Laura Herz is a Professor of Physics at the University of Oxford and received her PhD in 2002 from the University of Cambridge.
Laura's research interests lie in the area of organic, inorganic and hybrid semiconductors, with a strong current focus on advanced materials for solar energy conversion. Her work explores a range of scientific themes, including fundamental light-matter interactions, charge-carrier dynamics, energy transfer, bio-mimetic light-harvesting, molecular self-assembly, nanoscale electronic phenomena and interfacial effects. Through collaboration with industrial and academic partners, she works towards translating these insights into highly efficient and durable renewable energy solutions.
Laura has received several awards for her research, including the Environment, Sustainability and Energy Division Mid-Career Award of the Royal Society of Chemistry, the Nevill Mott Medal and Prize from the Institute of Physics and the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Bessel Award from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. She has been listed by Clarivate Analytics as a Highly Cited Researcher since 2018. Laura is also a Fellow of the Materials Research Society, the Institute of Physics and the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Professional position
- Professor of Physics, Department of Physics, University of Oxford
Subject groups
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Astronomy and Physics
Condensed matter incl softmatter, liquids, nano-materials, Semi-conductors
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Chemistry
Chemistry, physical
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Engineering and Materials Science
Materials science (incl materials engineering)
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Other
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