Robert Hoye
University of Oxford
Biography
Robert Hoye is Professor of Materials Chemistry at the University of Oxford, where he is also a Fellow of St. John’s College and a Royal Academy of Engineering Research Chair. Prof. Hoye completed his PhD at the University of Cambridge (2012-2014), followed by a postdoc at MIT (2015-2016), before returning to the University of Cambridge as a College Research Fellow (2016-2019). In 2020, he moved to Imperial College London as a Lecturer, then Senior Lecturer (Aug. 2022 -). In Oct. 2022, he moved to Oxford as Associate Professor, an was promoted to full professor in July of this year. Prof. Hoye’s group focuses on developing inorganic semiconductors for energy applications, including metal-halide perovskite nanocrystals, and discovery of lead-free perovskite-inspired materials. His group’s research spans from fundamentals (including spectroscopy and computations) to materials synthesis and applications in photovoltaics, light-emitting diodes and detectors. More information: hoyegroup.site.ox.ac.uk
Prof. Hoye was awarded the 2026 EU-40 Prize from the E-MRS, as well as the 2024 Beilby Medal and Prize from the RSC.
RSC journal affiliations
Advisory Board Member, EES Solar