Ullrich Steiner

Ullrich Steiner is the John Humphrey Plummer Professor of the Physics of Materials at the Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge. He is affiliated with St. Edmund's College, Cambridge and holds fellowships at the Royal Society of Chemistry. His research focuses on soft matter physics, polymer chemistry, and biomimetic materials design. He served as Chairman of the Editorial Board for the journal Soft Matter and has led projects on molecular order in conjugated polymers for organic electronics.

Education:

• Doctorate (1993), University of Konstanz (Professors Jacob Klein and Günter Schatz)
• Diploma (1989), University of Konstanz
• Studies at Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel

Research Interests: Pattern formation on surfaces, polymer confinement effects, solar cell nanomorphology control, and bioinspired hybrid materials. His work bridges physics, chemistry, and engineering to advance organic electronics and biomimetic technologies.

Key Projects: Investigates how molecular ordering in conjugated polymers influences charge transport for improved electronic device performance. Recent work includes anisotropic charge transport in polymers and bio-inspired solar cell designs.

Awards & Roles:

• 2002 Raymond & Beverley Sackler Prize in Physics Sciences
• Editorial leadership in Soft Matter journal

Grants & Teams: Lead researcher in FRIAS-funded projects on molecular order in organic electronics. Collaborations include teams at the Adolphe Merkle Institute and Cavendish Laboratory. Active in interdisciplinary material science initiatives.

Labs: Cavendish Laboratory (Cambridge) and prior affiliations at the University of Groningen and Weizmann Institute.