Michael Grätzel, born May 11, 1944, in Saxony, Germany, is a professor at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, where he heads the Photonics and Interfaces Laboratory. He is a pioneer in researching energy interactions and electronics in nanostructured materials and their optical applications. Grätzel co-invented the Grätzel cell in 1988 with Brian O'Regan and has been a leader in the use of nanomaterials in lithium-ion batteries.
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Meaning of the name - Michael
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Michael Grätzel belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: Dorfchemnitz near Sayda
Educated At: Free University Berlin | Technical University of Berlin
Occupation: university teacher | chemist
Employers: Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne
Awards Received: honorary doctor of the Huazhong University of Science and Technology | honorary doctor of the University of Uppsala | King Faisal International Prize in Science | Paracelsus Prize | Centenary Prize | honorary doctorate of Hasselt University | honorary doctor of the University of Turin | honorary doctorate of Lund University | Luigi Galvani Medal | August Wilhelm von Hofmann Medal | Millennium Technology Prize | Harvey Prize | Faraday Medal (electrochemistry) | Clarivate Citation Laureates | Marcel Benoist Prize | Albert Einstein World Award of Science | Global Energy Prize | Wilhelm Exner Medal | Balzan Prize
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Note: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.
Ephemeris for May 11, 1944
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on May 11, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for May 11, 2025 |
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| Sun | 20 Taurus 51 | 21 Taurus 15 | 8 Leo 20 |
| Moon | 2 Capricorn 33 | 10 Scorpio 19 | 17 Sagittarius 36 |
| Mercury | 7 Taurus 25 | 2 Taurus 3 | 3 Virgo 46 |
| Venus | 8 Taurus 20 | 7 Aries 16 | 17 Leo 53 |
| Mars | 23 Cancer 48 | 10 Leo 40 | 12 Virgo 6 |
| Jupiter | 18 Leo 5 | 23 Gemini 35 | 1 Virgo 1 |
| Saturn | 25 Gemini 22 | 28 Pisces 47 | 5 Cancer 32 |
| Uranus | 7 Gemini 50 | 26 Taurus 57 | 12 Gemini 10 |
| Neptune | 1 Libra 44 | 1 Aries 24 | 2 Libra 6 |
| Pluto | 6 Leo 31 | 3 Aquarius 48 | 8 Leo 20 |
| Rahu | 1 Leo 12 | 24 Pisces 34 | 26 Cancer 55 |
| Ketu | 1 Aquarius 12 | 24 Virgo 34 | 26 Capricorn 55 |
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Astrology Transits Analysis for Year 2025
Note: Multiple transits occurring in close proximity often signify a major event in a person's life.Michael Grätzel's 2025 Transits to Natal Planets
- Mars conjunction Rahu
Exact: 01 January, 2025 - Mars opposition Ketu
Exact: 01 January, 2025 - Mars conjunction Mars
Exact: 21 January, 2025 - Saturn sextile Sun
Exact: 12 March, 2025 - Mars conjunction Mars
Exact: 01 April, 2025 - Mars conjunction Rahu
Exact: 21 April, 2025 - Mars opposition Ketu
Exact: 21 April, 2025 - Jupiter conjunction Saturn
Exact: 21 May, 2025 - Jupiter opposition Moon
Exact: 20 June, 2025 - Mars aspects Mercury
Exact: 19 August, 2025 - Mars aspects Venus
Exact: 19 August, 2025 - Mars aspects Sun
Exact: 08 September, 2025 - Jupiter conjunction Mars
Exact: 18 October, 2025 - Mars aspects Saturn
Exact: 28 October, 2025 - Mars aspects Mars
Exact: 07 December, 2025 - Mars aspects Rahu
Exact: 17 December, 2025
