Matériaux énergétiques

由于世界人口的稳定增长和世界许多地区对生活水平的更高期望，未来对能源的需求将急剧增加。与此同时，在可预见的未来，化石燃料的可用性预计会出现短缺。此外，化石燃料的消耗已被证明对气候有严重影响。因此，开发可再生能源是一种强烈的需求，这是当今科学和工程领域最大的挑战之一。材料性能是开发用于能量转换和存储的新能源装置的关键因素。该主席将在与电催化有关的材料领域进行前沿研究，并将这些新材料和新的加工路线整合起来，以帮助促进更高效、更环保的能源转换和能源存储设备和技术的发展。

Due to a steady growth of the worlds population and higher expectations when it comes to living standards in many parts of the world, there will be a dramatic increase in the demand for energy in the future. At the same time, the availability of fossil fuels is predicted to run short in the foreseeable future. In addition, the consumption of fossil fuels has been proven to have a serious effect on the climate. There is thus a strong need to develop renewable energy sources and this represents one of the greatest challenges in science and engineering today. Material properties are a key factor in the development of new energy devices for energy transformation and storage. This Chair will conduct forefront research in the field of materials as they relate to electrocatalysis and integrate these novel materials and new processing routes to help foster the development of more efficient and more environmentally friendly energy conversion and energy storage devices and technologies.