Kasper Moth-Poulsen (KMP) studied Chemistry and obtained his PhD from University of Copenhagen (Denmark) in 2007. He worked as a postdoc in denmark for 2 years before moving to UC Berkeley as a post doctoral Scholar. In 2011 KMP joined Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg (Sweden) as an assistant professor and later associate and full professor (2019). Since October 2021 KMP is awarded a professor position at the Catalan Institute of Advanced Studies (ICREA) and joins the Institute of Materials Science of Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC) as a professor in 2021. Since 2023 he is a professer at the Polytechnic University of Catalunya (UPC).

My research in nanomaterials chemistry has focused on 3 research topics, the most prominent is the development of solar energy storage in molecular photoswitches, so-called MOST systems. This class of materials offers an emission free way to capture and store solar energy. In a second research area, I am working with photon upconversion materials to change the colour of light. In a third areas, I've been developing nanomaterials for molecular electronics, catalysis and sensing. Notable achievements are the development of the plastic plasmonics concept where we combine nanoparticle based sensors with functional polymers. Another outcome is the use of flow chemistry to produce large amounts of nanoparticles with specific surface facets. The flow chemistry allows for a high degree of automation, reaction optimization and quality monitoring using artificial intelligence and machine learning concepts. This research has lead to the formation of the startup Nano Scientifica Scandinavica AB.