Sam Stranks

Prof of Energy Materials & Optoelectronics @strankslab @cambridge_uni @cebcambridge @DeptofPhysics developing energy tech. Co-founder @swiftsolar @SustainEd_UK

[Sam Stranks @SamStranks]

Very excited to be starting in this role working together with Ronita Bardhan and the @CambridgeZero team. It is an important time in the push towards net-zero -- and unlocking the full potential across @Cambridge_Uni in this space will play an instrumental role

[Cambridge Zero @CambridgeZero]

📣A new climate chapter @Cambridge_Uni begins as we welcome the appointments of new Cambridge Zero co-Directors Professor Ronita Bardhan and Professor @SamStranks!
Read all about it at https://t.co/IPcMHn3XRy

[CEB Cambridge @cebcambridge]

CEB Professor Sam Stranks has been named a co-director of Cambridge Zero 🌱

He will help guide the University's flagship climate initiative into its next chapter.

Learn more on the Cambridge Zero website 👇

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#ChemicalEngineering #Biotechnology #CambridgeUniversity

[StranksLab @StranksLab]

New @ScienceAdvances paper from @StranksLab PhD candidate @QichunGu on enhanced EQE & PLQE, hole mobility, and stability via HTL polymer blending for perovskite blue LEDs. Collaborative effort with @MAnayaLab and Prof. Henning Sirringhaus.

https://t.co/oE2QaoqHyg

[Sam Stranks @SamStranks]

@KirchartzThomas and I wrote on carrier recombination in halide perovskite solar cells towards global models - historical evolution and opportunities to improve best practice and avoid pitfalls
https://t.co/R71aDlbp8r
@Cambridge_Uni @cebcambridge @fz_juelich @StranksLab

[StranksLab @StranksLab]

🚨Hot off the press🚨

New article in @NatureSynthesis led by @jianmao90 (former @Mariecurie_alum fellow in @StranksLab & current prof @FudanUniv) on solution-processed perovskite LEDs spanning pure blue to pure green with ultranarrow photo- & electro-luminescence linewidths.

[StranksLab @StranksLab]

🚨New postdoc position🚨

@StranksLab postdoc to focus on vapour deposition of multijunction perovskite solar cells + other optoelectronic devices (e.g. for solar fuels or quantum emitters).

Apply by May 18 (sooner the better). See website for details
https://t.co/5zpW4BTwgM

[Cambridge Materials @cu_mat]

📣 Job opportunity

Assistant/Associate Professor in Materials Science

Join a leading research and teaching department.
🔗 https://t.co/3FlFfMeErC

[Sam Stranks @SamStranks]

Interested in a PhD in energy materials at @Cambridge_Uni? Applications for 2026 cohort of the PhD in Sustainable Energy Materials Innovations (SEM PhD) course now open - deadline 7th Jan 2026. Projects offered in a wide range of topics
https://t.co/SLjmtWhyM0

[Cambridge University @Cambridge_Uni]

Solar energy expert @SamStranks from @CEBCambridge is determined to tackle some of our biggest global challenges 🌍

He's driving change in climate, education and healthcare through co-founding two spinouts and an education charity.

Dive into the interview 👇
https://t.co/knGYRvg3Bi

[CEB Cambridge @cebcambridge]

Read more on this brilliant breakthrough.👇

https://t.co/a6Ac9bJOGz

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#ChemicalEngineering #Biotechnology #CambridgeUniversity #Research

Photo by Maxence Pira via Unsplash

[CEB Cambridge @cebcambridge]

How can an 'energy sandwich' change the way we power the technology of the future? 🥪

CEB researchers have achieved control over the atomic structure of halide perovskites, opening the way for next-generation semiconductors to power the technology of the future.

[StranksLab @StranksLab]

And an excellent write up by @cebcambridge

https://t.co/GthLppebEf

[StranksLab @StranksLab]

🚨 @ScienceMagazine paper by @paul_yanglu 🚨

Heteroepitaxial coevaporation of CsPbBr3 on 2D PEA2PbBr4 single crystals w/ atomic thickness control, confinement, & control of electronic structure by interfacial eng —> novel optoelectronic device platform
https://t.co/KaSIAAtbgd

[StranksLab @StranksLab]

Plus a fantastic write up by @Cambridge_Uni

https://t.co/deWpAQa7Bc

Cc @cebcambridge @DeptofPhysics @EnergyCambridge

[StranksLab @StranksLab]

New @StranksLab paper published in @NatureNano led by @Dengyang_Guo + Tom Selby on the spectroscopy & microscopy of ultrafast quantum transients (~2 ps) in FAPbI3 perovskite thin films at low temps.

Cc
@cebcambridge @DeptofPhysics @cu_mat @muller_group

https://t.co/hPsezBhAmj

[Sam Stranks @SamStranks]

Very humbled to be awarded the Nevill Mott Medal @PhysicsNews - a credit to my group @StranksLab & collaborators over the years. Such a pleasure to work with you!
@cebcambridge @Cambridge_Uni @ERC_Research @royalsociety @ClareCollege @DeptofPhysics @SwiftSolarPV @ClaritySensors

[CEB Cambridge @cebcambridge]

Lighting the way forward 🔆

Professor Sam Stranks has been awarded the 2025 Institute of Physics Nevill Mott medal for his work on next-generation solar technologies.

Read more on our website, link in bio 🔗

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#ChemicalEngineering #Biotechnology #CambridgeUniversity

[CEB Cambridge @cebcambridge]

Our postgraduate courses for the academic year 2026/27 are now open for applications!

Full details, including how to apply, are on our website (link in bio) ⛓️

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#ChemicalEngineering #Biotechnology #CambridgeUniversity #Postgraduate

[Annamaria Petrozza Group @PetrozzaGroup]

Dear colleagues, we are looking for a candidate PhD student who is willing to study the photophysical mechanisms behind intriguing photocatalytic reactions! Please contact me if you are THE one!

[George Malliaras @GeorgeMalliaras]

Less than a week left to register at the early-bird rate!

[StranksLab @StranksLab]

New review on all things “Photoluminescence microscopy of optoelectronic materials” in @MethodsPrimers led by @StranksLab postdoc Dr. Zimu Wei.

https://t.co/JIEPDGWue5