Prof. Dr. Gerald Meyer

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsInorganic Molecular Chemistry,Spectroscopy
KeywordsPhotochemistry and Photophysics of Transition Meta, Photoinduced Electron and Energy Transfer Processe, Artificial Photosynthesis, Materials Science

Current contact address

CountryUnited States of America
CityChapel Hill
InstitutionUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
InstituteDepartment of Chemistry

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Thomas BeinArbeitskreis Prof. Bein, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU), München
Start of initial sponsorship01/06/2023

Programme(s)

2021Carl Friedrich von Siemens Research Award Programme of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation

Nominator's project description

Professor Meyer is best known internationally for his research on photochemistry and electron transfer at semiconducting interfaces. By viewing fundamental aspects through a critical lens, he constantly challenges the status quo and the limits of existing theories while capitalizing on critical advances that impact fundamental energy science. His stay in Germany will contribute to the enhancement of the existing research efforts towards solar water splitting into molecular hydrogen and oxygen.