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Prof. Ian D. Sharp holds a Chair in Experimental Semiconductor Physics at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). His research focuses on advanced semiconductors, nanostructures, and their applications in renewable energy conversion, with particular emphasis on solar photovoltaics and artificial photosynthesis. He explores the fundamental electronic structures and charge carrier dynamics of new emerging semiconductors, often coupling chemical transformations with the physical properties of materials in complex environments. Prof. Sharp received his PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, before becoming a research associate at the Walter Schottky Institute of TUM and an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow at the TUM Institute for Advanced Study. In 2011, he joined Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory as a Staff Scientist, primarily working at the Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis. In 2017, he returned to TUM to lead the Chair in Experimental Semiconductor Physics. His significant contributions have been recognized with multiple awards, including the ERC Consolidator Grant in 2020 and the Early Career Award from the U.S. Department of Energy in 2016.
Technical University of Munich • Munich, Germany
Lead the Chair in Experimental Semiconductor Physics, focusing on research in advanced semiconductors and their applications.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory • Berkeley, USA
Worked primarily at the Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis, contributing to projects on solar energy conversion.