Xueqian (Lucy) Li joined the Atwater group as a KNI Prize Postdoctoral Fellow in October 2019. Lucy received her B.S. in Chemistry from New York University in 2014 and her Ph.D. in Chemistry from Duke University in 2019. Her dissertation research focused on investigating thermal and nonthermal effects in plasmonic photocatalysis. At Caltech, her research […]
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Dr. Nina Vaidya received her undergraduate degree in Electrical & Information Engineering from University of Cambridge, England, UK and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, CA, USA, for work on design & fabrication of graded-index optical concentrators and 3D printing to create optics with nanometer smooth surfaces. As a postdoctoral scholar at Caltech, […]
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Haley graduated with a PhD in Applied Physics in 2022. Her thesis is titled “High Contrast Nanophotonics for Scalable Photovoltaics and Solar Fuels”. She is currently a R&D Engineer in Optical Materials at Varda Space Industries in El Segundo, CA. https://www.linkedin.com/in/haley-bauser-a25612195/
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Alex defended on October 1st, 2021. She graduated from Stanford University in 2016with a BS in Engineering Physics. Her previous research focused on using plasmonic hot carriers to create a photon upconverter. In the Atwater group, she was part of JCAP (Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis) and LiSA (Liquid for Sunlight Alliance), and she was […]
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Stefan received his PhD in Materials Science in 2018. His research interests include solar photovoltaics and solar fuels. He has investigated the fundamental charge transport in emerging photovoltaic materials and his current research focuses on developing high efficiency, earth-abundant tandem solar cells. He received a B.S. in Engineering Science and a B.S. in Physics with […]
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Cora graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2015 with a BS in Physics. In the Atwater group, she studied two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides for applications to solar cells. Cora received her PhD in Physics in 2022. Aside from physics, Cora enjoys running, ceramics, board games, and time with friends and […]
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She finished her B.S. in Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley. At Berkeley, she worked in Prof. Peidong Yang’s group on nanowire for transparent electrodes. Before that, she also did research on organic photovoltaics in Prof. He Yan’s group at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and in Prof. Gui Bazan’s group at […]
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Dr. Putnam received his PhD in Chemical Engineering from Caltech in 2010. In 2019, Dr. Putnam joined REsurety as their VP of Solar Analytics. REsurety helps a number of entities to manage financial risks associated with the variability of renewable energy production. Before joining REsurety, he was a Renewable Energy Consultant at Clean Power Research where worked […]
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Pilar Espinet-González received her Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and Physics from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), Spain, in 2005 and her Ph.D. in solar energy from the Solar Energy Institute (IES) – Technical University of Madrid (UPM) in 2012. Her research and dissertation were focused on the modeling, characterization, and reliability of […]
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Rebecca received her PhD in Physics while studying interface optimization for photovoltaic devices, especially carrier-selective contacts and passivation of heterojunctions. Rebecca is currently a Senior Process Engineer at MicroLink Devices, working on III-V epitaxial liftoff photovoltaic devices.
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Dr. Weitekamp received his PhD in Chemistry from Caltech in 2014. He is a Principal Investigator with Cyclotron Road at Lawrence Berkeley National Labs and the founder and CEO of polySpectra.
Read MoreDr. Wong received her PhD in Physics from Caltech in 1995. She is currently a Staff Scientist and Project Manager at Sensor Creations, Inc. in Camarillo, California.
Read MoreDr. Walters received his PhD in Applied Physics in 2007. He is currently President and CEO of Integrated Plasmonics Corporation in Palo Alto, CA.
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Darci received her MS in Materials Science from Caltech in 2006. She is currently a Data Scientist at Northrop Grumman.
Read MoreFaisal received his MS in Materials Science in 2012. He is currently a consultant for McKinsey & Company in the United Arab Emirates.
Read MoreDr. Shcheglov received his PhD in Applied Physics in 1997. He is currently Chief Scientist at Sensors in Motion.
Read MoreDr. Saunders was a postdoc in the Atwater group from 1991-1993. He now leads the Advanced Development Group for Cloud Infrastructure Strategy and Architecture at Microsoft.
Read MoreDr. Ruglovsky received her PhD in Applied Physics in 2006. She is the Assistant Director for Foreign Resource Development Associates in Arlington, VA.
Read MoreDr. Richardson received her PhD in Applied Physics in 2006. She is the director of Research, Development and Engineering at Ecolab in Naperville, Illinois.
Read MoreDr. Pryce received her PhD in Chemical Engineering in 2011. She is a Corporate Strategy Lead at Shire in Boston, MA.
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