- Solar-to-X and Solar Fuels
- Perovskite and Tandem Photo-absorbers
- Interface and Molecular Engineering
- Charge-Carrier Dynamics & Spectroscopy
- Electrochemical Waste Upcycling (Plastics/Biomass)
- Green Hydrogen Production
- Integrated Photo-electrochemical Devices
- Circular Economy Materials
Dr. Mojtaba Abdi-Jalebi (FIMMM, FHEA, UKYA, GYA) is an Associate Professor in Energy Materials at the Institute for Materials Discovery within the Faculty of Mathematical and Physical Sciences at University College London (UCL). He earned his BSc in Materials Science and Engineering from Sharif University of Technology in 2012 and completed his MSc in Materials Science and Engineering at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland in 2014. In 2018, Dr. Abdi-Jalebi received his PhD in Physics from the Cavendish Laboratory at the University of Cambridge, where he was honored with the 2018 Semiconductor Physics Thesis Prize by the Institute of Physics. From 2018 to 2020, he served as a Junior Research Fellow at Cambridge University and Wolfson College, Cambridge. During this time, he established a spin-out company focused on developing energy harvesting devices based on emerging semiconductors. In November 2019, Mojtaba established his research group at UCL, concentrating on the material and electronic properties of emerging semiconductors such as halide perovskites, small molecules, and organic semiconductors. The group's research is dedicated to optoelectronic and electrochemical devices for low-cost electronics applications, including solar photovoltaics and lighting, as well as energy systems supporting carbon capture and the production of solar fuels. Dr. Abdi-Jalebi's overarching research goal is to introduce new, cost-effective materials into energy devices, ultimately reshaping the energy landscape. His work aims to contribute to the transition to a net-zero future by reducing the cost of green energy production, consumption, and storage. Mojtaba is Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (FIMMM), member of Global Young Academy (GYA), member of UK Young Academy (UKYA) and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA).
You can find my publications, media activities and details of ongoing projects on my research group webpage (https://www.mojtabaabdijalebi.com/) and my LinkedIn page (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mojtabaabdi/).
Dr Tariq Sajjad is a lecturer in Energy Engineering and Materials Devices in the School of Engineering at London South Bank University (LSBU), London and a member of the London Centre for Energy Engineering (LCEE) in the same School. He obtained his MSc in Nanotechnology and nanoelectronic devices and PhD in Photonics both from Advanced Technology Institute (ATI), University of Surrey, UK. He has extensive experience in optoelectronic materials and devices. His recent work has been focused on the development of next-generation renewable energy sources (solar cells), light-emitting devices, sensors, transmitters and receivers for visible light communication and IoT devices. His strong track record is evidenced by high-quality publications (34 papers in last 5 years) in high impact peer-reviewed journals including Advanced Materials and Advanced Optical Materials, Materials Horizons, Nano Energy, ACS Applied Materials & Interface and Journal of Material Chemistry A. Recently, the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) has identified him as an emerging investigator in the field of solar cells and invited him to write an article for the 2020 emerging investigators theme issue in Journal of Materials Chemistry A (DOI: 10.1039/D0TA06017H ). He also holds the UK chair of the 5th International Conference of Materials Science and Nanotechnology (MSNANO-21).
Dogukan H. ApaydinProf. Eslava leads a cutting-edge research group focused on the development of novel synthesis approaches for (photo)electrochemical and (photo)catalytic materials. His team's work involves exploring a wide range of materials, including transition metal oxides, halide perovskites, organic bulk heterojunctions, oxide perovskites, and graphene derivatives. By conducting comprehensive physicochemical and electrochemical characterizations, they aim to link material properties to practical applications, particularly in the field of energy conversion. Their research has significant interdisciplinary reach, spanning chemical engineering, chemistry, physics, and materials science. Prof. Eslava's research contributions have been widely recognized, with over 95 publications in leading journals like Nature Energy, Advanced Materials, Energy & Environmental Science, and Nature Communications. He has been awarded prestigious funding from organizations such as The Royal Society, the Royal Society of Chemistry, EPSRC, and Innovate UK. His innovative contributions to the field earned him the Warner Medal from the Institution of Chemical Engineers for his impactful research and dissemination efforts.
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Matthew T. Mayer is presently leader of a Helmholtz Young Investigator Group at Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, studying electrochemical and photoelectrochemical conversion of carbon dioxide. He earned his Ph.D. in chemistry from Boston College, and performed postdoctoral studies at the Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in the Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces.
PhD of Inorganic Chemistry and Asst. Prof. of Chemistry and Nanotechnology with more than 14 years research and industrial activities in the field of electrochemistry, photochemistry, materials science, petrochemistry, crystallography, nanotechnology and thin film PVs. He was coordinator of 5 research and innovative projects in the field of natural gas desulfurization (TRL 7), methane to methanol under ambient condition innovative reactor (TRL 7), smart electrochromic mirrors for photonic industry application (TRL 5), methane to olefin electrocatalytic system (TRL 6) and water-based nanocrystalline slurries for application in optic and photonic industries (TRL 7). He published various scientific articles and book chapters in the fields of chemistry, crystallography, solar cells, corrosion, photocatalysts, electrochemistry and computational chemistry. He also filled 13 patents in the sectors of CO2 reduction to fuels (electrocatalytic), methane to methanol (electrocatalytic), methan to olefin (EC), EC-gas desulfurization, water based polymers, methanol separation membranes, large-scale nanomaterials manufacturing, nanocomposite coatings, perovskite solar cells and modules as well as food industry by crystallization of natural sweeteners.
He is RDI manager of Iritaly Trading Company S.r.l and through this position he is managing the “NEXTCCUS” EU project (ERA-NET ACT 2021) and CHOH-D (semi-industrial Italian project). He is also working in University of Rome Tor Vergata, department of Electronics Engineering as a research fellow scientist with focus activity on development of highly stable perovskite solar modules and novel 2D perovskite structures. In addition, he is CEO of Kimia Solar as a knowledge based company active in manufacturing of advanced optic and photonic devices and materials.