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On our planet, life is supported mostly by oxygenic photosynthesis. It provides organic substrates by converting solar energy to the energy of chemical bonds, releasing oxygen as a result of water oxidation. Several billion years ago, ancient cyanobacteria transformed anaerobic atmosphere of Earth, making it suitable for the development of the vast diversity of living organisms now inhabiting our planet. Photosynthesis implements its planetary role by providing energy as organic compounds and maintaining the oxygen and carbon dioxide level in the atmosphere. Also, we know that it is the past solar energy, converted through photosynthesis and accumulated as fossil fuels, that is now being used by our industrial society. As is well known, there are two essential challenges for all of us in the nearest future— lack of energy supply and the ensuing environmental problems. We strongly believe that the possible solution for this is tightly connected with photosynthesis. In order to meet the energy demand and reduce the emission of greenhouse gases, it is important to learn the ways of artificial energy generation mimicking the natural photosynthesis process. For several decades, photosynthetic processes have been investigated, and the available knowledge has contributed to the development of the area of bioenergetics. However, it is all-the-more essential now to exploit all aspects of the photosynthesis mechanisms, with full vigor, to reach our goal of solving the global problems facing us all. In order to disclose the mysteries of photosynthesis, scientists use a wide range of modern methods and techniques of biophysics, molecular biology, biochemistry and theoretical chemistry. We do know quite a bit about the structure and function of photosynthetic complexes involved in numerous photosynthetic processes. About 7 years ago, the crystal structure of photosystem II was determined at 1.9 Å resolution. This has been extremely significant for the understanding of light-induced water oxidation, as well as in reaching the goal of artificial photosynthesis. In addition, this resolution has allowed investigation of large protein complexes at atomic level, providing us with solid data at the chemical level. However, there are still many questions concerning photochemical reactions and the photosynthetic apparatus of a large variety of photosynthetic organisms that need to be solved. The 8th International Conference “Photosynthesis and Hydrogen Energy Research for Sustainability-2017,” in honor of Agepati S. Raghavendra (India), William A. Cramer (USA), and Govindjee (USA), held in Hyderabad, India, was attended by scientists from all over the world working in the area of photosynthesis, investigating light-induced reactions of photosynthesis in various photosynthetic organisms (see Figs. 1, 2). The conference was inaugurated by the Vice Chancellor Podile Appa Rao on October 30, 2017, at the School of Life Sciences of the University of Hyderabad, India, and lasted till November 03, 2017 (see Figs. 3, 4.) The organizing secretary of this conference (Rajagopal Subramanyam), Dean of the School of Life Sciences (Pallu Reddanna), and Head of the Department of Plant Sciences, (Venkataramana Chintalapati) of University of Hyderabad, as well as Suleyman I. Allakhverdiev (Russia), co-coordinator of this Conference attended the valedictory function. Further, this group extended a warm and hearty welcome to all the participants of the conference. In addition, James * Suleyman I. Allakhverdiev suleyman.allakhverdiev@gmail.com

International Conference on “Photosynthesis and Hydrogen Energy Research for Sustainability-2017”