ProfessorMagda Titirici
Professor of Sustainable Energy Materials
Department of Chemical Engineering - Faculty of Engineering
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- Professor of Sustainable Energy MaterialsDepartment of Chemical Engineering - Faculty of Engineering
- 020 7594 5601 (Work)
- ACE Extension, South Kensington Campus, United Kingdom
BIO
Magda Titirici received her PhD in Materials Chemistry from University of Dortmund in Germany after moving with her PhD supervisor from Johannes Guttenberg University Mainz. She joined the Max-Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces as a Postdoctoral Fellow and later become a Group Leader, starting her independent research on sustainable carbon materials in 2006. Magda received her Habilitation in 2013 from University of Potsdam/Max-Planck Institute. She then moved to UK, to Queen Mary University of London as a Reader in Materials Science and in 2014 she was promoted to Full Professor. Magda moved to Imperial College London in January 2019 to take up a Chair in Sustainable Energy Materials.
Magda is the author of over 350 articles and is included in the Global Highly Cited Researchers (Clarivate Analytics) since 2018. She is the author of 13 book chapters and one book. She also holds 7 patents. Magda has received the Rosenhein Medal from IoM3, an Honorary PhD from University of Stockholm in 2017, the Chinese Academy of Science President Fellowship, the Royal Society of Chemistry Corday-Morgen prize in 2018, a Royal Academy of Engineering Chair in Emerging Technologies fellowship in 2019, The Griffith Medal from IOM3 in 2002, The Kavli Medal and Lecture from Royal Society of Chemistry in 2022 and the Imperial President Medal for Excellent Research Team in 2023.
Her current research interests involve sustainable materials with focus on carbon and carbon hybrids produced via hydrothermal processes, waste recycling into advance products, avoidance of critical elements in renewable energy technologies and the development of truly sustainable clean energy storage and conversion paths including alternative chemistries beyond Li, flexible and structural supercapacitors made from lignin/cellulose, carbon-based O2 electrocatalysis, CO2 capture and conversion and exploring the optoelectronic properties of nanocarbons. Her research is supported by UKRI, EU, Royal Society, Royal Society of Engineering and industry.
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Magda is the author of over 350 articles and is included in the Global Highly Cited Researchers (Clarivate Analytics) since 2018. She is the author of 13 book chapters and one book. She also holds 7 patents. Magda has received the Rosenhein Medal from IoM3, an Honorary PhD from University of Stockholm in 2017, the Chinese Academy of Science President Fellowship, the Royal Society of Chemistry Corday-Morgen prize in 2018, a Royal Academy of Engineering Chair in Emerging Technologies fellowship in 2019, The Griffith Medal from IOM3 in 2002, The Kavli Medal and Lecture from Royal Society of Chemistry in 2022 and the Imperial President Medal for Excellent Research Team in 2023.
Her current research interests involve sustainable materials with focus on carbon and carbon hybrids produced via hydrothermal processes, waste recycling into advance products, avoidance of critical elements in renewable energy technologies and the development of truly sustainable clean energy storage and conversion paths including alternative chemistries beyond Li, flexible and structural supercapacitors made from lignin/cellulose, carbon-based O2 electrocatalysis, CO2 capture and conversion and exploring the optoelectronic properties of nanocarbons. Her research is supported by UKRI, EU, Royal Society, Royal Society of Engineering and industry.
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ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Independent Group LeaderMax Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam, Germany1 Feb 2006 - 18 Dec 2012
- ReaderQueen Mary Univerity of London, School of Engineering and Materials Science, Potsdam ( Berlin), Germany1 Jan 2013 - 5 May 2014
- Professor in Energy MaterialsQueen Mary University of London, School of Engineering and Materials Science, London, United Kingdom8 May 2014 - 31 Dec 2019
- International PITohoku University Hospital, Advanced Institute for Materials Research, Sendai, Japan1 Jan 2020 - present
- Wallenberg Initiative Materials Science for Sustainability Distinguished Guest ProfessorStockholm University, Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm, Sweden1 May 2023 - present
NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Associate Editor for Journal of Materials ChemistryRoyal Society of Chemistry, London, United Kingdom6 Feb 2018 - 8 Feb 2021
- Associate Editor for Green ChemistryRoyal Society of Chemistry, London, United Kingdom2 Feb 2023 - 1 Jul 2024
- President of the Materials Chemistry Comunity CouncilRoyal Society of Chemistry, London, United Kingdom1 Jan 2021 - 1 Jul 2024
- Appointed Trustee, Chair of Publishing BoardRoyal Society of Chemistry, London, United Kingdom12 Jun 2024 - present
DEGREES
- BSc in ChemistryUniversity of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania10 Sep 1996 - 6 Jun 1999
- PhDDortmund Technical University, Dortmund, Germany8 May 2000 - 5 Feb 2005
- HabilitationUniversity of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany15 May 2006 - 13 Jul 2013
CERTIFICATIONS
- Fellowship of the Higher Education AcademyQueen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom5 Mar 2014 - present
LANGUAGES
- Romanian; Moldavian; MoldovanCan read, write, speak, understand and peer review
- GermanCan read, write, speak, understand and peer review
FACULTY
- Faculty of Engineering
POSITION NAME
- Professor of Sustainable Energy Materials