About me

I am a multidisciplinary researcher and work across several related fields.

These include:


1) Photovoltaic (PV) performance and reliability, where I contribute to the International Energy Agency (IEA) Photovoltaic Power Systems (PVPS) Task 13: Performance and Reliability. Related research work includes soiling, climate specific O&M, remotely operated systems for inspection of PV plants


2) Design of novel photovoltaic devices, capitalising on my experimental physics background I have conducted research ranging from developing nanoscale solar cells during my PhD and early career, to measurements on larger scale renewable energy systems research in more recent times


3) Optimisation of biomass (microalgae) cultivation systems. A strong collaboration with the Algae R&D Centre at Murdoch to optimise the cultivation of microalgae in relation to light, solar energy and industrial control systems

Awards

Comendation for Excellense in Enhancing Student Learning
Murdoch University (Australia, Perth), 2022
Lance CC Fund award for Intra-School Research Collaboration
Murdoch University (Australia, Perth), 2018

Organisational Affiliations

Head of School, School of Engineering and Energy, Murdoch University

Education

Physics & Computer Science
2001–2004, Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physics, Murdoch University (Australia, Perth)

Double major in Applied Computational Physics & Computer Science.

Physics
2005–2009, PhD in Physics, Murdoch University (Australia, Perth)

Thesis on the use of silicon nanowires for photovoltaic applications