PROMISES OF SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC
TECHNOLOGY: POTENTIAL DEVICES AND SYSTEM DESIGN
Institute of Information and Communication Technology, BUET.
Presenter: DR. Nowshad Amin
PV Seminar
9 January , 2011
Nowshad Amin accomplished his education until the
higher secondary level from his native country,
Bangladesh. He was then selected for the Japanese
Ministry of Education (MONBUSHO) scholarship,
where he achieved diploma (March, 1994) in
Electrical Engineering from Gunma National College
of Technology, Bachelor degree (March, 1996) in
Electrical & Electronic Engineering from Toyohashi
University of Technology in Japan.
Subsequently, he got his Masters (March,1998) and PhD (March, 2001)
in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Tokyo Institute of
Technology in Japan, where he pursued research on low cost and high
efficiency cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin film solar cell fabrication and
characterization. However, Dr. Nowshad Amin started his professional
career in the semiconductor products sector of Motorola Japan Ltd. in
April 2001, which later span-off as Freescale Semiconductor Ltd.
worldwide. His main focus was on communication micro-processors,
design of passive optical network processors etc. However, amid of
service in Motorola, he pursued a post-doctoral fellowship at the
University of South Florida on CdTe thin film solar cells. Since, Nov.
2004, Dr. Amin has been working in Malaysia with present affiliation at
The National University of Malaysia (@ Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia,
UKM) as an Associate Professor at the Dept. of Electrical Electronic
and Systems Engineering. He also holds the position of group leader
for “PV systems & Advanced Solar Cells” Research Group (one of the
eight distinguished groups in 2009 with VC Award) under Solar Energy
Research Institute (SERI) of The National University of Malaysia.
Topics to be addressed:
• Renewable Energy Resources
• Solar PV and Thermal Options
• Solar Photovoltaic Technologies
• First generation solar cell: Silicon
• Fabrication of crystalline silicon based solar cells
• Issues and limitations
• Trends and promises to better future
Learning Outcome:
Upon completion of this course, participants should
be able to get overall idea about the renewable
energy resources, especially solar photovoltaic
technology, solar cell, potential materials for solar
cells, fabrication technologies, and recent trend of
the promising thin film solar PV technologies.
Dr. Amin has authored numerous research articles in both cited
journals and conference proceedings. He also possesses a few patents
mostly on solar PV technologies as well as numerous research funds.
The research group he has been leading was awarded as one of the
best research groups in 2009. He is actively involved in promoting
Renewable Energy to the developing countries in South and South
East Asia, working as consultant to some Solar PV manufacturers in
both Bangladesh and Malaysia.
Dr. Nowshad Amin is currently holding a visiting professorship position
at the King Saud University (KSU), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Who Should Attend:
Students, Researchers, Engineers, Lab Supervisors, Semiconductor
Material and Device Scientist, Renewable Energy Enthusiasts, Policy
Makers in both Private and Public Sectors, NGOs.
For more information,
please contact : Dr. Md. Liakot Ali
E-mail: liakot@iict.buet.ac.bd
Tel:02-9665602
Venue: Seminar Room (1st Floor) Civil Building, BUET