Nam-Gyu Park, Distinguished Professor from Sungkyunkwan University, Delivers Keynote Speech at the 19th GIFT Distinguished Lecture Series

On November 19, 2025, Nam-Gyu Park, a Distinguished Professor at the School of Chemical Engineering and Director of the Institute of Energy Science and Technology (SIEST), Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) in Republic of Korea, delivered a lecture titled "From Discovery to Progress of Perovskite Solar Cells". The attendees included Hyun Suk Jung, Professor at the School of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, and Director of SIEST Future Energy Conversion Center, SKKU; Tae-Woo Lee, Professor at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University; Hairen Tan, Professor at the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University; Ting Zhang, Professor at the Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Deputy Director of its Academic Committee; Guifu Zou, Professor at the School of Advanced Energy, Sun Yat-sen University and Director of the National Photovoltaic Engineering Technology Research Center; Zhen Li, Professor at the School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University; Tianshu Ge, Chairperson of the GIFT Council; Yabing Qi, Chair Professor of GIFT; and SJTU faculty and students. The event was presided by Siyu Yao, an undergraduate student from the class of 2024.

Tianshu Ge extended a warm welcome and sincere gratitude to Professor Park. She introduced that Professor Park had been dedicated to innovation and breakthroughs in perovskite solar cells, acquiring worldwide reputation and profound influence due to his outstanding academic achievements.

In his lecture, Professor Park elucidated the development history, theoretical foundations and research progress of perovskite solar cells. He introduced his research team's development progress and groundbreaking achievements in fabricating highly stable perovskite solar cells. Furthermore, he shared insights into future research directions and technological applications for perovskite solar cells, especially the prospects for further enhancing their efficiency, stability and market maturity.

During the Q&A session, faculty and students engaged in in-depth discussions with Professor Park on topics such as the stability of perovskite modules and comparisons between different fabrication techniques.

At the end of the event, Tianshu Ge presented Professor Park with a certificate of appreciation.

This lecture provided faculty and students with a deep understanding of the technological breakthroughs and frontier developments in perovskite solar cells, inspiring everyone to broaden their horizons, keep determined to tackle major challenges, and strive to become future pioneers in the innovative development of sustainable energy.