People

Prof. Yanfa Yan

Distinguished University Professor

• Ohio Research Scholar Endowed Chair/Professor,
• Faculty Member, Ohio Wright Center for Photovoltaic Innovation and Commercialization
• Department of Physics and Astronomy
• The University of Toledo

Dr. Xiaoming Wang

Research Assistant Professor

• Joined 2016
• B.S., Sun Yat-sen University, China
• Ph.D., Sun Yat-sen University, China
• Postdoctoral researcher, Rutgers University, USA
• Postdoctoral researcher, University of Toledo
• Current research focus: first-principles materials modeling, theory of light-matter interaction

Dr. Jaehoon Chung

• Joined Aug. 2020
• B.S., Ajou University, Korea, Rep.
• Ph.D., Korea Advanced Institute for Science and Technology, Korea, Rep.
• Postdoctoral researcher, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, Korea, Rep.
• Postdoctoral researcher, University of Toledo
• Current research focus: perovskite solar cells and modules, photovoltaic device characterization techniques, and synthesis of metal oxide nanoparticles.

Dr. Rasha Awni

• Joined Dec. 2020
• B.S., University of Baghdad, Iraq
• M.Sc., University of Baghdad, Iraq
• Ph.D., University of Toledo
• Current research focus: perovskite solar cells and junction characterization.

Dr. Tingting Zhu

• Joined Aug. 2023
• B.S., Northeasten University, China
• Ph.D., ShanghaiTech University and Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Joint-Supervision)
• Postdoctoral researcher, University of Toledo
• Current research focus: Chiral and ferroelectric materials and related Chiroptical properties

Dr. Haoran Chen

• Joined Aug. 2023
• B.S., Inner Mongolia Minzu University
• M.S., Nanjing Tech University
• Ph.D., Shanghai Jiao Tong University
• Postdoctoral researcher, University of Toledo
• Current research focus: Inverted perovskite solar cells and modules

Dr. Xueping Liu

• Joined Dec. 2024
• M.S., Wuhan University of Technology
• Ph.D., University of Surrey
• Postdoctoral researcher, University of California San Diego
• Postdoctoral researcher, University of Toledo
• Current research focus: All-perovskite tandem solar cells, perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells, single-junction solar cells, up-scaling modules, and photovoltaic device characterizations

Dr. Sabin Neupane

• Joined Dec. 2020
• B.Sc., Tribhuvan University, Nepal
• M.Sc., Tribhuvan University, Nepal
• M.S. , Clark Atlanta University, Georgia, USA
• Ph.D., University of Toledo
• Postdoctoral researcher, University of Toledo
• Current research focus: CdTe Solar Cells

Dr. Jiahao Xie

• Joined Mar. 2025
• B.Sc., Jilin University, China
• M.Sc., Jilin University, China
• Ph.D., Jilin University, China
• Postdoctoral researcher, University of Toledo
• Current research focus: First-principles materials modeling, optical and transport properties of semiconductors, data-driven materials simulation.

Kshitiz Dolia

• Joined Jan. 2021
• B.S., Chemical Engineering, Panjab University, India
• M.S., Chemical Engineering, Arizona State University, USA
• Ph.D. candidate, University of Toledo
• Current research focus: perovskite solar cells

Yeming Xian

• Joined Aug. 2021
• B.S., Electronic Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
• Ph.D. candidate, University of Toledo
• Current research focus: First-principle modeling, data-driven material discovery and design

Muhammad Mohsin Saeed

• Joined May 2022
• B.S., Islamia university of Bahawalpur, Pakistan
• M.S., Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan
• Ph.D. candidate, University of Toledo
• Current research focus: perovskite solar cells

Alisha Adhikari

• Joined May 2022
• B.Sc., Tribhuvan University, Nepal
• M.S., University of Missouri-Kansas City, Missouri
• Ph.D. candidate, University of Toledo
• Current research focus: Characterization and Fabrication of Antimony Selenide Solar Cells

Amirhossein Rahimi

• Joined Aug. 2022
• B.S., Materials Science and Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology
• Ph.D. candidate, University of Toledo
• Current research focus: Perovskite solar cells and modules

Hamim Sharif

• Joined Aug. 2023
• B.S., Materials Science and Eng., University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh
• M.S., Physics, Incheon National University, the Republic of Korea
• Ph.D. candidate, University of Toledo
• Current research focus: CdTe Solar Cells

Joel Blodgett

• Joined Aug. 2023
• B.S., Saginaw Valley State University
• Ph.D. candidate, University of Toledo
• Current research focus: Perovskite solar cells, characterization and synthesis techniques

Sanjeeb Budhathoki

• Joined Aug. 2023
• B.S., Tribhuvan University, Nepal
• M.S., Central Department of Physics, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
• Ph.D. candidate, University of Toledo
• Current research focus: CdTe Solar Cells

Abdulai Rabiu

• Joined Aug. 2023
• B.Sc., Erciyes University, Turkey
• M.Sc., Gaziantep University, Turkey
• Ph.D. candidate, University of Toledo
• Current research focus: Perovskite Solar Cells

Wei Chen

• Joined Aug. 2024
• B.S., University of Science and Technology of China, China
• M.S., ShanghaiTech University, China
• Ph.D. candidate, University of Toledo
• Current research focus: Perovskite Solar Cells

Sonal Bagade

• Joined Aug. 2024
• B.S., Savitribai Phule Pune University, India
• M.S., Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal, India
• Ph.D. candidate, University of Toledo
• Current research focus: Perovskite solar cells and modules (characterization and synthesis)

Zachery Willard

• Joined Aug. 2026
• B.S., Pennsylvania State University at Erie, The Behrend College, USA
• Ph.D. candidate, University of Toledo
• Current research focus: First-principles materials modeling