MAESTRO (MAking pErovskiteS TRuly explOitable) is a coordinated training network, including five SMEs (OPV, 3G, MET, SAU, TIB), a multinational company (DYE) and the UK national metrology laboratory (NPL) from 8 EU (2 in the EU-13) and associated countries, giving ESRs exposure to a wide spectrum of expertise: materials synthesis and fabrication, device characterization, and modelling, upscaling and manufacturing techniques. Maestro’s overall objective is to generate new skills, knowledge and innovation in the exploitation of perovskite materials in solar power and efficient lighting.

INAM organized the Research Workshop for Young Researchers Thin Film Emerging Photovoltaic and Optoelectronic Technologies (EMTECH), which was held in Barcelona from 27th to 28th April 2017.
This workshop was developed within the framework of the Excellence Network project "Red de Tecnologías Fotovoltaicas Emergentes" financed by MINECO

Last Friday 7th of April 2017, Sheila Ruiz Botella successfully defended his PhD thesis at Universitat Jaume I (UJI). The doctoral thesis, entitled "The importance of ligand design for the development of supramolecular catalysts and ion receptors” was supervised by Dr. Eduardo Peris. The candidate received the highest marks “Cum Laude” by the evaluation committee.