Claes-Göran S Granqvist
Department of Engineering Sciences
The Ångström Laboratory
Uppsala University
P O Box 534,
SE-751 21 Uppsala, Sweden
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25 December 1946 in Helsingborg, Sweden |
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| Degrees: |
1970: Master of Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden |
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1974: PhD in Physics, Chalmers University of Technology |
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| Employments: |
1975 Postdoctoral associate, Cornell University, USA |
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1976-83 Various research positions at Chalmers Univ. |
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1983-89 Personal research position for “energy-related applied physics”. |
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1989-93 (Full) Professor of Experimental Physics, Gothenburg University |
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1993 - (Full) Professor of Solid State Physics, Uppsala University |
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1997 - Vice Rector for External and International Affairs/Senior Advisor to the Rector, Uppsala University |
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| Research fields: |
Materials for solar energy utilization and energy efficiency (solar cells, solar collectors, energy efficient fenestration), electrochromic materials (smart windows), nanomaterials, biomimetics, photocatalytic materials (air and water cleaning), materials for radiative cooling, superconductivity, etc |
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| Publications: |
Approx. 600, mainly in refereed journals. |
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| Books, proceedings: |
Approx. 30 |
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