Dr Nathaniel Davis

Associate Investigator

Towards Zero Carbon - Catalytic Architectures

Phone:: +64 4 463 9693

Address:
Victoria University of Wellington
Room 209
Alan MacDiarmid Building
Kelburn Parade
Wellington

nathaniel.davis@vuw.ac.nz

Biography

Nathaniel Davis completed his PhD in Physics in the Optoelectronics group at the Cavendish laboratory within the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom. He completed his thesis 'Application of Spectral Management in Optoelectronic Devices' in 2016 and was then awarded the Oppenheimer Early Career Research Fellowship in 2017.

Dr Davis is now a Senior Lecturer in Physical Chemistry at Victoria University of Wellington and an Associate Investigator of the Dodd Walls Centre for Photonic and Quantum Technologies. He is also a member of the Australasian Community for Advanced Organic Semiconductors.

Research interests

Nate's background is in chemistry and physics within the field of optoelectronics, specifically the creation of materials allowing light and electronic energy to be interchanged. He works on the synthesis of different nanomaterials (organic/inorganic) for optoelectronic applications such as photovoltaics, light emitting diodes and luminescence solar concentrators.

I hope to make a new generation of devices with improved efficiency and functionality.
Dr Nathaniel Davis

In the news

Annual Report

2023 Regional Lecture Series - Annual Report 2023

April 14, 2024

Sustainability has been a theme throughout our Regional Lectures Series, and this year we focused on tangible sustainability tech.

Annual Report

Patenting - Annual Report 2023

April 14, 2024

Patent activity undertaken by our researchers in partnership with their respective Technology Transfer Offices.

Annual Report

Patent applications - Annual Report 2022

April 20, 2023

One of the early considerations on the path to market for materials science is what should be patented and why.

Annual Report

Funding successes - Annual Report 2021

May 9, 2022

Funding successes for our investigators and their research programmes during 2021. This funding enables our researchers and collaborators to continue their breakthrough research in advanced materials and nanotechnology.

Annual Report

Awards - Annual Report 2021

May 9, 2022

This provides information about the range of awards received by MacDiarmid Institute Investigators in 2021.

Annual Report

Funding successes - Annual Report 2020

March 24, 2021

Funding successes for our investigators and their research programmes during 2020. This funding enables our researchers and collaborators to continue their breakthrough research in advanced materials and nanotechnology.