Faculty and Staff
Primary Contacts
| Faculty | Title |
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| Robert Collins | Scientific Director |
| Michael Heben | Managing Director |
| Adam Phillips | Lab Manager |
| Chad McElvany | Facilities Manager |
Associated Faculty
| Faculty | Department | Area of Research |
|---|---|---|
| Jacques Amar | Physics and Astronomy | Thin Film Modeling |
| Defne Apul | Civil & Environmental Eng. | Environ. Impacts |
| Terry Bigioni | Chemistry | Nanotech. PV |
| Robert Collins | Physics and Astronomy | Optics and Thin Film PV |
| Alvin Compaan | Physics and Astronomy | Thin Film CdTe PV |
| Xunming Deng | Physics and Astronomy | Thin Film Si PV |
| Randy Ellingson | Physics and Astronomy | Nanotech. and Thin Film PV |
| Daniel Georgiev | Electrical Eng. & Computer Science | Nanotech. and Thin Film Devices |
| Michael Heben | Physics and Astronomy | Nanotech. and Thin Film PV |
| Raghav Khanna | Electrical Eng. & Computer Science | Renewable Energy Integration |
| Sanjay Khare | Physics and Astronomy | Materials Modeling |
| Dengbing Li | Physics and Astronomy | Thin Film PV |
| Glenn Lipscomb | Chemical Eng. | Energy and Biofuel Production |
| Adam Phillips | Physics and Astronomy | Nanotech. and Thin Film PV |
| Nikolas Podraza | Physics and Astronomy | Optics and Thin Film PV |
| Balaji Ramanujam | Physics and Astronomy | Optics |
| Zhaoning Song | Physics and Astronomy | Thing Film PV |
| Thomas Stuart | Electrical Eng. & Computer Science | Renewable Energy Integration |
| Yanfa Yan | Physics and Astronomy | Thin Film PV |
| Jacques Amar | |||
| Professor Website 419-530-2259 |
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Theoretical condensed matter physics, materials science, surface physics Projects with PVIC: CdTe, Nanomaterials |
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| Defne Apul | |||
| Professor Website 419-530-8132 |
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Design of infrastructures to reduce environmental impacts Projects with PVIC: Environmental Impacts |
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| Terry Bigioni | |||
| Professor Website 419-530-4095 |
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Synthesizing and processing molecular nanoparticles Projects with PVIC: Nanomaterials |
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| Robert Collins | |||
| NEG Endowed Chair Website 419-530-4903 |
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Condensed matter physics, optical properties of solids and thin solid films Projects with PVIC: CdTe, CIGS, Tandems, Optical Properties, Energy Production and Grid Integration, Instrument Development |
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| Alvin Compaan | |||
| Professor Emeritus Lucintech CTO Website |
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Condensed matter physics, materials science, photovoltaics Projects with PVIC: CdTe |
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| Xunming Deng | |||
| Professor Website 419-530-4782 |
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Materials science, thin films, photovoltaics Projects with PVIC: Photoelectrochemical Cells |
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| Randy Ellingson | |||
| Professor Website 419-530-2648 |
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Ultrafast laser spectroscopy, photophysics of semiconductors, photovoltaics Projects with PVIC: CdTe, Perovskite, Optical Properties, Energy Production and Grid Integration, Environmental Impacts, Instrument Development, Nanomaterials |
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| Daniel Georgiev | |||
| Associate Professor Website 419-530-8184 |
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Thin films semiconducting oxides, nanomaterials, photovoltaics Projects with PVIC: Magnetic Materials |
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| Michael Heben | |||
| McMaster Endowed Chair Website 419-530-3870 |
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Nanoscience, materials for energy conversion and storage Projects with PVIC: CdTe, Perovskite, Tandems, Optical Properties, Energy Production and Grid Integration, Environmental Impacts, Instrument Development, Nanomaterials, Magnetic Materials |
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| Raghav Khanna | |||
| Assistant Professor Website 419-530-8183 |
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Power electronics, renewable energy integration Projects with PVIC: Energy Production and Grid Integration |
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| Sanjay Khare | |||
| Professor Website 419-530-2292 |
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Theoretical condensed matter physics, materials science Projects with PVIC: CdTe |
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| Dengbing Li | |||
| Postdoctoral Researcher Website |
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Materials science, condensed matter, photovoltaics Projects with PVIC: CdTe, Other Absorber Materials, Optical Properties |
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| Glenn Lipscomb | |||
| Professor Website 419-530-8088 |
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Membrane separation science, osmotic systems, biofuels Projects with PVIC: Energy Production and Grid Integration |
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| Chad McElvany | |||
| Facilities Manager 419-530-3884 |
Instrument Development Role with PVIC: Maintain Deposition and Characterization Equimpment, Develop Additional Lab Space, Develop New Deposition Equipment |
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| Adam Phillips | |||
| Research Associate Professor Website 419-530-3884 |
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Materials science, photovoltaics, nanomaterials Projects with PVIC: CdTe, Perovskite, Tandems, Optical Properties, Energy Production and Grid Integration, Environmental Impacts, Instrument Development, Nanomaterials, Magnetic Materials |
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| Nikolas Podraza | |||
| Associate Professor Website 419-530-4905 |
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Condensed matter, photovoltaics Projects with PVIC: CdTe, Perovskite, Other Absorbers, Optical Properties, Instrument Development, Nanomaterials |
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| Balaji Ramanujam | |||
| Research Associate Website |
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Optical modeling, instrument development Projects with PVIC: Optical Properties, Instrument Development |
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| Zhaoning Song | |||
| Research Associate Professor Website 419-530-3785 |
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Materials science, condensed matter, photovoltaics Projects with PVIC: CdTe, Perovskite, Tandems, Optical Properties, Environmental Impacts, Instrument Development |
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| Thomas Stuart | |||
| Professor Emeritus Personal Website 419-530-8189 |
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Power electronics, battery management, real time embedded systems Projects with PVIC: Energy Production and Grid Integration |
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| Yanfa Yan | |||
| ORSP Endowed Chair Website 419-530-3918 |
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Materials science, condensed matter, photovoltaics Projects with PVIC: CdTe, Perovskite, Other Absorber Materials, Tandems, Photoelectrochemical Cells, Optical Properties, Environmental Impacts, Instrument Development |
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