Invited Speakers
Prof. Dr. Jan J. Weigand
Chair of Inorganic Molecular Chemistry Technische Universität Dresdan
Prof. Jan J. Weigand is a renowned chemist known for his significant contributions to sustainable chemistry and circular economy practices. He earned his diploma in chemistry in 2002 and a Dr. rer nat. degree in 2005 from LMU in Munich with distinction. He has received numerous accolades, including the Bavarian Culture Prize in 2005. His academic journey continued with a Lynen Scholarship from the AvH Foundation, facilitating postdoctoral research at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada. Returning to Germany, he pursued habilitation at WWU Münster in late 2007 and received the Liebig scholarship from FCI in 2008. In April 2010, he became a fellow of the Emmy Noether research program by the DFG and earned the Wöhler Research Award for young scientists. His pioneering work secured an “ERC Starting Grant” from the European Council in July 2012. Since January 2013, he has been a Professor at TU University Dresden and his research spans molecular inorganic and phosphorus chemistry, with a strong emphasis on sustainable methodologies, technical applications, and innovative recycling strategies. He secured a Reinhardt Koselleck funding from the DFG (2023) for his project, “Blueprint for Modern Sustainable Phosphorus Chemistry,” and is a member of the CTC-Expert Pool (Center for the Transformation of Chemistry) since 2023. His work highlights a dedicated commitment to advancing sustainability within the chemical industry.
Dr. Michael Nolan
Head of Group - Materials Modelling for Devices Tyndall National Institute, Ireland
Dr. Michael Nolan is Head of Group – Materials Modelling for Devices and Member of the Senior Leadership Team at Tyndall National Institute. Dr. Nolan’s research explores emerging materials and their atomic level processing for future nanoelectronics, beyond-CMOS, and ICT applications. The group’s work focuses on atomistic simulation of materials processing , working with leading European and International groups in materials processing. The group is pioneering machine learning and kinetic Monte Carlo simulations in materials processing. Dr. Nolan supervises and manages 7 postdoctoral researchers, 6 PhDs, a principal scientist, a research fellow and a staff researcher. He is a Tyndall PI on p-type semiconducting oxide and transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) activities in the EU NanoIC pilot line. His current funding also includes Chips JU project GENESIS on sustainable semiconductor processing, multiple Research Ireland fellowships, Semiconductor Research Corporation, Research Ireland Research Centres. Industry support comes from direct and co-funded projects with leading companies in the wider ICT space, including Intel, ASM and Logitech.