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Martin Stutzmann is Professor at the Technical University of Munich. His education was:

• Habilitation, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany, 1990

• Ph.D. in Physics, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany, 1983

• Diploma in Physics, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany, 1982

• 1980 Licence de Physique, University Paris VII, France.

His professional experience includes:

• 2009-2012 Dean, Physics Department, TUM

• 2000-2002 Dean of Studies, Physics Department, TUM

• 1993-2022 Chair for Experimental Semiconductor Physics, Walter Schottky Institute, TUM

• 1985-1993 Permanent Member of Research Staff, Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart

• 1983-1985 Postdoc, Xerox Palo Alto Research Center, USA

• 1982-1983 Research Scholar, Stanford University, USA.

His scientific interests cover:

• Epitaxy of wide bandgap semiconductors (III-nitrideand II-VI-oxide thin films and nanowires)

• Sustainable materials for photovoltaics and thermoelectrics

• Hybrid organic/inorganic semiconductor systems

• Electronic and optical properties of semiconductors

• Advanced spin resonance techniques for defect spectroscopy and quantum computation

• Carbon-based bioelectronics

• Novel applications of semiconductors for sensors, biosensors, and photo-catalysis.

He received the following awards/honors and external offers:

• 1976 Fellow, Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes

• 1988 Walter Schottky Prize, German Physical Society

• 1999 Sir Nevill Mott Lecture, Int. Conf. Amorphous and Microcryst. Semiconductors

• 2001 call as Director, Institute of Photovoltaics, Research Center Jülich, and Chair for Photovoltaics, RWTH Aachen, Germany

• 2004 call as Senior Kodosky Constellation Chair, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, New York, USA

• 2006 Fellow, American Physical Society

• 2015 Werner Heisenberg Medal of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation for the Promotion of International Scientific Collaborations

• 2017 Chair Professor, Soochow University, Suzhou, China.

He has been Inventor and Co-inventor in 21 patents.

His publication record includes more than 750 papers with an overall number of citations in peer-reviewed journals of 30.000. His current Hirsch index is h=80 (WoS).

Christoph Csoklich is a young scientist and holds a Ph.D. degree from ETH Zurich.

His professional experience includes:

• 2022 scientist, Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland

• 2018-2021 research scholar, Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland

• 2016 Potentiostat development with Prof. Linhardt, TU Wien, Austria

• 2010 Internship in sustainable architecture and construction at GrAT, TU Wien, Austria

His education is:

• 2022 Ph.D.in Chemistry, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, Switzerland

• 2016 M.Sc. in Physics, TUM, Germany

• 2015 B.Sc. in Physics, Technische Universität Wien, Austria

His scientific interests concern:

• Functional materials for PEFC gas diffusion layers

• Catalysts for the OER in fuel cells and catalyst activity determination

• Electrochemical energy conversion and storage systems

• Energy and heat storage systems

• Power grid operation and energy market.