James Robert Durrant
James Robert Durrant is a professor of Photochemistry in the faculty of Natural Sciences, department of Chemistry at Imperial College London and Sêr Cymru Solar Professor in the college of engineering at Swansea University. He serves as director of the centre for plastic electronics.Education
Durrant was educated at Gresham's School in Norfolk, the University of Cambridge and Imperial College London, where he was awarded a PhD in 1991 for research on photosystem II using spectroscopy supervised by George Porter and Jim Barber.Career and research
Durrant's research focuses on a range of photochemical applications including solar cells, solar fuel production and photocatalysis, nanomaterials and plastic electronics. Durrant has authored over 400 publications, focusing on the charge carrier kinetics which determine materials and device function.
Durrant teaches physical chemistry at Imperial College London and is involved in the SPECIFIC Innovation and Knowledge Centre at Swansea University.Awards and honours
