Dr. Michele MELCHIORRE

Michele Melchiorre is a Research Scientist within the Department of Physics and Materials Science at the University of Luxembourg. Furthermore, he is a member of the Laboratory for Photovoltaics.

Michele works in the Laboratory for Photovoltaics (LPV) led by Prof. Susanne Siebentritt. He also collaborates closely with other groups within the Photovoltaics & Sustainable Energy cluster, including the Laboratory for Energy Materials (LEM) and the Surface and Interface Physics (SPM).

He leads the baseline platform for the fabrication of photovoltaic devices and works in active partnership with students and researchers across these groups, contributing to numerous national and international projects.

Michele is the co-author of over 55 scientific publications (h-index 23; Scopus, November 2025) and actively supports the dissemination of the results in international scientific conferences. His work also involves collaborations with industrial partners and academic institutions worldwide.

Michele contributes to the undergraduate Physics curriculum as lecturer of two chemistry modules (2 ECTS each) in the third and fourth semesters: Chemistry 1 (BA_PHYS_GEN-16) and Chemistry 2 (BA_PHYS_GEN-20). He also serves as a member of the Bachelor’s jury committee.

At the Master’s level, he coordinates with professors and students to design and organise laboratory classes in the first and second semesters (MCMP-49 and MCMP-13).

Michele is deeply committed to science outreach. He co-founded the Energy4Life website (e4l) and contributed to designing its associated workshops in collaboration with the Physics and Sustainability Scienteens Lab.

These workshops target high-school students, helping them explore the concepts of power and energy, reflect on their own energy consumption, and discuss what transitioning to 100% renewable energy could mean in practice.

He also takes part in public science events such as the Science Festival and Researchers’ Days.

Since 2022, Michele has been a member of the Go-To-Team, a support group within the Doctoral School that serves as a first point of contact for doctoral candidates and their supervisors. The team provides a safe and confidential environment for dialogue, helping students and supervisors find constructive solutions to challenges that may arise during doctoral studies.

Michele also serves as the Local Safety Officer for the University laboratories located in the LIST building in Belvaux, where he coordinates with both institutions and delivers safety training to new members.

After completing his PhD, Michele worked as a postdoctoral researcher in several groups at the Italian Institute of Technology (Genoa, Italy) and at ISOF-CNR Bologna (Italy). In 2015, he joined the Laboratory for Photovoltaics at the University of Luxembourg, where he transitioned his research focus from chemical biology to materials science.

Michele’s academic background lies in chemical biology. He obtained his Laurea degree (MSc) in Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Technologies in 2006 from the Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna (Italy), and his PhD in Medicinal Chemistry in 2010 from the University of Florence (Italy).

During his doctoral studies, he spent his final year at Harvard University (Cambridge, MA, USA), conducting research in Prof. Stuart L. Schreiber’s laboratories under the supervision of Prof. Damian W. Young.