معرفی
Francisco Molina Lopez is a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Engineering Sciences, KU Leuven, with affiliations to the Materials Science Division, LBI - KU Leuven Brain Institute, and Leuven.AM – Institute for Additive Manufacturing. His research focuses on printed, flexible/stretchable/soft hybrid organic-inorganic electronic materials for autonomous systems in wearables, soft robotics, and the Internet of Things (IoT).
His work spans:
- Thermoelectric Generators using printed electronics
- Hybrid Nanocomposites for stretchable sensors
- 3D Printing of energy materials
- Icephobic Coatings for sustainable energy
Notable grants and projects:
- ERC Starting Grant (2020) for 3D ALIGN project
- FWO Fellowships for Tanmay Sinha and Viktor Naenen
- MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships for Altynay Kaidarova and Juhyung Park
Recent publications highlight advancements in brush-printed PEDOT:PSS (ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2025), 3D-printed thermoelectrics (Advanced Science, 2025), and icephobic surface engineering (Materials Science & Engineering: R, 2025). His team collaborates with institutions in Saudi Arabia, Spain, Switzerland, and the USA.
Students and postdocs in his group include:
- PhD Candidates: Hasan Emre Baysal, Bokai Zhang, Viktor Naenen
- Postdocs: Shubhradip Guchait, Juhyung Park
- Former PhDs: Yuan Tian (now patent attorney), Daiman Zhu (faculty at NCEPU)
Labs and networks include the LBI Brain Institute and Leuven Institute for Additive Manufacturing. He actively participates in international conferences like MRS, ECME, and ICFPE.
