2012 PHOTOSYNTHESIS GORDON RESEARCH CONFERENCE AND SEMINAR, JUL 7-13, 2012

The Gordon Research Conference on PHOTOSYNTHESIS was held at Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina, July 8 ? 13, 2012. The Conference was well-attended with 150 participants (attendees list attached). The attendees represented the spectrum of endeavor in this field coming from academia, industry, and government laboratories, both U.S. and foreign scientists, senior researchers, young investigators, and students. Of the 150 attendees, 65 voluntarily responded to a general inquiry regarding ethnicity which appears on our registration forms. Of the 65 respondents, 20% were Minorities ? 5% Hispanic, 15% Asian and 0% African American. Approximately 28% of the participants at the 2012 meeting were women. The Gordon Research Seminar on PHOTOSYNTHESIS held at Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina, July 7-8, 2012.. The Conference was well-attended with 51 participants (attendees list attached). The attendees represented the spectrum of endeavor in this field coming from academia, industry, and government laboratories, both U.S. and foreign scientists, senior researchers, young investigators, and students. Of the 51 attendees, 22 voluntarily responded to a general inquiry regarding ethnicity which appears on our registration forms. Of the 22 respondents, 14% were Minorities ? 0% Hispanic, 14% Asian and 0% African American. Approximately 35% of the participants at the 2012 meeting were women. Focal points for talks and discussions will include:  Artificial photosynthesis and solar energy conversion strategies;  Engineering organisms for biofuels and hydrogen production;  Electron transport, proton transport, and energy coupling;  Photoprotection mechanisms;  Photosynthetic reaction center structure and function, including rewiring reaction centers for artificial photosynthesis;  Energy capture and light harvesting solutions, including quantum coherence;  Structure of the oxygen evolving complex and the mechanism of oxygen production