Prof. Bettina Valeska Lotsch serves as Director of the Nanochemistry Department at the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research in Stuttgart and holds honorary professorships at both the University of Stuttgart and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU). She leads a research group focused on the rational synthesis of multifunctional materials with engineered properties, combining solid-state chemistry, molecular chemistry, and nanochemistry approaches. Her research interests span nanochemistry, solid-state chemistry, materials science, energy storage, catalysis, photocatalysis, and the development of two-dimensional materials, porous frameworks, and photonic nanostructures. She investigates structure-property-activity relationships in functional materials with applications in sensing, catalysis, and photo- and electrochemical energy conversion and storage. Her group employs diffraction, spectroscopic, and microscopic techniques to explore these materials. Prof. Lotsch's publication record demonstrates significant contributions to materials chemistry, with over 330 papers, 27,577 citations, and an h-index of 83 (as of February 2025). Her recent work focuses on integrated solar batteries, covalent organic frameworks, metal-organic frameworks, and novel materials for energy applications. The research shows strong emphasis on materials for renewable energy technologies, particularly in the areas of photocatalysis, energy storage, and photoelectrochemical systems. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz-Preis (2025) Highly Cited Researcher, Web of Science (2023-2024) Materials Lectureship Award, University of Warwick (2023) ERC Starting Grant (2014) EU-40 Materials Prize, European Materials Research Society (2017) Elected Member of the Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften (2021) Prof. Lotsch leads the SOLBAT initiative funded by the Max Planck Foundation, which focuses on pioneering work in solar batteries and optoionics. She serves on multiple advisory boards including Quantum BW, SFB 1452 CLINT, and the Scientific Advisory Board of ICMol at the University of Valencia. Her department provides extensive research infrastructure including advanced characterization techniques for materials analysis.










