Yoon Research Group (ECE, University of Utah)
Congratulations to Jaidan, Ashraful, and Donggeon on winning the EIPBN (https://eipbn.org/) Micrograph Grand Prize!
The micrograph humorously captures “Cookie Monster” trying to eat the SEM from the inside out. Also, Ashraful deliveredan excellent talk on radiation effects in CdTe, and Donggeon and Jaidan on presenting their strong posters on microdrilling and characterizations.
Congratulations to Etee on successfully passing her PhD defense!
Her dedication, persistence, and careful research efforts have led to this wonderful achievement. We are very proud of her hard work and excited to see her reach this important milestone.
Dr. Ashif Chowdhury has received his PhD degree. He will begin his new job in a semiconductor company in June. Congratulations!
Ashif’s new paper has been published. “Translucent and Color-Neutral Si Solar Cells Enabled by Laser-Drilled Microfunnel Arrays“. Excellent job, Ashif!
These solar cells transmit visible light while simultaneously converting sunlight into electricity through carefully engineered microstructures. This novel architecture is particularly attractive for building-integrated photovoltaics, where daylighting, aesthetics, and energy generation must be balanced
ACS Applied Energy Materials: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsaem.6c00389
One fine spring day, we get together for a meal and enjoy the good weather on campus.
(Left Photo): Etee, Donggeon, Dr. Yoon, Ashraful, Jaidan, Ashif (left to right)
(Right Photo): Jason, Jaidan, Etee, Donggeon, Judy, Dr. Yoon, Ashraful, Ashif (left to clockwise).
The Yoon Research Group is pleased to participate in a multi-institutional team led by Avalanche Energy under the DARPA Rads to Watts (R2W) program ($5.2 million contract).
This effort supports the development of compact, resilient radioisotope power technology for next-generation nuclear batteries. The team includes Avalanche Energy, the University of Utah, including the Yoon Research Group and GE Sjoden LLC, Caltech (JPL), Los Alamos National Laboratory, NRD, and McQuaide Microsystems. We are excited about this new research project and look forward to this collaborative effort.
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)