Claes-Göran S Granqvist


Department of Engineering Sciences
The Ångström Laboratory
Uppsala University
P O Box 534,
SE-751 21 Uppsala, Sweden

Born: 25 December 1946 in Helsingborg, Sweden
   
Degrees: 

1970: Master of Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden

  1974: PhD in Physics, Chalmers University of Technology
   
Employments:        1975 Postdoctoral associate, Cornell University, USA
  1976-83 Various research positions at Chalmers Univ.
  1983-89 Personal research position for “energy-related applied physics”.
  1989-93 (Full) Professor of Experimental Physics, Gothenburg University
 

1993 - (Full) Professor of Solid State Physics, Uppsala University

 

1997 - Vice Rector for External and International Affairs/Senior Advisor  to the Rector, Uppsala University

   
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

   
Publications:

Approx. 600, mainly in refereed journals.

   
Books, proceedings: Approx. 30