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Virgil Andrei @virgilandrei.bsky.social · 17d

Singapore side quests: our University of #Cambridge alumni team beat University of #Oxford in the Row for Hope 2025 boat race! 🚣 #Nanyang Technological University Singapore team also won against National University of Singapore - overall great day for #rowing! 😁

(videos below)

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Virgil Andrei @virgilandrei.bsky.social · 21d

AndreiLab @NTU Singapore is live! 🎉 These Legends are going to rock the #solar #fuels field! ☀️⚡

Introducing our stars! 😁 Left to right: Soh Li Qi (URECA), Chow Shao Heng (FYP), Cheng Zhifan (FYP), Eason Tan (URECA), Russell Tham (URECA)

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Virgil Andrei @virgilandrei.bsky.social · 29d

It was great to catch up with friends at the #solar #fuels conference in Newcastle and in St John's College, Cambridge last week! Far too many pics, but here are a few. Already in full NTU Singapore gear! 😁

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ReisnerLab @reisnerlab.bsky.social · Sep 4

Our recent alumnus @virgilandrei.bsky.social, now Assistant Professor at NTU Singapore, presenting an overview of his work on #PEC devices developed through years of PhD and postdoctoral research in our lab 💪💪☀️⚡️

@rsc.org #ISF2025

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Virgil Andrei @virgilandrei.bsky.social · Aug 29

I look forward to catching up with the #solar #fuels community at #ISF in Newcastle! I will present a talk on Wednesday 11:50am and an ECR poster on Monday evening. Pass by if you wish to learn more about research opportunities at NTU Singapore!

dr.ntu.edu.sg/entities/per...

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Virgil Andrei @virgilandrei.bsky.social · Aug 25

Scalability meets biophotoelectrocatalysis with spray coated carbon nitride – PSII photoanodes! ☀️ Grateful to contribute to this paper in Advanced Materials; great team effort, and very well deserved by Huayang Zhang and Wenjie Tian!

advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Photosystem II‐Carbon Nitride Photoanodes for Scalable Biophotoelectrochemistry

A spray-freeze method is developed to fabricate large-area (up to 33 cm2) macroporous carbon nitride photoanodes integrated with photosystem II enzymes for biophotoelectrochemical systems. The photoa...

advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

Virgil Andrei @virgilandrei.bsky.social · Aug 6

3) Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Global Postdoctoral Fellowships (deadline: 10 September 2025)
marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/actions/post...
More info: marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/news/msca-op...

Postdoctoral Fellowships

The information provided on this page is a summary of the main rules and requirements for Postdoctoral Fellowships (PFs) and who can apply for them.

marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu

Virgil Andrei @virgilandrei.bsky.social · Aug 6

2) NTU AI-for-X Postdoctoral Fellowship (deadline: 31 October 2025)
www.ntu.edu.sg/research/res...
Apply here: apps.ntu.edu.sg/TRACS_ui/wel...

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Virgil Andrei @virgilandrei.bsky.social · Aug 6

Join our team for a #postdoc #fellowship at NTU Singapore! ☀️ Multiple opportunities available: 👇

1) Research Fellowship in Photo(electro)catalysis
www.mycareersfuture.gov.sg/job/sciences...
Apply here: ntu.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Career...

Research Fellow (Photo(electro)catalysis)

The School of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) provides a vibrant and nurturing environment for staff and students to carry out inter-disciplinary research in key areas such as Computational Ma...

ntu.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com

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Virgil Andrei @virgilandrei.bsky.social · Aug 6

We have 2 fully-funded PhD studentships available at NTU Singapore from Jan '26. Do you wish to explore disruptive solar fuel technologies? Email your CV to [email protected]! ☀️
1) euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/362024
2) euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/362032

More info: dr.ntu.edu.sg/entities/per...

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ReisnerLab @reisnerlab.bsky.social · Jul 4

Congratulations to one of the most affectionate members of the @reisnerlab.bsky.social 🥳

You'll be missed @virgilandrei.bsky.social! Best of luck for your new start as an Assistant Professor in the School of Materials Science and Engineering at the Nanyang Technological University Singapore ☀️🔥

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Virgil Andrei @virgilandrei.bsky.social · Jul 2

With that said, I'm delighted to announce that I am starting a Nanyang Assistant Professorship in the School of Materials Science and Engineering at NTU Singapore. Thank you Nanyang Technological University for believing in my ideas. We've got work to do! 🔥

Virgil Andrei @virgilandrei.bsky.social · Jul 2

Farewell for now Cambridge. I tried my best. You'll never know how much I loved you.

