Prof. Dr. Samuel David Stranks

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsSemiconductor Physics,Spectroscopy,Synthesis and Properties of Functional Materials
KeywordsOptoelectronics, Photovoltaics, Halide Perovskites
Honours and awards

2025: Institute of Physics Nevill Mott Medal and Prize

2021: Energy and Environmental Science Lectureship

2021: IEEE Stuart Wenham Award

2021: Leverhulme Prize in Physics

2019: Royal Society of Chemistry Marlow Award

2018: Institute of Physics Henry Moseley Medal and Prize

Current contact address

CountryUnited Kingdom
CityCambridge
InstitutionUniversity of Cambridge
InstituteDepartment of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas KirchartzForschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich

Programme(s)

2025Humboldt Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Stranks is an internationally recognised leader in spectroscopy, microscopy and the fabrication of solution-processable semiconductors. He focuses his research on technologies that will drive the energy transition including low-cost photovoltaic cells, light-emitting diodes and photocatalysis systems. During his time in Germany, he will concentrate on extracting material parameters from time-resolved measurements using statistical methods, such as Bayesian inference, in conjunction with physical models of recombination.