Prof. Dr. Pance Naumov

Profile

Academic positionAssociate Professor, Senior Lecturer, Reader
Research fieldsSolid State Chemistry and Surface Chemistry, Material Synthesis,Spectroscopy,Theoretical Chemistry: Electron Structure, Dynamics, Simulation
KeywordsCrystals, Diffraction, Photochemistry, Structure, Actuators

Current contact address

CountryUnited Arab Emirates
CityAbu Dhabi
InstitutionNew York University Abu Dhabi
InstituteDivision of Sciences and Mathematics
Homepagehttp://nyuad.nyu.edu

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Robert E. DinnebierX-ray Diffraction Group, Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung, Stuttgart
Start of initial sponsorship01/06/2016

Programme(s)

2015Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Naumov is an internationally recognized researcher in the field of solid state chemistry and materials science. In his early career he performed thorough investigations on molecular photochromic and thermochromic systems, developing cutting-edge photo-crystallographic techniques. Recently, he pioneered research on thermosalient and photosalient materials, colloquially known as jumping crystals, which present a novel platform for clean energy conversion. Professor Naumov is also known after his noteworthy results on the luceferin photochemistry, as well as for his research in the solid state chemistry of pharmaceutics. In Germany, he continues his investigations using powder crystallography.