Biografie

Ronald Österbacka obtained his PhD in physics with distinction from Åbo Akademi University in 1999. During his PhD he spent one year with Prof. Z. Valy Vardeny at University of Utah. He did his PostDoc as an Academy of Finland research fellow, and became full professor in physics at ÅAU in 2005. He has been the director for the Center for Functional Materials between 2011-2019, and chair of the Åbo Akademi University collegiate body since 2017. Österbackas reserach area is electro-optical properties of disordered, organic materials. In particular, the charge transport and recombination in thin-film solar cells as well as the demonstration of novel solution processable organic electronic devices. The Organic Electronics group at Åbo Akademi University headed by Österbacka has made fundamental discoveries in the development of ion-modulated organic transistors, as sensors as well as for paper electronics. Most recently organic bioelectronic devices are being developed to measure and control cell functions.