​On October 22nd Sergio Mattarella, President of Italy, presented KSC postdoc Michele Di Bastiani with his Eni Young Researcher of the Year Award.

Michele conducted his PhD in the School of Material Science and Engineering of the Universita’ degli Studi di Padova, in co-tutelage with the Center for Nanoscience and Technology (CNST) of the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, in Milan. In 2016 Michele joined Prof. Osman Bakr's group and since 2017 has been conducting research in Prof. De Wolf's KPV Lab at the KAUST Solar Center .
The Eni Award was launched in 2007 to recognize the best studies on efficiency, sustainability and environmental protection, the annual Eni Award is an international prize for applied research in the field of energy.

Congratulations Michele - everyone at KSC is very proud. 

Read more about Michele's research and the award: https://www.eni.com/…/2018-michele-de-bastiani-young-resear…

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