PI: Dr. Brian J. Landi
Conductive Carbon
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PI: Dr. Brian J. Landi
Professor of Chemical Engineering,
Conductive Carbon
B.S. and M.S. in Chemistry and a Ph.D. in Microsystems Engineering from RIT
Current research: involved with establishing standardized metrics for carbon nanotube purity assessment as well as engaging in the synthesis and application of carbon nanotubes for power transmission wires and lithium ion batteries. Co-authored over 100 publications, 3 patents issued & 2 pending. Awards: RIT Trustee Scholarship Award
PI: Dr. Seth Hubbard
Photovoltaics and Photonics
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PI: Dr. Seth Hubbard
Professor of Microsystem Engineering and Physics; NPRL Director,
Photovoltaics and Photonics
B.S. Physics, Drexel University; Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from The University of Michigan
Current research interests: The design, growth, fabrication and characterization of next generation terrestrial and space solar power devices as well as advanced materials development for photonics. Co-authored over 70 publications, and 2 book chapters on photovoltaics. Awards: NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER), RIT Trustee Scholarship Award
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PI: Dr. Christopher Collison
Organic Photovoltaics
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PI: Dr. Christopher Collison
Professor of Chemistry,
Organic Photovoltaics
BSc. and PhD in Chemistry from Imperial College, London
Current research: Organic Photovoltaic Devices; improvement of efficiency through mechanistic understanding and prescription of optimized devices; device nanomorphology, molecular photophysics, excited state theory, computational modeling of spectroscopy, small molecule device upscaling and commercialization. Co-authored over 20 publications, cited 1300+ times collectively, H-index of 11. Awards: Provost’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Mentoring, RIT 2013
PI: Dr. Parsian K. Mohseni
Nanowire Devices
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PI: Dr. Parsian K. Mohseni
Assistant Professor of Microsystems Engineering,
Nanowire Devices
B.Eng. and Ph.D. in Engineering Physics from McMaster University
Current research interests: Semiconductor nanowires, III-V on Si integration, selective-area epitaxy, two-dimensional nanomaterials, metal-assisted chemical etching, flexible hybrid-nanosystems, photovoltaics, optoelectronics, and nanoelectronics. Co-authored over 32 publications
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PI: Dr. Ivan Puchades
Nano-Micro Materials, Devices & Sensors
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PI: Dr. Ivan Puchades
Assistant Professor of Electrical and Microelectronic Engineering
Nano-Micro Materials, Devices & Sensors
B.S. in Microelectronic Engineering, M.S. in Electrical Engineering and a Ph.D. in Microsystems Engineering; Rochester Institute of Technology
Current research interests: collaborations to explore high frequency and sensing applications of carbon nanotubes and other nanomaterials. He is also interested in expanding research and development of MEMS sensors and devices including resonators, energy harvesting, multi-sensor networks, and system integration. Co-authored over 30 publications, 1 patent issued and 1 pending.