Sep 2016 – May 2019 · 2 yrs 8 mos

• Leading synthesis of novel quantum dots for display applications

Oct 2012 – Aug 2016 · 3 yrs 10 mos

• Defined and conducted testing to validate long-term reliability of POWERHOUSE™ Solar System 2.0
• Led product development and redesign efforts for POWERHOUSE™ Solar System 2.0 to enable significant cost savings
• Led groups of people in the resolution of critical R&D and manufacturing issues
• Expert in statistical data analysis and data driven decision-making
• Evaluated competitive technology and patents to favorably position Dow’s intellectual property
• Led Freedom to Operate (FTO) analysis for a new solar product
• Partnered with external companies in JDA’s to develop value added solar technologies
• Safety action committee team leader for Dow Solar R&D for the last two years
• Led Dow’s participation in IEC working groups to ensure new standards incorporate Dow’s views and products
• Wrote 27 internal technical reports and 5 invention concept document disclosures
• 3 patent applications filed

Sep 2007 – Jul 2012 · 4 yrs 10 mos · Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Developed novel solar cells from an environmentally benign material Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) using solution based approaches
• Engineered CZTS thin film and quantum dot solar cells
• Investigated thin films coatings from colloidal dispersions of CZTS nanocrystals
• Computed Raman spectra for CZTS using density functional theory (DFT) calculations

May 2006 – Jul 2006 · 2 mos

• Synthesized indium oxide (In2O3) thin films using chemical vapor deposition
• Characterized the films using X-ray diffraction and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy in order to study the uniformity of deposition

Dec 2005 – May 2007 · 1 yr 5 mos · New Delhi Area, India

• Synthesized 0-D, 1-D and 2-D novel functional nanostructures of indium nitride and tin nitride using chemical vapor deposition
• Characterized the nanostructures by a suite of techniques including X-ray diffraction, scanning and transmission electron microscopy