Principle Investigator

Dr. Feng Yan

Employment​

Associate Professor: Aug, 2022 to present
Assistant Professor: Aug. 2017 to July 2022
                              Metallurgical and Materials Engineering,
​                              The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Development Engineer: First Solar, Inc. Perrysburg, OH, USA, 2014-2017
Postdoctoral Fellow: Harvard University, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Boston, MA, 2013;                                                     Northwestern University, Materials Science and Engineering, Evanston, IL, 2012;
                               Drexel University, Materials Science and Engineering, Philadelphia, PA, 2011

​Education
​Ph.D., Materials Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 2007-2011
M.S., Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, 2005-2007
Google Scholar, CV

​Award:
2020 NSF CAREER Award
2020, 2021 U.S. Air Force Research Lab Summer Faculty Fellowship (AFRL)
2018-2019 Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards (ORAU)
2018 SEC Faculty Travel Award

Graduate Student

Vijayaraghavan S N (Vijay)
Education
Ph.D. Candidate: Materials Science Program, Aug. 2019- Present
M. Tech: Centre for Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kerala, India, 2016-2018​
B.Tech. Amrita School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kerala, India, 2009-2013
Project: Thin film solar cells
Email: vsankaranarayanannair@crimson.ua.edu​ 
NERC 3039 ​​
Xiaomeng Duan
Education
​Ph.D. candidate: Materllurgical and Materials Engineering, University of Alabama, Aug. 2020- 
M. Eng. Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, 2017-2019
B. S. Applied Chemistry, Hebei University of Technology, 2013-2017
Project: Thin Film Solar Cells
Email: xduan8@crimson.ua.edu
Harigovind G. Menon (Hari)
Education
Ph.D.  Candidate: Materials Science Program, Aug. 2019-Present 
​M. Tech: Centre for Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kerala, India, 2016-2018​
B.Tech. Amrita School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kerala, India, 2009-2013
Project: Thin film solar cells
Al Amin
Education
Ph.D. Candidate: Materials Metallurgical Engineering, University of Alabama, Starting from January 2021
M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, USA, 2019-2020
B.Sc. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology, Bangladesh, 2012-2016
Project: Thin Film Photovoltaic, Photoelectrochemical Materials, Device Fabrication and Characterization 
Email: aamin@crimson.ua.edu​
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Wenjun Xiang
Education
​Ph.D. candidate: Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, University of Alabama, Aug. 2021- 
M.S. Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Kansas State University, 2018-2021
B. S. Chemistry, Qingdao University, 2013-2017
Project: Thin Film Solar Cells
Email: wxiang3@crimson.ua.edu 
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Kausar Khawaja
Education
​Ph.D. candidate: Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, University of Alabama, Aug. 2022- 
M. S. Dong-A University Busan South Korea, 2019-2021
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​               Jacob Maxwell Wall
               Ph.D Metallurgical Engineering, The University of Alabama, Aug. 2022
               B. S Metallurgical Engineering, ​The University of Alabama. ​Spring 2019-present
Xiao Han (co-Advisor)
Education
PhD. Candidate,  Metallurgical and Materials Engineering​, Aug. 2018-Present
B.S., Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, China, 2017
​Project: Nano-scale Characterizations of Amorphous and Nanostructured Materials
Email: xhan28@crimson.ua.edu, ​Office: NERC 2027​​​
Yi Yao (co-Advisor)
Education
Ph.D candidate: Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Aug. 2019-Present
M.E: Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an University of Technology
B. S: Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an University of Technology
Project: Thin Film High Entropy Alloys
Email: yyao26@crimson.ua.edu
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Undergraduate Student

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John McDonough
Mechanical Engineering
The University of Alabama
Spring 2019-present
​REU 2019 summer
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Nicole Angel
Mechanical Engineering
​The University of Alabama
​Spring 2018-present
Visiting Scholar

High School Students

Alumni

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Liping Guo 
Education
Ph.D.  Materllurgical and Materials Engineering, University of Alabama, Aug. 2017- 2021
B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University, 2013-2017. 
Project: Chalcogenides thin film solar cells
Email: lguo9@crimson.ua.edu, 
​Employment: Lam Research 

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Angelique Montgomery
Education
Ph.D. ;  Materials Science, University of Alabama, 2011-2019
M.S  Metallurgical Engineering, 2011-2016
B.S. Mathematics, University of Maryland Eastern Shore. 2006-2010
Project: Thin film solar cells
​Email: amontgomery2@crimson.ua.edu,
​                             Employment: Sandia National Lab.
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Chenhao Shi, 
Mechanical Engineering
​The University of Alabama
Spring 2018-Spring 2019
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​John Michael Hibbard
Chemical Engineering
The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
Spring 2019-Present

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Jovani Occomy, 
Mechanical Engineering
The University of Alabama, Huntsville.
REU student, 2018 Summer
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Jose Cruz Ayala
Electrical Engineering​
University of Puerto Rico
​REU student, 2018 Summer
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Melissa Mathews,
Chemical Engineering 
The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
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Mr. ​​Swapnil Saurav 
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University of Florida
Fall 2018-Spring 2019
 Joshua, Myeongchan Kim
North Ridge Highschool, Tuscaloosa
Research and Engineering Apprenticeship Program (REAP)
​Summer 2018
Caleb, Myeongjin Kim
​North Ridge Highschool, Tuscaloosa
Research and Engineering Apprenticeship Program (REAP)
​Summer 2018