Prof. Dr. J. Daniel Prades

TU Braunschweig - Institut für Halbleitertechnik
LENA - Langer Kamp 6a
Raum 217
38106 Braunschweig

Tel.: 0531 391- 65322
Fax: 0531 391-5844

daniel.prades(at)tu-braunschweig.de

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Academic Career

since 2024      Alexander von Humbold Full Professor (W3) for  “Distributed Sensing” at
                         Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany
2019 – 2024   Full Professor for “Electronic Technology” at Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
since 2018      Founder and Scientific Advisor at ColorSensing SL, Spain
2014 – 2019   Associate Professor at Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
2010 – 2014   Tenured Lecture Professor
2009 – 2010   Postdoctoral Fellow at Catalonia Institute for Energy Research, Spain
2009                PhD: "Modelling of the Chemical and Light Interactions in Individual Metal
                         Oxide Nanowires for Sensing Applications”, Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Albert Cirera,
                         Universitat de Barcelona, Spain

Education

2011                Master in University Teaching, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
2009                PhD: "Modelling of the Chemical and Light Interactions in Individual Metal
                         Oxide Nanowires for Sensing Applications”, Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Albert Cirera,
                         Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
2009                Electronic Engineer, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
2007                Master in Nanscience and Nanotechnology, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
2005                Bachelor in Physics, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain

Academic Distinctions

since 2024      Alexander von Humboldt Professorship at TU Braunschweig
2020                ERC Proof-of-Concept (“Stick-n-Sense”)
2019 – 2022   Invited Chair Professor at the Tianjin Polytechnical University
2018                ICREA Academia Award
2017                Eurosensors Fellow
2016                ERC Proof-of-Concept (“GasApp”)
2014                ERC Starting Grant (“BetterSense”)

Activities in the Research System

since 2014      EU Project Coordinator: 3x ERC, 2x FET Proactive, 3x Eureka Eurostars
since 2013      Evaluation Panel Member and reviewer for: Spanish, German, Swiss, Polish, and Israeli National Science Foundations and the European Commission (+300 projects evaluated)
2011 – 2023   Academic Secretary of the Dept. of Electronics, Universitat de Barcelona
since 2009      Reviewer for major scientific journals (30 JRC journals, +200 papers)

Scientific Record

- Articles in refereed journals:        +115
- Proceedings and books:                 20
- Contributions to conferences:      +250
- Invited Talks:                                     35
- H-Index:                                             42 (Google Scholar)
- Total citations:                                  +6300 (Google Scholar)
- Patents:                                              9 (2 licensed under exploitation)
- Start-ups founded:                           2
- Projects managed:                           47 Projects Coordinated
                                                               (12 International / 21 National / 14 Contracts with Industry)
- Own funding acquired:                    11.1 million € (4.8 M€ International / 5.1 M€ National / 200 k€ Industry)

Scientific Publications (selection)

• J.D. Prades, R. Jimenez-Diaz, F. Hernandez-Ramirez, S. Barth, A. Cirera, A. Romano-Rodriguez, S. Mathur, J.R. Morante. “Ultralow power consumption gas sensors based on self-heated individual nanowires” Applied Physics Letters (2008) 93, 123110. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2988265  Citations: 243
• J.D. Prades, F. Hernandez-Ramirez, R. Jimenez-Diaz, M. Manzanares, T. Andreu, A. Cirera, A. Romano-Rodriguez, J.R. Morante. “The effects of electron–hole separation on the photoconductivity of individual metal oxide nanowires” Nanotechnology (2008) 19, 465501. https://doi.org/10.1088/0957-4484/19/46/465501  Citations: 204
• J.D. Prades, R. Jimenez-Diaz, F. Hernandez-Ramirez, L. Fernandez-Romero, T. Andreu, A. Cirera, A. Romano-Rodriguez, A. Cornet, J.R. Morante, S. Barth, S. Mathur. “Toward a systematic understanding of photodetectors based on individual metal oxide nanowires”  The Journal of Physical Chemistry C (2008) 112, 14639-14644. https://doi.org/10.1021/jp804614q  Citations: 159
• J.D. Prades, R. Jiménez-Díaz, F. Hernandez-Ramirez, S. Barth, A. Cirera, A. Romano-Rodriguez, S. Mathur, J.R. Morante. “Equivalence between thermal and room temperature UV light-modulated responses of gas sensors based on individual SnO2 nanowires” Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical (2009) 140, 337-341. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2009.04.070  Citations: 242
• M.W.G. Hoffmann, L. Mayrhofer, O. Casals, L. Caccamo, F. Hernandez‐Ramirez, G. Lilienkamp, W. Daum, M. Moseler, A. Waag, H. Shen, J.D. Prades. “A highly selective and self‐powered gas sensor via organic surface functionalization of p‐Si/n‐ZnO diodes” Advanced Materials (2014) 26, 8017-8022. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201403073  Citations: 123
• B. Martinez, M. Monton, I. Vilajosana, J.D. Prades, “The power of models: Modeling power consumption for IoT devices” IEEE Sensors Journal (2015) 15, 5777-5789. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSEN.2015.2445094  Citations: 385
• H.S. Wasisto, J.D. Prades, J. Gülink, A. Waag. “Beyond solid-state lighting: Miniaturization, hybrid integration, and applications of GaN nano-and micro-LEDs” Applied Physics Reviews (2019) 6, 041315. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5096322  Citations: 258
• C. Fàbrega, O. Casals, F. Hernández-Ramírez, J.D. Prades. “A review on efficient self-heating in nanowire sensors: Prospects for very-low power devices” Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical (2018) 256, 797-811. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2017.10.003  Citations: 82
• O. Casals, N. Markiewicz, C. Fabrega, I. Gràcia, C. Cané, H.S. Wasisto, A. Waag, J.D. Prades. “A Parts Per Billion (ppb) Sensor for NO2 with Microwatt (μW) Power Requirements Based on Micro Light Plates” ACS sensors (2019) 4, 822-826. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssensors.9b00150  Citations: 102
• N. Markiewicz, O. Casals, C. Fabrega, I. Gràcia, C. Cané, H.S. Wasisto, A. Waag, J.D. Prades. “Micro light plates for low-power photoactivated (gas) sensors” Applied Physics Letters (2019) 114, 053508. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5078497  Citations: 52

Main Research Projects

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