Group publishes paper on dynamic Huygens metasurfaces

Dr. Adam Ollanik published his paper on resonance tuning using dynamic Huygens metasurfaces. The paper describes the use of dielectric Huygens metasurfaces supporting electric and magnetic dipole resonances in dynamic tuning and discusses the use of dynamic materials...

Group publishes paper on the direct fluid cooled solar module

Dr. Yaping Ji and Luke Artzt published their paper as joint first authors on a hybrid concentrator photovoltaic-thermal system that can cogenerate electricity and heat by concentrating light onto photovoltaic cells and a high temperature thermal receiver. The solar...

Congratulations to Dr. Kazi Islam!

Kazi Islam has successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis on December 1, 2020. The title of his dissertation is “New Developments in Solar Energy Conversion: From Fundamental Two-Dimensional Materials to Advanced Concentrating Photovoltaic Modules”. Congratulations, Dr....

Publication makes Journal Issue Cover

The recent publication on the hybrid solar energy converter is the Journal Cover Article for the Cell Reports Physical Science Vol 1, Issue 8. ...

Group completes the first 1 sun validation of our sunflower receiver

Group achieved another milestone with the completion of the first 1 sun validation of our sunflower receiver. The receiver can generate electricity and capture thermal energy from sunlight simultaneously. The validation of the fully integrated sunflower receiver...

Congratulations to Dr. Yaping Ji!

Yaping “Vera” Ji has successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis on May 1, 2020. The title of her dissertation is “Concentrator Photovoltaic Modules for Hybrid Solar Energy Collection”. Congratulations, Dr. Yaping...