Professor George Malliaras FRS

George Malliaras is an expert in organic electronics and bioelectronics. He elucidated connections between fundamental materials properties and device performance, and translated these advances to novel tools for interfacing with biological systems. George received a BS from the Aristotle University (Greece) and a PhD from the University of Groningen (the Netherlands). Before joining the University of Cambridge, he worked at the IBM Almaden Research Center (USA), at Cornell University (USA), and at the School of Mines of St. Etienne (France).


George's research has been recognized with awards from the European Academy of Sciences (Blaise Pascal Medal), the Materials Research Society (Mid-Career Researcher Award), the New York Academy of Sciences (Blavatnik Award for Young Scientists), the US National Science Foundation (Faculty Early Career Development Award), and DuPont (Young Professor Award). He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Linköping (Sweden), elected Fellow of the Materials Research Society, and member of the Academia Europaea and the European Academy of Sciences.

Professional position

  • Prince Philip Professor of Technology, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge

Subject groups

  • Engineering and Materials Science

    Engineering, electrical

Committees Participated Role
Armourers & Brasiers' Company Prize Committee January 2025 - December 2027 Member
Sectional Committee 4: Engineering and Materials Science October 2024 - September 2027 Member