2015 - Professor Michael Gratzel-

Professor Michael Grätzel

King Faisal Prize in Science 2015 Laureate

Topic: "Chemistry"

This high distinction is a great honor, which I accept with gratitude

Nationality: Switzerland
Born: 11/5/1944, Dorfchemnitz, Saxony, Federal Republic of Germany
Professor Michael Grätzel was awarded the prize for his foundational and practical discoveries in the development of photo-electrochemical systems for solar energy conversion. His world-famous Grätzel solar cells are simple and relatively inexpensive to manufacture, and they possess unique practical properties including flexibility and transparency. His work had and will continue to have a major impact on the practical realization of solar-energy conversion.
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