United Nations Association of Pomona Valley
Presents our next Global Issues Program
Rising to the United Nations
Sustainability Challenge
Thursday, April 24, 2025
7-8:15 PM, PT
Stauffer Hall, Claremont Graduate University
(SW Corner of 10th & Dartmouth)
Parking available on 10th St. or Dartmouth St. or in the parking lot south of the building. (For no stairs, walk from 10th St., on west side of building to entrance)
Guest Speaker
Peter Saeta, PhD
Professor of Physics
Peter Saeta, PhD, researches the limits to absorption enhancement in thin-film solar cells from plasmonics.
He has investigated the disordering of semiconductors excited by intense femtosecond laser pulses; the generation and applications of sub-picosecond pulses of far-infrared light, including studies of carrier dynamics in semiconductors and superconductors; profiling optical fiber cores using optical scattering techniques; the luminescence properties of silicon nanostructures; and harmonic generation at interfaces.
Before Saeta came to Harvey Mudd College, he was awarded research fellowships by the AT&T Bell labs and the National Research Council. He is a member of the American Physical Society, the American Association of Physics Teachers, the Materials Research Society and the Optical Society of America. From 1982 to 1984, he taught physics and chemistry as a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer in Aklakou, Togo, West Africa.
He has investigated the disordering of semiconductors excited by intense femtosecond laser pulses; the generation and applications of sub-picosecond pulses of far-infrared light, including studies of carrier dynamics in semiconductors and superconductors; profiling optical fiber cores using optical scattering techniques; the luminescence properties of silicon nanostructures; and harmonic generation at interfaces.
Before Saeta came to Harvey Mudd College, he was awarded research fellowships by the AT&T Bell labs and the National Research Council. He is a member of the American Physical Society, the American Association of Physics Teachers, the Materials Research Society and the Optical Society of America. From 1982 to 1984, he taught physics and chemistry as a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer in Aklakou, Togo, West Africa.
The United Nations Association of the USA (UNA-USA) is a movement of Americans dedicated to supporting the United Nations. With over 20,000 members (60% under the age of 26) and more than 200 chapters across the country, UNA-USA members are united in their commitment to global engagement and their belief that each of us can play a part in advancing the UN’s mission and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
