Gregory Welch

Dr. Gregory Welch is a professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Calgary. He is a native Calgarian and completed his BSc in Chemistry at the UofC, graduating in 2003. He started at the UofC as an assistant professor in July 2015 and has since built and operates a laboratory to fabrication research program centered in the area of Printed Electronics. His program spans the entire area of Printed Electronics from new materials design and synthesis all the way to large area device prototyping for market demonstration. Key innovations include printed indoor photovoltaics that convert LED light into electricity for IoT sensors, large area roll coated flexible LEDs for specialty lighting applications, and a range of printed sensors for light, health, and food applications. He and his team have published 150 scientific papers and have 15 patents pending/issued. Most important is the over 80 HQP trained to date in his lab, thus providing an opportunity for research to diverse group of young scientists.