Roberto Brenes
rbrenes@mit.edu
Roberto is a PhD student in Electrical Engineering and a member of ONE Lab at MIT. His research focuses on materials processing and photophysics of perovskite solar cells. Roberto received his SB in electrical engineering and physics from MIT.
Madeleine Laitz
mlaitz@mit.edu
Madeleine is a PhD student in Electrical Engineering and a member of ONE Lab at MIT. Her research focuses on the photophysics and optoelectronics of perovskite solar cells. She received her BS in chemical engineering from the University of Rochester and her MS in chemistry from Imperial College London.
Nicole Moody
nmoody@mit.edu
Nicole is a PhD student in Physical Chemistry and a member of the Bawendi group at MIT. Her current research focuses on materials development for colloidal quantum dot solar cells. Nicole received her BS in physical and theoretical chemistry from Rice University.
Melany Sponseller
melanys@mit.edu
Melany is a PhD student in Electrical Engineering and a member of ONE Lab at MIT. Her current research focuses on the design, fabrication, and characterization of quantum dot solar cells. She received her BS and MS in electrical engineering from Stanford.
Richard Swartwout
swartr@mit.edu
Richard is a PhD student in Electrical Engineering and ONE Lab and an MIT Tata Fellow. His research focuses on transparent conductors, flexible substrates, and deposition techniques for perovskite solar cells. Richard received his BS in materials engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Ella Wassweiler
ellawass@mit.edu
Ella is a PhD candidate in Electrical Engineering and a member of ONE Lab at MIT. Her current research focuses on novel deposition methods and device architectures for colloidal quantum dot solar cells. Ella received her BS in electrical engineering from the University of Iowa.
Undergraduates
Udochukwu “Udo" Eze
udoeze@mit.edu
Udo is a second year undergraduate student pursuing a degree in Physics and Material Science and Engineering. His current research focuses on determining the toxicity level of perovskite solar cells.
William (Liam) Ludington
wludin99@mit.edu
Liam is a third year undergraduate pursuing a BS degree in Physics and Mathematics at MIT. His current research focuses on the development of a device to rapidly deploy flexible photovoltaics vertically.
Brandon Motes
btmotes@mit.edu
Brandon is a third year undergraduate pursuing a BS degree in Physics at MIT. His current research involves developing tools for characterization of next-generation solar cells and materials.
Cristian Martinez-Herrera
cmherrer@mit.edu
Cristian is a third year undergraduate pursuing a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering at MIT. His current research examines the environmental impact and safety of perovskite solar cells.
Samuel Sesena
ssesena@mit.edu
Samuel is a second year student currently pursuing a degree in course 6-2, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science. He is from Phoenix, Arizona. Most of his time is spent with his fraternity Beta Theta Pi, and he works part-time at Tech Callers.
Anthony Troupe
atroupe@mit.edu
Anthony is a third year undergraduate pursuing a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering at MIT. His current research involves helping develop tools for high-throughput solar cell characterization.
Postdocs
Patrick Brown
prbrown@mit.edu
Patrick is a postdoctoral researcher at the MIT Energy Initiative. His current research focuses on technical and regulatory strategies for integrating high levels of renewable energy and energy storage onto the electric grid. He received his PhD in physics from MIT and his BS in physics and chemistry from the University of Notre Dame.
Benjia “Dak” Dou
bdou@mit.edu
Dak is a postdoctoral researcher in GridEdge and ONE lab at MIT. His current research focuses on scalable processing methods for fabrication of perovskite solar cells. He received his PhD and MS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Colorado Boulder where he completed his dissertation research at NREL.
Research Scientists
Nicola Ferralis
ferralis@mit.edu
Nicola is a research scientist and director of experimental research in the Grossman group at MIT. His research interests include novel characterization techniques for photovoltaics, statistical analysis of material data through machine learning, and instrumentation design. Nicola received his PhD from Penn State University and his Laurea from University of Padova, both in physics.
Jeremiah Mwaura
mwaura@mit.edu
Jeremiah is a research scientist in ONE lab at MIT. His research focuses on the development of scalable printing processes as well as materials and equipment for manufacturing of flexible photovoltaics. Jeremiah received his PhD in chemistry and materials science from University of Connecticut.
