Author: HPY

We are pleased to welcome Jason Smith, a BS/MS student in ECE. With his strong background in physics and engineering, we are excited about the skills and perspective he brings to the radiation project. We look forward to his contributions.

As part of a Capstone project, our group member, Donggeon, collaborated with other students to design and build a drone from scratch (advisor: Dr. Yoon). This project integrates design, electronics, and control systems, with a potential for PV integration. The team demonstrated a fully functional drone that successfully achieved stable flight.

We were delighted to host an industry guest seminar (Texas Instruments) and welcome a graduate (Mr. Arron Coon) from our group back to campus.

It was great to reconnect and hear about their professional journey.

We came together for a Thanksgiving group lunch; good food, great conversations, and a short walk at Red Butte Garden.

(Left: Etee, Donggeon, Ashraful, Taehoon, Ashif, Judy, and Dr. Yoon)

Our monthly PhD Brown Bag series is an informal gathering where students share research updates, ideas, and challenges in a relaxed setting. Dr. Yoon leads the sessions for open discussion, peer feedback, and community building across the group.

Ashif successfully defended his PhD before a large, engaged audience. There were many good questions, all of which Ashif answered clearly and with his deep understanding of the work.

The lively discussion and strong responses made the defense a clear success.

Congratulations, Dr. Chowdhury!

Congratulations to Ashraful on successfully passing his proposal exam! This is an important milestone, and we look forward to seeing his research continue to take shape and move forward.

Yoon’s group presented two project results at the Materials Research Society (Spring 2025).

(1) Stressor Effects in CdTe Solar Cells with Patterned Al2O3 Back-Contacts – Ashraful Mamun’s project

(2) Fabrication of Asymmetrical Micro/Nanohole Arrays for Translucent Solar Cells – Ashif Chowdhury’s project