Prof of Energy Materials & Optoelectronics @strankslab @cambridge_uni @cebcambridge @DeptofPhysics developing energy tech. Co-founder @swiftsolar @SustainEd_UK
Joined January 2016
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Sam Stranks retweeted
Mar 26
🚨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
cam.ac.uk/jobs/research-assi…
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Sam Stranks retweeted
17 Dec 2025
📣 Job opportunity
Assistant/Associate Professor in Materials Science
Join a leading research and teaching department.
🔗 cam.ac.uk/jobs/university-as…
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2 Dec 2025
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
semphd.energy.cam.ac.uk
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Sam Stranks retweeted
27 Nov 2025
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 👇
cam.ac.uk/stories/solar-powe…
ALT Professor Sam Stranks in a lab coat smiles while working with a microscope, surrounded by advanced laboratory equipment. Whiteboards with mathematical equations are visible in the background.
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Sam Stranks retweeted
15 Nov 2025
Read more on this brilliant breakthrough.👇
cam.ac.uk/research/news/beau…
🧪⚙️🌱🔋
#ChemicalEngineering #Biotechnology #CambridgeUniversity #Research
Photo by Maxence Pira via Unsplash
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Sam Stranks retweeted
15 Nov 2025
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.
ALT Close-up of a silicon wafer with colorful, reflective patterns of microchips, showcasing intricate circuit designs.
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Sam Stranks retweeted
5 Nov 2025
And an excellent write up by @cebcambridge
ceb.cam.ac.uk/news/perovskit…
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Sam Stranks retweeted
14 Nov 2025
🚨 @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
science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…
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Sam Stranks retweeted
14 Nov 2025
Plus a fantastic write up by @Cambridge_Uni
cam.ac.uk/research/news/beau…
Cc @cebcambridge @DeptofPhysics @EnergyCambridge
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Sam Stranks retweeted
5 Nov 2025
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
nature.com/articles/s41565-0…
29 Oct 2025
Unlocking ultrafast quantum tech ⏩
A new CEB study shows halide perovskites can handle light much faster than most semiconductors on the market.
Learn more about this startling speed at the link below 👇
🧪⚙️🌱🔋
#ChemicalEngineering #Biotechnology #CambridgeUniversity
ALT A researcher in a lab coat works with high-tech equipment, with text overlay: "The Speed of Light" and "Unlocking the future of ultrafast semiconductors."
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15 Oct 2025
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
13 Oct 2025
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 🔗
🧪⚙️🌱🔋
#ChemicalEngineering #Biotechnology #CambridgeUniversity
ALT Professor Sam Stranks wins Nevill Mott medal; he stands smiling in a blue sweater against a teal background. CEB logo in corner.
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Sam Stranks retweeted
10 Sep 2025
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) ⛓️
🧪⚙️🌱🔋
#ChemicalEngineering #Biotechnology #CambridgeUniversity #Postgraduate
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Sam Stranks retweeted
4 Sep 2025
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!
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Sam Stranks retweeted
26 Jul 2025
Less than a week left to register at the early-bird rate!
3 Apr 2025
Delighted to announce that the website for the European Conference of Molecular Electronics (ECME 2025) is now live. Submit your abstract here:
ecme2025.eu/
See you @Cambridge_Uni
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Sam Stranks retweeted
17 Jun 2025
New review on all things “Photoluminescence microscopy of optoelectronic materials” in @MethodsPrimers led by @StranksLab postdoc Dr. Zimu Wei.
nature.com/articles/s43586-0…
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Sam Stranks retweeted
8 Jun 2025
🚨new @NatureNano paper🚨
New work led by @milosdubajic on the A-site significance in the dynamic structure of nanodomains in lead halide perovskites.
Big takeaway: FA has less electronic disorder than MA lending to superior optoelectronic properties
nature.com/articles/s41565-0…
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Sam Stranks retweeted
2 Jun 2025
New paper online:
Dynamic nanodomains dictate macroscopic properties in lead halide perovskites.
#Perovskites #SolarCells #Optoelectronics
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Sam Stranks retweeted
4 May 2025
May the 4th be with you!
Our researchers in @StranksLab use lasers (like the one our little green friend is holding here) to test how their solar cells react to different wavelengths of light.
🧪⚙️🌱🔋
#MayTheFourthBeWithYou
#ChemicalEngineering #Biotechnology #Cambridge
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Sam Stranks retweeted
8 Apr 2025
#DYK? We accept papers about #solar and wind energy, #batteries, fuel cells, energy utilization, and sustainable transportation and industry — and more. 🔋♻️
Learn more: go.aps.org/2RheRuL
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Sam Stranks retweeted
🌍 Materials Needs for Energy Sustainability by 2050
April 7 | 5:30–7 PM PT | Summit L5, Signature Room
Join experts as they explore the role of advanced materials and cross-sector collaboration in achieving global sustainability goals. #S25MRS
ALT 🌍 Materials Needs for Energy Sustainability by 2050 April 7 | 5:30–7 PM PT | Summit L5, Signature Room Join experts as they explore the role of advanced materials and cross-sector collaboration in achieving global sustainability goals. #S25MRS
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