Thank you @stjohnscollege.bsky.social for all support, friendships and advices! I could not wish for a better place to develop. I knew you were great, but you surpassed all expectations! ❤️

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Nanoscale Journals @nanoscale-journals.rsc.org · May 6

Congratulations to the award recipients at the Chemical Nanoscience and Nanotechnology(@rsc-cnn.bsky.social)‬ Early Career Symposium in London, UK. These awards were supported by our Nanoscale journals and you can read more about our the winners below🏆 🎉 blogs.rsc.org/nr/2025/05/0...

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Berkeley Lab @berkeleylab.lbl.gov · Apr 24

🌿 What if a leaf could do more than photosynthesize? This artificial leaf uses copper nanoflowers + perovskite crystals to turn CO₂ into C₂—used in plastics, jet fuel & more.

Built on 20+ yrs of collaboration science!
@molecularfoundry.lbl.gov @caltech.edu

Scientists Develop Artificial Leaf That Uses Sunlight to Produce Valuable Chemicals

Researchers built a device made of perovskite and copper that mimics a green leaf.

newscenter.lbl.gov

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RSC Chemical Nanoscience & Nanotechnology @rsc-cnn.bsky.social · Apr 11

All finished at our Nanoscience Early Career Symposium after 28 great talks and some harmonica playing (thats what happens if you go over the time limit). Congrats to Dr Andrei of
@reisnerlab.bsky.social for their best talk award, sponsored by @nanoscale-journals.rsc.org

#Nanosky #Chemsky

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ReisnerLab @reisnerlab.bsky.social · Apr 11

A deep dive into #perovskites and #OPV-powered #photoelectrochemical cells by Virgil and Celine presenting at the @rsc-cnn.bsky.social Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Symposium at @ucl.ac.uk ☀️⚡️

Congrats to Virgil for winning the best oral talk prize🗣️👏👏

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The Kavli Foundation @kavlifoundation.org · Feb 20

First author Virgil Andrei has a blog post on @springernature.com describing the story behind the science -- and his research visit to collaborate with KavliENSI.

communities.springernature.com/posts/copper...

Copper nanoflowers bloom on perovskite artificial leaves for solar hydrocarbon synthesis

Photoelectrochemical hydrocarbon synthesis is challenging due to high catalytic overpotentials and insufficient semiconductor photovoltage. Here, we obtain ethane and ethylene by interfacing lead hali...

communities.springernature.com

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The Kavli Foundation @kavlifoundation.org · Feb 20

New from Kavli ENSI Director Peidong Yang and colleagues: Copper nano-flowers can produce valuable materials from sunlight and waste. #perovskite #Sustainability #GreenChemistry #KavliNano

Nature Catalysis @natcatal.nature.com · Feb 3

New online! Perovskite-driven solar C2 hydrocarbon synthesis from CO2

Perovskite-driven solar C2 hydrocarbon synthesis from CO2

Nature Catalysis, Published online: 03 February 2025; doi:10.1038/s41929-025-01292-yHydrocarbon selectivity in photoelectrochemical CO2 reduction has been limited due to a lack of low-overpotential catalysts and high-photovoltage semiconductors. Here Cu…

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SUN-PERFORM @sunperform.eu · Feb 20

What we’re reading today: Tiny copper “nano-flowers” that transform CO₂ into useful chemical “building blocks” for fuels and plastics using sunlight. 🌼

Read the open-access article at doi.org/10.1038/s419...

#SustainableChemistry #SolarFuels #Perovskite #Hydrocarbon #OpenAccess #HorizonEU #EUeic

Perovskite-driven solar C2 hydrocarbon synthesis from CO2 - Nature Catalysis

Hydrocarbon selectivity in photoelectrochemical CO2 reduction has been limited due to a lack of low-overpotential catalysts and high-photovoltage semiconductors. Here Cu nanoflowers are interfaced wit...

doi.org

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Nature Catalysis @natcatal.nature.com · Feb 3

New online! Perovskite-driven solar C2 hydrocarbon synthesis from CO2

Perovskite-driven solar C2 hydrocarbon synthesis from CO2

Nature Catalysis, Published online: 03 February 2025; doi:10.1038/s41929-025-01292-yHydrocarbon selectivity in photoelectrochemical CO2 reduction has been limited due to a lack of low-overpotential catalysts and high-photovoltage semiconductors. Here Cu…

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ReisnerLab @reisnerlab.bsky.social · Jan 13

Scaling up🪜perovskite-BiVO4 to the m2 scale. Our new work demonstrates the real-world potential of artificial photosynthesis ☀️🌱
Bringing research out of the lab 🥼🌍

Check it out at: pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/A...

Congrats to Virgil Andrei, Motiar Rahaman, and all the co-authors👏👏👏
pubs.rsc.org/en/

Modular perovskite-BiVO4 artificial leaves towards syngas synthesis on a m2 scale

Metal halide perovskite-based artificial leaves have emerged in recent years as a promising design towards direct solar fuel synthesis. However, the complexity of these layered devices and reliance on...

pubs.rsc.org

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