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We have sent our second cohort of students for internships to the DOE/NNSA Labs through the SEEP-IT Consortium, NMDL is leading with all our fabulous collaborators! Congrats to all the interns for immersing yourselves in some amazing science and gaining hands-on experience at world-class facilities, Sep. 2024.
Congrats to Thomas for defending his Phase III oral PhD exam, April 2024! Everyone on your committee was so impressed with your work Thomas, and the road ahead looks bright!
Congrats to Allyson for successfully defending her MS Thesis, March 2024! You are an amazing researcher Allyson, full of potential, we are super proud of you!
Congrats to Ashique for successfully defending his MS Thesis, March 2024! And for the new position at QCell North America, enjoy Atlanta, Georgia!
Congrats to Carlos for his new position at STMicroelectronics. Thank you Carlos, for all your contributions while you were in NMDL and congrats on earning the BS degree from UNT, Dec. 2023!
Our NMDL students swept it up during the IEEE MeteroCon Conference in Ft. Worth, Nov. 2023. Silvino, we are very proud of you for being recognized with the 1st place Award in the Best Poster Competition, Graduate Student category, and Thomas, took 2nd place, wonderful job Thomas! Within the Undergraduate Student Category, we are proud of Carlos for winning the 3rd place Award for his research.
Silvino, congratulations on passing your PhD EE proposal defense exam, Phase III, Nov. 2023! Your committee was very impressed with your high level of energy, enthusiasm and engaging presentation! Great job with everything!
Utsab has passed his Ph.D. written and oral qualifying exam, MTSE, Phase II, Sept. 2023! Congratulations Utsab, you deserve every bit of it, given your hard work and keeping your eye on the ball! Your inquisitiveness and dedication are remarkable and when we have these qualities, we know sky is the limit, very proud of you!
We are so very grateful for our new grant from the Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Agency (NNSA) for our $5 Million dollar SEEP-IT Consortium NMDL-UNT is leading with an exceptional team from around the country. Please read more about it at the August 7th, 2023 UNT News press release or UNT System news. Or directly here.
Our students, Sujan and Thomas did an awesome job presenting their results with two oral talk selections to an international audience at the TMS meeting in San Diego, March 2023. Way to go Sujan and Thomas!
Congratulations to Sujan for passing his EE PhD proposal defense exam and phase III, March 2023! You really impressed your committee Sujan with your fabulous accomplishments! All your dedicated efforts and hard work show, we get what we put into it! You are amazing and we are super proud of you!
We received an invitation from the American Institute of Physics (AIP) to further publicize our work on the plexitonic interactions in our 0D-2D ensembles which appeared in Applied Physics Letters in Nov. 2022. Check the write-up here.
We were invited to join Nature Engineering Community upon the publication of our Nature Scientific Reports paper in Nov. 2022, through this blog describing our work on perovskite solar cells.
Our Solar Paper which came out in Sep. 2022, was selected to be showcased on the Solar journal front-cover website, Dec. 2022.
Kishan joins IBM T. J. Watson Center in Albany, NY, after receiving multiple job offers from across the country upon defending his PhD! Congratulations Kishan, and wishing you the best of luck as you launch your professional career! August, 2022
Our Undergraduate Research Fellow in NMDL, Ideal Ademaj, joins Lockheed Martin in Aug. 2022, and is headed for the mountains in Colorado to start his career in defense after earning his BS in EE in Spring, 2022. And he chooses this over his acceptance into the EE graduate program at Columbia University! Congratulations Ideal, you will do amazing wherever you go, we are very proud of you!
Ravindra receives multiple job offers upon finishing his PhD dissertation defense, and eventually decides to join Micron Technology, Boise, Idaho! Congratulations Ravindra, as you embark on your new and exciting journey! June, 2022.
Our Undergraduate Research Fellow, Ideal Ademaj, was selected to receive the best Graduating Senior Award from the Electrical Engineering Department Review Committee. Congrats Ideal for the stellar performance throughout your undergrad years!
So far, 19 undergrads have been supported in research through hands on project-based learning opportunities enabled by the ONR STEM grant, which was awarded to UNT and PI-Kaul in 2019. Many have graduated and are carrying on with their excellence in research, academics and/or the private sector. Thank you to the ONR STEM program which has enabled this magnificent outcome and impact to our DFW-region! More details on this program, including resources for all levels available here: https://ntnsc.unt.edu/
Ravindra recognized with the "Outstanding Research Award" from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, May 2022. Ravindra, we are very proud of you for this great accomplishment! Congratulations!
