Vishal Mehta is currently an assistant professor in the college of Engineering and Technology at
Northern New Mexico College, Espanola, New Mexico. Prior to coming to Northern, Dr. Mehta
was at National Renewable Energy Laboratory, CO, conducting photovoltaic research as
postdoc. Vishal has MS and PhD degrees in Materials Science and Engineering from New Jersey
Institute of Technology, NJ. He earned his BE degree in Metallurgy from Maharaja Sayajirao
University of Baroda, India.
His current research interest includes renewable energy, materials processing, instrumentation,
semiconductor devices and STEM Education. He has published his work in journals and
conferences and has served as a reviewer for the International Journal of Photoenergy. Prior to
his academic experience, Dr. Mehta was engaged in industrial work at Keystone Valves (I) Pvt.
Ltd and Birla Copper in India.