Solar Energy
Photovoltaic cells, solar thermal systems, and concentrated solar power. Covers cell efficiency improvements, perovskite and tandem architectures, and utility-scale deployment.
Research Groups
View allSolar Futures Lab
MIT Energy Initiative
🇺🇸 Cambridge, United States
Research group focusing on next-generation photovoltaic materials, perovskite solar cells, and grid-scale solar integration. We combine computational modelling with lab-scale fabrication to push solar efficiency beyond 30%.
Smart Grid & Power Electronics Lab
Tsinghua University
🇨🇳 Beijing, China
Power electronics for grid integration of renewables, flexible HVDC transmission, and AI-driven demand-response optimisation for China's ultra-large grid.
Energy Access & Equity Lab
University of Cape Town
🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
Mini-grid deployment, solar home systems, and energy poverty metrics for sub-Saharan Africa. Policy work with South African DMRE and UN-Energy.
Open Grants
Clean Energy Prize (MIT)
MIT Clean Energy Prize
DOE Office of Science Graduate Student Research Program
U.S. Department of Energy
BP International Centre for Advanced Materials Fellowship
BP & Universities
ERC Advanced Grant – Energy
European Research Council
Fulbright Energy Scholar Program
U.S. Department of State
MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026 (Israel-hosted)
European Commission / Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions