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-nitride and 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.

Energy - A Brief Introduction.- Forms of Energy and Their Density.- The Sun-Earth System.- Energy from Waves, Tides and Osmosis.- Wind Energy.- Thermal Energy.- Photosynthesis.- Photovoltaics.- Thermoelectrics.