European Society for Quantum Solar Energy Conversion

QUANTSOL Student Prize 2008

The European Society for Quantum Solar Energy Conversion announces the winner of the
2008 RESEARCH AWARD FOR YOUNG EUROPEAN SCIENTISTS

For the best PhD thesis in the field of quantum solar energy conversion, i.e. the conversion of (visible) light into electrical or chemical energy (e.g. solid state devices based on photovoltaics, photoelectrochemistry or photochemical systems such as artificial photosynthesis) the 2008 prize is be awarded to:

Dr. Radim Beránek

from the Department of Chemistry & Pharmacy, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Egerlandstr. 1, Erlangen D-91058, Germany

From Photocatalysis to Optoelectronic Switches: Studies of Visible Light Active Photoelectrodes Based on Surface-Modified Titanium Dioxide


Dr. Beranek will give his award lecture at the Quantsol 2009 Winterworkshop.
A summary of the PhD thesis can be downloaded here.

The full thesis is available at the following to sites:
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
or
Uni Erlangen

Prize committee:
Gion Calzaferri, Chairman, Switzerland
Christian Königstein, Austria
Laurie Peter, UK
Ingo Riedel, Germany
Daniel Vanmaekelbergh, Netherlands

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Last updated February 22, 2009