2022 ANNUAL REPORT

Dr. Hannah-Noa Barad of billions of nanostructures in a single experiment, with tunable morphologies such as rods, zigzags and helices.” Dr. Barad leverages these methods to conduct results-driven research, discover new and better materials and nanostructures, and study the mechanisms behind their performance. “I plan to propel the fields of sustainable catalysts and solar cells to the point we can merge with the industry and advance current sustainable technologies to be safe and cost-effective for everyone,” says Dr. Barad. “BINA’s administration and professional support are beyond all standards, multiplied by its fantastic facilities. I know we will be able to take our research to the next level. I am excited to be at liberty to collaborate with BINA’s many researchers, conducting innovative and fun research with scientists of different backgrounds.” “I am excited to be at liberty to collaborate with BINA’s many researchers, conducting innovative and fun research with scientists of different backgrounds” Dr. Hannah-Noa Barad, who joined BINA in 2022, is an expert in materials science with sustainable and renewable energy applications. She received her PhD in materials science and chemistry under Prof. Arie Zaban’s supervision at BIU and went on to complete two postdoctoral fellowships, first at the BIU and then at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Stuttgart, Germany. Dr. Barad has returned to her alma mater and now heads the Multinary Material Systems for Energy and Sustainability lab in the Department of Chemistry. “My group uses multinary (multiple elements) material systems as catalysts to investigate the formation of sustainable fuels like ethanol, hydrogen or methane (by reactions, for example, to CO2 reduction, O2 evolution, H2 evolution, etc.) as well as discover new materials for this cause. We also aspire to develop and advance clean photovoltaic technology to replace current silicon-based (Si) systems,” says Dr. Barad. To this end, her lab uses advanced combinatorial synthesis and high-throughput analysis techniques while also incorporating machine learning tools for the rational discovery of materials. “We also use glancing angle deposition, a physical vapor synthesis technique, which allows the direct growth 13

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