Postdoctoral Scientists in my group
1) Fouzia Sahtout, PhD. Mathematics of Parallel Algorithms, Research Associate, High Performance Computing/Computational materials. Multi-Scale Modeling and High Performance Computing (HPC) of nanomaterials, 2D materials, and defects in High purity Electronic materials and Nanostructured Layers
2) Fazli Akram, PhD. Advanced Convergence Materials Science and Engineering/Applied Physics, Postdoctoral scientist, Understanding of composition and processing on Electrical properties of BiFeO3–BaTiO3-based Piezoceramics. Fabrication and characterization of ferroelectric, piezoelectric and hybrid ferroelectric polymers and piezoceramic nanoparticles.
Current Graduate Students, M.S. degree in Physics
1) Taiwo, Ayobimi, Nitrogen Hyperdoping of Silicon with nitrogen
2) Ruth Olwatin, Relaxation mechanisms in nano-piezoelectric materials
3) Smart Godwin, Hybrid ferroelectric polymer-piezoelectric ceramics
4) Joseph Nduka: Hyperdoping of silicon with Chalcogenides
Undergraduate students
Nixon Ogoi, Alejandra Camargo, Pablo Bautista, Tyrique Alston, Kristen Hauser, Naasir Smalls, Brandon Ma, Zaria Jackson, Luis Gomez, and Ammarah Haynes contributed to research projects:
1) Nano Junction Builder (njBuilder), a computer tool for building complex atomic systems of nanomaterials with heterostructures, Grain Boundaries and Defects. The njBuilder is connected to Molecular Dynamics to relax the atomic system.
2) Building Database of Mechanical, Thermal, and Electronic Properties of Carbon Nanotubes,
3) Machine Learning for CNT based composites, and
4) Ion implantation for hyperdoping of semiconductors.
Former Postdocs
1) Ara Kechiantz, PhD., Quantum Physics
New Pathways for Intermediate Bands in Silicon for Third Generation Solar Cells
2) Anita Ethiraj, PhD., Physics and Chemistry
Fabrication and Characterization of Ge and SiGe Quantum Dot Layers for Third Generation Photovoltaic Cells
3) Honguo Zhang, PhD., Materials Science
Fabrication of Porous Silicon and Porous Alumina for photovoltaics.
Development of Compliant Polymer Layers for Glassless Encapsulation of Ultra-thin Silicon
Solar Cells
4) Mingyan Lu, PhD., Materials Science
Process and Material Development for Solar Cell Nanocontacts
5) Areg Meliksetyan, PhD., Physics
Finite Element Analysis of Solar Cell Nano-contacts and Plasmons
Former Students
1) Tola Fabamise, M.S. degree in Physics,
Molecular Dynamics of Carbon Nanotube Junctions for Nanosensors
2) Oluwasemire Olaniyi, M.S. degree in Physics
Quantum Transport in Quantum Dot Array for a Selective Gas Nanosenosor
3) Oluwaseun Ipaye-abiodun, M.S. degree in Physics
Intermediate Band Solar Cells using Quantum Dot Superlattices
4) Isaac Smith, M.S. student, Mathematics, Physics Concentration
Diffusion in Low Dimensional Features: SiTi Nanowires and SiGe Quantum Dots
5) Malik Oliver, B.S. student, Mathematics, Physics Concentration
Light Trapping in Nanostructured Optical Devices through Surface Plasmons for Photovoltaics
6) Kyndreshia Stroman, B.S. student, Mathematics, Physics Concentration
Design of New Solar Oven using Non-Imaging Ray Tracing Optics
7) Latisha Hall, B.S. student, Chemistry
Sulfur Carbide Layers by Sputtering For Novel Battery Electrodes
8) Mehdi Ben Cheikh, B.S. student, Physics
Sizing a Photovoltaic Power Source for Autonomous Traffic Light LED Array
Currently preparing M.S. degree in Applied Mathematics (NCCU)
9) Malik Innoussa, B.S. student, Physics
Modeling Quantum Efficiency of a Tandem Solar Cell
Currently at Cree Research, Crystal Growth
10) Jamal Hassan Diego, B.S. student, Physics
Modeling and Characterization of a Photovoltaic System powering LED Arrays
Currently preparing a PhD on Organic Solar Cells (U. of Michigan)