ca Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, BAS, Sofia, Bulgaria
Co-chair: Prof. Dr. Katya Georgieva – georgieva.katya.m@gmail.com
Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics, BAS, Sofia, Bulgaria
Co-chair: Prof. Dr. Antoaneta V. Popova – popova@bio21.bas.bg
Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering BAS, Sofia, Bulgaria
Prof. Dr. Emilia L. Apostolova – emya@bio21.bas.bg
Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, BAS, Sofia, Bulgaria
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Anelia G. Dobrikova – aneli@bi21.bas.bg
Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, BAS, Sofia, Bulgaria
Prof. Dr. Sashka Krumova – sashka@bio21.bas.bg
Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, BAS, Sofia, Bulgaria
Prof. D.Sci. Stefka G. Taneva – sgtaneva@gmail.com
Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, BAS, Sofia, Bulgaria
Prof. Dr. Tsonko Tsonev – ttsonev@bio21.bas.bg
Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics, BAS, Sofia, Bulgaria
Prof. Andon Vasilev – a_vasilev2001@yahoo.com
Agricultural University, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Prof. Dr. Violeta Velikova – violeta.velikova@gmail.com
Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics, BAS, Sofia, Bulgaria
Prof. Dr. Maya Y. Velitchkova – mayav@bio21.bas.bg
Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, BAS, Sofia, Bulgaria
Dr. Petar Lambrev – lambrev.petar@brc.mta.hu
Biological Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Szeged, Hungary
Dr. Maya Lambreva – maya.lambreva@cnr.it
National Research Council of Italy, Institute for Biological Systems, Monterotondo Stazione (Rome), Italy
Assoc. Prof. Kalina Ananieva, PhD – kalivanova@yahoo.com
Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia 1113 Bulgaria
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 Didi Zafirova
dzafirova@cic.bg
00359 888 569 302
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
Speakers of the conference
for oral presentation please contact Coordinator Suleyman I. Allakhverdiev suleyman.allakhverdiev@gmail.com
Confirmed Speakers

Govindjee
(USA)

Jian-Ren Shen
(Japan)

Seiji Akimoto
(Japan)

Julian Eaton-Rye
(New Zealand)

Tatsuya Tomo
(Japan)

Giuseppe Spazzafumo
(Italy)

Rajagopal Subramanyam
(India)

Franz-Josef Schmitt
(Germany)

Kentaro Ifuku
(Japan)

Nathan Nelson
(Israel)

Mohammad Mahdi Najafpour
(Iran)

Szilvia Z. Toth
(Hunagary)

Yuki Kato
(Japan)

Kostas Stamatakis
(Greece)
acceptance of applications is open
Conference program
Information will be added soon
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. Hydrogenases
2.5. Proton Reduction Catalysts
2.6. Reduction of Carbon Dioxide
2.7. Artificial Photosynthesis for Hydrogen energy
2.8. Nanotechnology in Fuel Cells
2.9. Nanomaterials for Hydrogen Production
2.10. Hydrogen Energy Education and Emerging Techniques for Studying of Hydrogen Energy
Registration and Registration Fee
CONFERENCE FEES
PLEASE VISIT WEB PAGE AT: http://hm.cic-pco.com/icprs2022
Regular participants
Early registration (until May 14, 2022, inclusive) – 460 EUR
Regular fee (until September 7, 2022, inclusive) – 550 EUR
Late fee (after September 7, 2022, on spot) – 635 EUR
Students*
Early registration (until May 14, 2022, inclusive) – 230 EUR
Regular fee (until September 7, 2022, inclusive) – 280 EUR
Late fee (after September 7, 2022, on spot) – 345 EUR
Registration fee for Accompanying Persons – to be announced
The registration fee for regular participants and students covers:
- Scientific sessions and exhibition access
- Conference materials
- Coffee breaks
- Get together reception
- Official conference dinner
- Tour to Balchik Botanical garden
- 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.
VISA information
Participants requiring a visa for entry to Bulgaria are 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
Information will be added soon
Abstracts
Call for Abstracts
Please, make sure you have paid the registration fee before you submit your Abstract!
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 registered participant to submit an abstract (one abstract per participant). Abstracts will be accepted only when the full registration fee has been paid. (See the comment above.)
Please, send your abstracts by e-mail to Dr. Ilya Naydov (E-mail: eliotfur@gmail.com), and copy to Dr. Alexander G. Ivanov (E-mail: aivanov@uwo.ca) and to Prof. Tsonko Tsonev (E-mail: ttsonev@bio21.bas.bg) by May 15th 2022. (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. Session number
a. Each abstract must be identified with a Session number in the left hand top corner. e.g. S 1
b. Select from the Scientific Program (Topics) the session that represent your work best. Only one Session can be selected per abstract.
c. Please see below the list of Sections.
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: Dr. Ilya Naydov (E-mail: eliotfur@gmail.com), and Dr. Alexander G. Ivanov (E-mail: aivanov@uwo.ca)
PLEASE DO NOT SEND MULTIPLE SUBMISSIONS OF THE SAME ABSTRACT
Abstract Style
S1: (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
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The text of your abstract ……
Papers
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 Varna (Albena Resort), Bulgaria.



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