Falk May

Falk May is a Researcher at Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, and an alumnus of the group led by Prof. Denis Andrienko. He holds a Diploma in Physics from Goethe University Frankfurt (2008) and completed his Ph.D. in the theory group at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research (MPIP) in 2009. His research focuses on organic electronics, particularly charge transport in organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), molecular ordering in thin films, and computational modeling of organic semiconductors. He collaborates with industry partners like BASF on projects such as the "Spitzencluster" initiative for organic electronics. Key contributions include developing coarse-grained methods for predicting molecular orientations and improving OLED efficiency through materials design. His work bridges experimental and theoretical approaches to address challenges in device stability and performance.

Education: Physics studies at Universities of Kaiserslautern, Mainz, and Strasbourg, culminating in a Diploma from Frankfurt (2008). Research topics include charge transport through single-molecule magnets (under Prof. Hofstetter) and later, OLED materials via multiscale simulations. His expertise spans computational chemistry, materials science, and optoelectronics.

Research interests emphasize optimizing OLED host materials, understanding energy transfer mechanisms (e.g., unicolored phosphor-sensitized fluorescence), and predicting material properties like glass transition temperatures. He has contributed to public libraries of OLED host materials for open-source simulation workflows.

Advising/grants: Not explicitly listed, but his work involves collaborative projects with academic and industrial partners. His research has been published in journals like Adv. Energy Mater., Phys. Rev. Appl., and Nature Communications.

Labs/teams: Formerly part of Prof. Andrienko’s group at the MPIP; currently leading a research team at Merck KGaA. Collaborators include experts in experimental physics, computational modeling, and materials engineering.