Author: HPY

We welcome Jaidan Malloy, who is pursuing his BS/MS in Materials Science Engineering. Jiadan will work on characterizations of 3D nano/microstructured translucent solar cells. He has already shown excellent skill in operating SEM (scanning electron microscopy) and serves as a lab tech at Utah’s Nanofab (https://emsal.nanofab.utah.edu/). We are excited to have you on our team!

Dr. Yoon teaches ECE 3200 (Introduction to Semiconductor Physics), a junior-level course offered each Spring semester (https://yoon.ece.utah.edu/ece-3200/). This course covers the fundamentals of semiconductor materials and the basic operational principles of semiconductor devices. At the end of the semester, Dr. Yoon organizes a lab tour of Utah’s Nanofab (https://www.nanofab.utah.edu/), giving students an inside look at how semiconductor materials are engineered to produce cutting-edge devices.

First-year undergraduate student Judy Ojewia has given several poster presentations and has been recognized as an Engineering Scholar in the College of Engineering and an ACCESS Scholar at the University of Utah. She has already made excellent progress in her research. Way to go, Judy! Ashraful is serving as her graduate research mentor.

Taehoon Kim has received a UROP award for summer 2024. He is an undergrad student at U. Asia Campus (https://asiacampus.utah.edu/) studying at SLC in Utah during his junior/senior years. He will be working closely with a graduate mentor (Mr. Ashif Chowdhury) on nanofabrication for a solar cell project. Congratulations, Taehoon!

The Technical Licensing Office (https://technologylicensing.utah.edu/) filed a provisional patent (63/631,197) on nuclear photovoltaic cells by Dr. Yoon and Dr. Glenn Sjoden in Nuclear Enigneering at the University of Utah.

Dr. Yoon was invited to give a talk on the CTAC project at the US-MAC Hot Topic Presentations (Virtual). She discussed our latest results about the Al2O3 back-surface reflectors on CdTe-based solar cells (“Cathodoluminescence Characterization of CdTe PERC-Like Devices”). Ashraful and Etee lead this work. Etee works on nanoscale point-contact fabrications, while Ashraful focuses on the PV performance of group-V doped CdSeTe cells.

Following the legacy of the group, Ashraful successfully passed his Qualifying Exam (QE). Ashraful finished it in less than 1.5 years. Congratulations!

We welcome Taehoon Kim (Junior of ECE). He started working on his B.S. program at the U Asia Campus (link). This year, he continues his program at the main campus in SLC. He is going to work with us on solar energy. Welcome Taehoon!

Ashif passed his PhD Qualifying Exam. Way to go, Ashif!

* Requirement of ECE PhD Program: here

As part of our CTAC project, we participated in the US-MAC Workshop (Manufacturing of Advanced Cadmium Telluride). This is the 7th Annual Cadmium Telluride Solar Cells. We sincerely thank our collaborators, Dr. Chungho Lee and Dr. Gang Xiong at First Solar (link).