Emiliano Cortés named Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry

Emiliano Cortés, Professor of Experimental Physics and Energy Conversion at LMU, has been named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). Fellowship is the highest category of membership in the prestigious British scientific society and recognizes outstanding scientific achievements and contributions to the advancement of chemistry worldwide.

Cortés leads the “Nanomaterials for Energy” research group at LMU. Working at the intersection of chemistry and physics, he develops novel nanomaterials that could help produce sustainable energy and address the challenges of climate change. One focus of his research is making more efficient use of sunlight through specially designed photonic nanostructures, for example, to produce green hydrogen. His research has received several million euros in funding from the European Research Council (ERC), among other sources. Cortés also serves on the scientific advisory board of the Center for NanoScience (CeNS) and the excecutive board of the e-conversion Cluster of Excellence at LMU and the Technical University of Munich (TUM). He has also co-founded two spin-off companies.

“Being named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry is a great honor for me,” says Cortés. “I am delighted to become part of this respected international scientific community. I also see this distinction as recognition of our collaborative research on nanomaterials for sustainable energy solutions – and our commitment to combating climate change. I want to thank my past and current group members and mentors for this collective achievement”

The RSC brings together researchers from around the world whose work contributes to progress and innovation in chemistry. With roots dating back to 1841, it is one of the world's oldest and largest professional societies for chemistry. In 2021, the RSC had already recognized Cortés as an “Emerging Investigator in Materials Science.”