Dr. Maria del Carmen Mejia Chueca received the DGO Young Scientist Award (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Galvano- und Oberflächentechnik e.V.) for her dissertation on "Analysis of the physical properties and photoelectrochemical behaviour of c-Si/a-SiC:H(p) photocathodes for solar water splitting". The aim of the research was to produce a material (photocathode) that is able to efficiently absorb sunlight and use this energy to split water. As a result, hydrogen is produced as a green energy carrier. This is an excellent contribution to a better understanding of the process-structure-property relationships for photo-electrochemical water splitting on silicon-based photocathodes. The work took place in close cooperation with the partner university Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP) in Lima, which awarded Dr Mejia a scholarship funded by the Peruvian government (Concytec). The DGO Young Scientist Award is given to graduates with an outstanding work in the field of surface technology. With this award, the DGO wants to encourage young technicians and scientists to work in the field of surface technology.
Maria del Carmen Mejia Chueca obtained her Bachelor's degree in Chemistry at PUCP and also successfully completed her Master's degree in Materials Science and Engineering there, receiving a scholarship from the Peruvian government (Concytec: National Council of Science, Technology and Technological Innovation). This was followed by her dissertation at the PUCP. During her time abroad at TU Ilmenau, she was supervised by Prof. Andreas Bund and Dr. Mario Kurniawan at the Department of Electrochemistry and Electroplating. Dr. Maria del Carmen Mejia Chueca is also currently working there.
Source: Prof. Andreas Bund/Dr. Maria del Carmen Mejia Chueca , Department of Electrochemistry and Electroplating; DGO
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