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Matthias Grotevent

Assistant Professorship:

Colloidal Nanostructures, 1 April 2026, funded by the Wübben Foundation

Department:

Physics
 

Research Center Future Energy Materials and Systems

Studies and doctorate:

• 2021: Doctorate in Inorganic Chemistry under Prof. Maksym V. Kovalenko at ETH Zurich and Empa Dübendorf, Switzerland
• 2016: Master of Science in Chemistry at ETH Zurich, Switzerland
• 2014: Bachelor of Science in Chemistry at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany

Portrait von Jprof. Matthias Grotevent © Michael Schwettmann

Stages:

  • 2025-2026: Director of Research at Active Surfaces Inc., USA
  • 2021-2025: Postdoctoral Researcher in the group of Nobel laureate Prof. Moungi G. Bawendi at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
  • 2020-2021: Postdoctoral Researcher at Empa Dübendorf, Switzerland

Focus in research:

  • Development of colloidal nanomaterials
  • Perovskite solar cells
  • Miniaturized optical spectrometers
  • Scalable methods and green chemistry