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Paul Meredith is Professor of Materials Physics and Sêr Cymru National Research Chair at Swansea University, where he directs the £55M Centre for Integrative Semiconductor Materials. He holds an honorary professorship at University of Queensland. His education includes degrees from Swansea University and Heriot-Watt University, with postdoctoral work at Cambridge's Cavendish Laboratory.
Research focuses on sustainable advanced materials for solar energy, optoelectronics, and bioelectronics. Specific areas include organic/perovskite semiconductors, integrative semiconductor materials, photodetectors, and decarbonization of semiconductor manufacturing. His work bridges fundamental electro-optical physics with renewable energy policy and semiconductor industry innovation.
Publication analysis reveals strong focus on:
- Organic/perovskite photovoltaic optimization for diverse environments
- Advanced characterization of semiconductor interfaces
- Novel approaches to energy harvesting for IoT
- Sustainable manufacturing of semiconductor devices
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
- Premier of Queensland's Sustainability Award
- Fellow of Institute of Physics
- Fellow of Learned Society of Wales
He founded three startups (XeroCoat, Brisbane Materials) and serves on EPSRC Strategic Advisory Network, UK SEMI, and Parliamentary Semiconductor Group. His patent portfolio includes 32 filings.
