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Michael Graetzel, PhD, is a Professor of Physical Chemistry at the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and directs the Laboratory of Photonics Interfaces. He pioneered research in energy electron transfer reactions in mesoscopic systems, essential for generating electricity and fuel from sunlight. Graetzel invented mesoscopic injection solar cells, which form the basis of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs). These cells have been commercially produced on a multi-MW scale and have created numerous applications, particularly in lightweight power supplies for portable electronic devices and building-integrated photovoltaics. His research has also led to the development of perovskite solar cells (PSCs), marking a significant breakthrough in the field of photovoltaics. Graetzel has received numerous prestigious awards, including the RusNANO Prize, Zewail Prize in Molecular Science, Global Energy Prize, and the Millennium Technology Grand Prize, among others. He is a Fellow of several learned societies and holds eleven honorary doctorates from European and Asian universities. With over 1500 publications and 220,000 citations, he has an h-index of 218, reflecting a considerable impact in the scientific community.
École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne • Lausanne, Switzerland
Full Professor of Physical Chemistry directing the Laboratory of Photonics Interfaces.
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