Marie Curie ITN - MAking pErovskiteS Truly Exploitable

Project: EU Commission

Project Details

Description

The European Training Network MAESTRO (MAking pErovskiteS TRuly explOitable) will generate new skills, knowledge and innovation in the exploitation of perovskite materials in solar power and efficient lighting through establishing exploitation paths for perovskite devices in an integrated unitary approach. MAESTRO is an intersectoral and multidisciplinary network of 10 academic and 7 industrial beneficiaries from 8 EU and Associated countries, including 2 countries in the EU-13. It focusses on perovskite semiconductors, a material shown in the last 4 years to have a major impact on solar power and potentially also in display technology. Our research aims to make perovskite based devices commercially viable. MAESTRO offers broad skills development and experience of cross sector research to 15 Early Stage Researchers, ESRs. Training is provided in (i) science and technology across physics, chemistry, materials science, electrical engineering, in two major application areas, solar cells and light emitting diodes, and other uses such as lasers and photodiodes; (ii) exploitation from laboratory to fabrication; (iii) transferable skills of communication, information technology, organization, planning, teamwork, leadership; (iv) skills needed for innovation, such as understanding markets, product life cycles, business models, return on investment. Gender aspects are addressed through supervisors, mentors and training. The research undertaken by MAESTRO will teach the ESRs how to deal with complexities and uncertainties, making them very broad and highly adaptable. Their PhDs will position them to be comfortable in both corporate and academic worlds. They will be able to seek careers that are rewarding professionally and financially, through career paths in self-employment, finance, consultancy, contracting, engineering, computer science, production.
StatusActive
Effective start/end date1/11/1731/07/25

Collaborative partners

  • University of Bath (lead)
  • Italian Institute of Technology
  • Universitat Jaume I
  • University of Oxford
  • National Centre for Scientific Research “Demokritos”
  • Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata
  • Bar-Ilan University
  • Swansea University
  • University of Konstanz
  • University of Lausanne
  • Oxford Photovoltaics Ltd
  • 3GSolar Photovoltaics Ltd
  • Dyesol UK Ltd
  • Saule SP z.o.o.
  • UAB Modernios E-Technologijos

Funding

  • EU - Horizon 2020

UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This project contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy

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