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Wouter Maes

Full Professor

Hasselt University - UHasselt

Diepenbeek, Belgium

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Chemistry professor with a focus on synthetic organic/polymer chemistry. We mostly focus on materials for organic electronics and advanced healthcare.

My organisation

Hasselt University (UHasselt) is a young, independent and innovative university which is regionally anchored and has a pronounced regional, national and international orientation. The university stands for excellence in education, top research in spearhead fields and active engagement in innovation and entrepreneurship. Staff members perform research and educational tasks, but are also encouraged to actively engage in innovation, entrepreneurship and societal services. Students are introduced to and participate in research during their bachelor’s and master’s program. The overall objective is to combine academic excellence with economic and social relevance. Academic and scientific freedom, social engagement and attention for ethical standards are the basic principles of Hasselt University’s research and education policy.
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About me

Wouter Maes obtained his Ph.D. in organic chemistry at the KU Leuven in 2005 under the supervision of Prof. W. Dehaen. Afterwards, he worked as a postdoctoral fellow of the Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO) within the same group, focusing on porphyrinoid materials. Postdoctoral research stays were conducted in Paris (Prof. E. Rose) and Oxford (Prof. H. Anderson). In November 2009, he was appointed Assistant Professor at Hasselt University. At present, he is a Full Professor and Chair of the Chemistry Department at Hasselt University. His research group focuses on the synthesis of novel conjugated (polymer) materials for organic electronics and advanced healthcare.

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Skills

  • Synthetic organic/polymer chemistry
  • organic photovoltaics
  • Organic electrochemical transistors
  • porphyrinoid chemistry
  • photodynamic therapy
  • organic light-emitting diodes
  • thermally activated delayed fluorescence

Interests

  • organic chemistry

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