Professor, Dr., Instituto de Carboquímica (CSIC), Zaragoza, Spain
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Dr. Wolfgang Maser is Research Professor at the Instituto de Carboquímica (ICB-CSIC) in Zaragoza. He obtained a diploma degree in Physics from the University of Bonn in 1990. From 1990 to 1993 he was researcher at the Max-Planck-Institute for Solid State Research in Stuttgart, being awarded with the Doctor degree by the University of Tübingen in 1993. After postdoctoral stays at Univ. Sussex and University of Montpellier, in 1997 he moved to ICB-CSIC establishing jointly with Dr. M.T. Martínez and Dr. Ana Benito the multidisciplinary Group of Carbon Nanostructures and Nanotechnology. In 2001 he obtained one of the first prestigious Ramón y Cajal tenure track contracts, incorporated as junior staff researcher in 2002, being promoted to senior researcher in 2008 and to research professor in 2021. He served two terms as head of the Department of Chemical Processes and Nanotechnology at ICB-CSIC and since 2014 he leads the Group of Carbon Nano-structures and Nanotechnology. His research interests, comprising fundamental and technological aspects along the following research lines: (i) Carbon nanostructures (nanotubes, graphene and derivatives, carbon dots); (ii) Functional nanostructured materials with conducting polymers, semiconducting metal oxides, dichalcogenides 2D, metal nanoparticles, biopolymers; (iii) Green dispersion and film processing technologies; (iv) Photoelectrochemistry as interface characterization tool; (v) Applications in Energy (Green Hydrogen) and environment (photocatalysis, sensors). His scientific track-record is endorsed by more than 200 publications in internationally recognized journals of high impact and highly cited resulting in an h-factor of 50. He was conference chair of international NanoteC19 (Zaragoza), is permanent member of the scientific committee of bi-annual ChemOnTubes conference, and since 2018 of the bi-annual International Summerschool on Carbon Nanomaterials and Energy Applications. He participated in 65 competitve projects, ensuring important funding as PI/coordinator from national/EU projects. He was co-founder of Nanozar S.L company in 2005, holding the position of scientific advisor till 2015. He has patents on dispersion technology. He counts on international collaborations and contracts with industrial partners. He is member of technological platforms and associations related to nanomaterials and hydrogen.