Kaul recognized as SPIE Fellow: https://research.unt.edu/news/kaul-named-spie-fellow
Kishan passes his Phase III PhD exam from the Materials Science and Engineering Department, outstanding work Kishan, congratulations!
Kaul Group research on bendable optoelectronics with perovskites and 2D layered materials was selected for the Year in Optics Highlights, Optics in 2021 from the Optical Society of America (OSA): https://www.optica-opn.org/home/articles/volume_32/december_2021/features/optics_in_2021/; https://www.optica-opn.org/home/articles/volume_32/december_2021/extras/bendable_optoelectronics_with_additively_manufactu/
Our team received a new grant to study emerging semiconducting materials for nanoelectronics and quantum-enabled systems, we are very grateful to AFOSR, thank you!: https://engineering.unt.edu/news/kaul-explores-new-materials-beyond-silicon-moores-law-reaches-its-limits
Ravindra passes his Phase III PhD exam in Materials Science and Engineering, Fall 2021. Excellent job Ravindra, we are very proud of all your efforts! Congratulations!
Kishan recognized with the "Outstanding Research Award" from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, April 2021. Kishan, this is so well-deserved for all your amazing efforts! Congratulations!
The recent success in our additively manufactured perovskites with graphene and silver contacts is showcased here: https://engineering.unt.edu/news/unt-researcher-novel-approach-all-additively-manufactured-2d-perovskite-devices-published
Our team received a new award from the Office of Naval Research to develop solar cells with perovksites, we are very grateful, please see details here: https://news.unt.edu/news-releases/unt-researcher-awarded-474k-grant-navy-develop-flexible-printed-solar-cells
Avra receives the "Best EE Graduating PhD Student" from the Department of Electrical Engineering, Dec. 2020. Congratulations Avra, you truly deserve this for your outstanding work!
Avra successfully defends his PhD dissertation research, Dec. 2020. Congratulations Avra on a stellar performance!
Our North Texas Navy STEM Coalition (NT-NSC) website is out, thanks to sponsorship from the ONR STEM grant and the PACCAR Technology Institute: https://ntnsc.unt.edu/
Check out this story on Ridwan to showcase his successes as a PhD student in the EE Department and NMDL lab! Congrats again Ridwan! https://engineering.unt.edu/news/phd-student-involved-academics-research-and-service
Kishan and Ravindra recognized at the international TMS 2020 meeting in San Diego for their presentation in the Advanced Real Time Imaging Symposium. Proud of our great students! See the press release: https://engineering.unt.edu/news/graduate-students-take-2nd-international-tms-conference
Ridwan wins the "Best Graduate Student Award" in the entire College of Engineering, Sp.'20 student awards announcement; Awesome Ridwan!! So very well deserved indeed!! https://engineering.unt.edu/news/jacques-hossain-receive-outstanding-college-awards
Avra sweeps his PhD dissertation committee off their feet during his PhD proposal defense presentation in April 2020, passing with flying colors!! Fantastic job Avra!
Check out our recent STEM related events made possible through the Office of Naval Research and PACCAR sponsorship:
Jackie successfully defends her MS thesis work, March 2020. Congratulations Jackie!
Ridwan selected for the Best Graduate Student Award from the EE department, Mar. 2020. Great accomplishment Ridwan, Congratulations!
Ridwan, Gustavo, defend their PhD dissertation research to their committees, Feb. and Mar. 2020. Congratulations Ridwan and Gustavo!
Ravindra gives two oral talks at the TMS meeting, San Diego, Feb. 2020
NMDL group members present oral and poster presentations at the AVS meeting, Cleveland, OH, Oct. 2019
Our inaugral interdisciplinary STEM summer camp news was featured here:
Check out the feature on our new ONR STEM grant:
Gustavo, Avra present their research work at the SPIE DSS meeting in April, and the surface coatings conference in CA, April 2019
Avra, Ridwan and Gustavo present their research work at the Texas Photonics Center Workshop held at UT Dallas, Feb. 2019
Misook, Ridwan present their research work at the MRS Fall Meeting, Boston, Nov. 2018
Ridwan presents his research at the IEEE Photonics Society 31st Annual Conference, Reston, VA, Oct. 2018