The Global Energy Prize laureate in the Non-Conventional Energy category: for the major advances made in solar energy conversion with the use of novel perovskite halides
Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University
Professor Kanatzidis is a brilliant and imaginative scientist who applies himself with tremendous focus to solving important problems in the field of non-traditional energy conversion. He has made groundbreaking contributions in the field of materials for renewable energy conversion. Kanatzidis projects a huge footprint in the science of new materials design. The bulk of his work is described in well over 1450 peer-reviewed research publications. Kanatzidis has designed materials with properties that have caused major breakthroughs in renewable energy conversion, namely, solar to electricity employing perovskite halide photovoltaic materials. These new materials, which were developed after his publication in 2012, are revolutionizing solar energy conversion and the topic of this nomination.
Professor Kanatzidis is a brilliant and imaginative scientist who applies himself with tremendous focus to solving important problems in the field of non-traditional energy conversion. He has made groundbreaking contributions in the field of materials for renewable energy conversion. Kanatzidis projects a huge footprint in the science of new materials design. The bulk of his work is described in well over 1450 peer-reviewed research publications. Kanatzidis has designed materials with properties that have caused major breakthroughs in renewable energy conversion, namely, solar to electricity employing perovskite halide photovoltaic materials. These new materials, which were developed after his publication in 2012, are revolutionizing solar energy conversion and the topic of this nomination.