Marinela Miclau, Ph.D.: Director of Research, National Institute for Research and Development in Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter (INCEMC), Timisoara, Romania. marinela.miclau@gmail.com. Marinela Miclau is the Director of Research and Head of Condensed Matter Physics Department at the National Institute for Research and Development in Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter (INCEMC), Timisoara, Romania. She received her doctorate in physics from West University Timisoara in 2007. Dr. Marinela Miclau is an expert in materials science and photovoltaics, namely new materials (nano- and microcrystalline, single-crystal, polymorphs), created using the hydrothermal , solid state, and floating zone methods, and has coordinating many national projects. She has extensive experience and a strong publication record (research papers and patents), especially in the development of the hydrothermal synthesis of metal oxides (perovskites, delafossites, and many more) and dye-sensitized solar cells.