Clemens Burda

Prof. Clemens Burda is a Chemical Professor at Case Western Reserve University's College of Arts and Science, specializing in Nanoscience, Photoscience, Photomedicine, and Materials Science. He earned his PhD from the University of Basel (Switzerland) and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Georgia Institute of Technology, focusing on femtosecond time-resolved dynamics of photoexcited molecules and nanostructures.

• Research Focus: Energy, Environment, and Health solutions through nanomaterials
• Collaborations: Prof. James Basilion (UH-CWRU), Prof. James Gole (Georgia Tech), Prof. Jeffrey Dyck
• Publications: Over 170 papers, H-index 60, 20,000+ citations

His research group developed targeted nanoparticles for tumor treatment and pioneered nitrogen-doped nanoparticles in photocatalysis. They also published foundational work on plasmonic semiconductor nanoparticles and thermoelectric nanomaterials. Key research areas include:

• Nanoscience for biomedical applications
• Photocatalysis and solar energy conversion
• Thermoelectric nanomaterials development
• Physical chemistry of functional nanomaterials

Prof. Burda has received multiple scientific awards, including NIH/NSF grants and ACS-PRF funding. He mentors graduate students and leads the Burda Research Group.