Solution Processed Organic Photovoltaics (Printed Electronics Europe 2013)

Marie-Beatrice Madec is a OPV scientist at Solvay in the Research and Innovation, Functional Organic Material department (R&I-FOM). She joined Solvay two years ago and she is in charge of OPV research carried out in the UK. Her research interest focuses on large area OPV.

She graduated from University of Bordeaux I as a PhD in Physical Chemistry of the Condensed Matter. She holds a MSc in Materials Sciences (specialization Polymers and electronics) and a MSc in Chemical Engineering from the National Superior School of Chemistry and Physics of Bordeaux.

 

Dr Madec has more than 10 years experience combined in nanotechnologies and organic electronics material processing. She has acquired experience through a diverse and international career combining UK academic research; start up companies and multinational chemical industry. Over the years she has built a strong international academic network. Although her current research concentrates on Organic Photovoltaic, she has also accumulated theoretical and practical experience in formulation and processing of organic LED, thin film transistor for sensor and large area electronics.

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