Speakers

Mohammad K. Nazeeruddin

Mohammad K. Nazeeruddin

Born : 1957
Position : Professor at EPFL, Switzerland
Field of study : Solar energy, Dye Sensitized Solar Cells, Perovskite Solar Cells, Light-emitting diodes
H. Index : 138


Biography:

Dr. Md. K. Nazeeruddin received M.Sc. and Ph. D. in inorganic chemistry from Osmania University, Hyderabad, India. He joined as a Lecturer in Deccan College of Engineering and Technology, Osmania University in 1986, and subsequently, moved to Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Bhavnagar, as a Research Associate. He was awarded the Government of India’s fellowship in 1987 for study abroad. After one year postdoctoral stay with Prof. Graetzel at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), he joined the same institute as a Senior Scientist. In 2014, EPFL awarded him the title of Professor. His current research at EPFL focuses on Dye Sensitized Solar Cells, Perovskite Solar Cells, CO2 reduction, Hydrogen production, and Light-emitting diodes. Dr. Nazeeruddin is an expert in the design, synthesis, and characterization of platinum group metal complexes associated with Dye-sensitized Solar Cells and Organic Light-Emitting Diodes.

The high impact of his work has been recognized by invitations to speak at over 150 international conferences and has been nominated to the OLLA International Scientific Advisory Board. He is teaching "Functional Materials" course at EPFL, and Korea University; directing, and managing several industrial, national, and European Union projects. He was awarded EPFL Excellence prize in 1998 and 2006, Brazilian FAPESP Fellowship in 1999, Japanese Government Science & Technology Agency Fellowship, in 1998, Government of India National Fellowship in 1987-1988. Recently he has been appointed as World Class University (WCU) professor by the Korea University, Jochiwon, Korea, Adjunct Professor by the King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and Eminent Professor in Brunei.

Current Research and Recent Achievements:

His group is aiming to enhance power conversion efficiency of perovskite solar cells beyond 20%, and stability using functionalized electron and hole transporting materials. Their approach unfolds in three strategies: i) Interface engineering of new electron transporting materials; ii) Design and develop molecularly engineered novel family of large band gap hole transporting materials; and iii) Optimize the perovskite deposition techniques. The groups’ ambitious goal of reaching power conversion efficiency 23% under 100 mW cm−2 will be realized by developing novel materials.

He has published more than 625 peer-reviewed papers, ten book chapters, and he is inventor/co-inventor of over 50 patents.

According to the Web of Science in 2016, Nazeeruddin is the 5th most cited chemist in the world and is one of the 19 scientists identified by Thomson Reuters as the World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds in 2015 (from all scientific domains).

Experiences:
  • Professor, EPFL, Switzerland, (since 2014)

  • Head of the Group for Molecular Engineering of Functional Materials at EPFL, Switzerland

  • World Class University (WCU) professor, Korea University, Jochiwon, Korea, (2009-2013)

  • Adjunct Professor, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, (2014-2015)

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