PhD candidate Annie Russell was invited to give a presentation on bifacial photovoltaics modules and systems at the CanREA Operations Summit, which took place in Toronto May 31 and June 1, 2022. See her presentation below.
In a new paper published in Optics Express earlier this month, lead author PhD candidate Neda Nouri and a team of SUNLAB researchers applied numerical simulations to design and optimize single junction ultra-thin InAlGaAs photonic power converters (PPCs) for operation at the telecommunications wavelength of 1310 nm, incorporating light trapping via […]
Earlier this month, SUNLAB students and researchers attended the 49th IEEE Photovoltaics Specialists Conference in Philadelphia, PA. Postdoctoral fellows Meghan Beattie and Mathieu de Lafontaine, PhD physics candidates Erin Tonita and Gavin Forcade, PhD electrical engineering candidates Mandy Lewis and Annie Russell, MASc electrical engineering candidate Nick Anderson and our […]
SUNLAB researchers and students were delighted to meet German federal minister of education and research Ms. Bettina Stark-Watzinger and her delegates last Thursday, June 9. Ms. Stark-Watzinger visited the SUNLAB facilities where senior research scientist Dr. Chris Valdivia gave an overview of the “Artificial Intelligence Enhanced Design and Manufacturing of […]
Congratulations to SUNLAB students Nick Anderson, Nicholas Dallaire and Victoria Jancowski on receiving prestigious scholarships to support their research. MASc electrical engineering candidate Nick Anderson has been awarded a Canada Graduate Scholarship – Master’s program. This scholarship is meant to develop trainee research skills by “supporting students who demonstrate a […]
Congratulations to Laurier Baribeau, Robert Pollak and Mikhak Samadi who defended their theses earlier this year! They received their diplomas this week at the spring convocation. You can now find their theses on ruor.uottawa.ca: Laurier Baribeau, MASc Electrical Engineering, Design of multi-junction solar cells incorporating silicon-germanium-tin alloys with finite-element analysis and drift-diffusion […]
Congratulations to MASc candidates Nick Anderson, Trevor Coathup and Ras-Jeevan Obhi for the publication of proceedings following their presentations at SPIE Photonics West. You can download their papers and view their presentations using the links below. T. J. Coathup, M. R. Lewis, A. C. J. Russell, A. Conesa, J. Guerrero-Perez, […]
Earlier this month, the SUNLAB inaugurated its new laboratories in Colonel By Hall. This new space will be used for research on next generation photovoltaics for smart grid systems. Many SUNLAB students and researchers were on hand to watch SUNLAB director Karin Hinzer cut the ribbon.
SUNLAB members enjoyed the world’s largest skating rink on a regular basis this winter.
A recent study led by SUNLAB PhD candidate Erin Tonita in collaboration with Arizona State University’s DEfECT Lab has been published in Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. The authors investigated the effect of incident spectra on current loss in high efficiency textured bifacial silicon heterojunction solar cells. They developed […]
