Professor Maksym V. Kovalenko is a full professor of Functional Inorganic Materials at ETH Zürich. He is also affiliated with Empa (Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology). He had completed BS/MS in chemistry at the Chernivtsi National University (Ukraine, 1999-2004), doctoral studies at the University of Linz (Austria, 2004-2007) and postdoctoral training at the University of Chicago (USA, 2008-2011). The research activities of M. Kovalenko and his group focus on chemistry, physics and applications of inorganic solid-state materials and nanostructures. In particular, present research efforts concern: (i) the precision synthesis of highly luminescent perovskite nanocrystals; (ii) nanocrystal surface chemistry; (iii) nanocrystal self-assembly; (iv) exploration of novel semiconductor materials by solution- and solid-state synthesis; (iv) novel semiconductors for hard radiation detection; (iv) electrochemical energy storage. He is a Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher since 2018. He has been the recipient of highly prestigious awards including an ERC Consolidator Grant (2018), ERC Starting Grant (2012), Ruzicka Preis (2013), Werner Prize (2016), R?ssler Prize (2019) and Dan Maydan Prize (2021). He also serves as an associate editor of the Chemistry of Materials and ACS Materials Au.