Torsten Walbert
TU Darmstadt, Germany
Biography
Torsten Walbert has his expertise in template-assisted electroless metal plating. After he received his Master’s degree in Chemistry from Technische Universität Darmstadt, he decided to change disciplines within the university and started a PhD in the field of Materials Science. Therein, he works on the template-assisted fabrication of complex metal nanostructures for the application as catalyst in fuel cells or as electrode in battery systems. He presented his work at scientific conferences in Lisbon (SMMIB) as well as Lausanne (Junior Euromat) where he received the award for best poster presentation in the area of functional materials. This template-assisted approach represents a highly flexible and promising method, enabling the independent modification of numerous material parameters.