Antoni Forner Cuenca

Antoni Forner-Cuenca is an Associate Professor at Eindhoven University of Technology's Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, leading the Electrochemical Materials and Systems group. He holds a PhD from ETH Zurich (2016) and conducted postdoctoral research at MIT (2017-2018). His research focuses on advancing energy storage and conversion technologies, including redox flow batteries, fuel cells, and CO₂ reduction systems. He has received prestigious awards such as the NWO Veni Grant (2019), ERC Starting Grant (2022), and the ETH Zurich Medal (2017).

Research interests include designing porous electrodes, optimizing electrochemical systems, and developing sustainable materials for large-scale energy storage. His group collaborates on projects like the Next-generation gas diffusion electrodes for CO₂ reduction and low-cost iron-air flow batteries. Key contributions involve non-solvent induced phase separation techniques and computational modeling for electrode optimization.

• Grants & Projects:
  • Next-generation gas diffusion electrodes for electrochemical reduction of CO₂ to ethylene (2021-2025)
  • CuGDEs - Copper-based gas diffusion electrodes for CO₂ reduction (2020-2027)
• Media Highlights:
  • Featured in press coverage on eco-friendly redox flow batteries and lung-inspired electrode designs
  • Invited expert commentary on energy storage innovations

Labs/Teams: Leads the Electrochemical Materials and Systems group, focusing on interdisciplinary research at the interface of materials science and energy engineering.