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

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


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