Professor Harrison is head of the Computational Materials Science Group, which is based within the Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London and at the STFC's Daresbury and Rutherford Appleton Laboratories.

Professor Harrison's current research is aimed at the use of computer simulations to aid the optimisation of materials and the discovery of new functional materials. Particular areas of interest include:

• Development of first principles theory to describe excited states in condensed matter
• New solar adsober materials for use in solar cells
• Perovskite catalysts for use in solid oxide fuel cells
• Photovoltaic production of hydrogen
• Leaching of copper from chalcopyrite

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