Anna Osherov
osherov@mit.edu
Anna is a research scientist in ONE Lab at MIT and lab manager of the Eni-MIT Solar Frontiers Center Shared Experimental Facilities. Her research focuses on the correlation between morphology, microstructure, and physical properties of materials. Anna received her PhD and MSc in materials science and engineering from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
Annie Wang
aiwang@mit.edu
Annie is a research scientist in ONE Lab at MIT. Her research interests include flexible substrates, MEMS, and organic optoelectronics. Annie received her PhD, MEng, and SB from MIT, all in electrical engineering.
Executive Team
Vladimir Bulović
bulovic@mit.edu
Vladimir is the Faculty Director of the Tata-MIT GridEdge Solar program, Professor of Electrical Engineering at MIT, and director of MIT.nano. Vladimir leads the Organic and Nanostructured Electronics Laboratory (ONE Lab).
Samantha Farrell
stf@mit.edu
Samantha is the administrative assistant for Prof. Vladimir Bulović, ONE Lab, and the GridEdge program. Samantha is also an independent singer and songwriter with several critically acclaimed albums.
Principal Investigators
Brian Anthony
banthony@mit.edu
Brian is the Director of MIT’s Master of Engineering in Manufacturing Program and a Principal Research Scientist in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at MIT. He leads the Device Realization and Computational Instrumentation Group, which specializes in developing instruments and techniques to monitor and control physical systems.
Marc Baldo
baldo@mit.edu
Marc is the Director of the Research Laboratory of Electronics (RLE) and Professor of Electrical Engineering at MIT. He leads the Spin and Excitonic Engineering Group, which specializes in digital logic and optoelectronics, including organic light-emitting devices and low-cost solar cells.
Moungi Bawendi
mgb@mit.edu
Moungi is the Lester Wolfe Professor of Chemistry at MIT and a pioneer in the synthesis, spectroscopy, and applications of colloidal nanocrystals. He has served as a scientific advisor to several companies including QD Vision, Lumicell, Quantum Dot Corporation, and Nanosys.
Tonio Buonassisi
buonassisi@mit.edu
Tonio is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at MIT and co-founder of the Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems. He leads the Photovoltaics Research Laboratory, which develops techniques for improving the cost effectiveness of commercial and next-generation solar cells.
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Jeff Grossman
jcg@mit.edu
Jeff is the Morton and Claire Goulder and Family Professor in Environmental Systems and faculty in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at MIT. His group specializes in computational and experimental studies spanning nanomaterials, electronic devices, water desalination, and renewable energy.
Alumni
Deniz Bozyigit
Current position: Chief Technology Officer, Battrion AG
Chia-Hao Marcus Chuang
Current position: Data Scientist, Macy's
Dane deQuilettes
Current position: Research Scientist in the Quantum Information and Integrated Nanosystems Group, MIT - Lincoln Laboratory
Dong-Gwang Ha
Current position: PhD Candidate, MIT
Max Hoerantner
Current position: Vice President of Engineering and Co-Founder, Swift Solar
Huashan Li
Current position: Associate Professor, Sun Yat-Sen University
Owen Morris
Current position: PhD candidate, MIT
Michel Nasilowski
Current position: Research Scientist, MIT
Robert Nick
Current position: Desktop Metal
Sarah Sofia
Current position: Software Engineer, REsurety
Mingxiu Sun
Current position: Intern, IDG Capital
Claudio Vergara
Current position: Lead Product Architect, Off-Grid Electric
Tony Wu
Current position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Harvard
Haomiao Zhang
Current position: Assistant Professor, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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David Zhitomirsky
Current position: Electro-Optical Engineer and Materials Scientist, E Ink
Ryan Zimmerman
Current position: Display Mechanical Engineer, Apple
UROP Alumni
Adira Balzac (Current position: Undergraduate, MIT)
Casey Bussone (Current position: Undergraduate, MIT)
Han-Ming Hau (Current position: Graduate student, UC Berkeley)
Jessica Horowitz (Current position: Undergraduate, MIT)
Anna Johnson (Current position: Undergraduate, MIT)
Matthew Johnston
Niklas Mannhardt (Current position: Undergraduate, MIT)
Jose Andres Martinez (Current position: Undergraduate, MIT)
Bella Montanaro (Current position: Undergraduate, MIT)
Stanley Pomichter (Current position: Undergraduate, MIT)
Dasol Yoon (Current position: Graduate student, Cornell University)
Marlond “Gio” Criollo (Current position: Undergraduate, MIT)