Researcher

Associate Professor Ziv Hameiri

Fields of Research (FoR)

Photodetectors, Optical Sensors and Solar Cells

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Biography

Ziv Hameiri received his Bachelors of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel in 2005 (Graduated Summa Cum Laude). He was awarded his PhD by the University of New South Wales (School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering) in March 2011 for a thesis entitled Laser-Doped Selective Emitter and Local Back Surface Field Solar Cells with Rear Passivation. He was a Research Fellow at...view more

Ziv Hameiri received his Bachelors of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel in 2005 (Graduated Summa Cum Laude). He was awarded his PhD by the University of New South Wales (School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering) in March 2011 for a thesis entitled Laser-Doped Selective Emitter and Local Back Surface Field Solar Cells with Rear Passivation. He was a Research Fellow at the Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore between 2011 and 2014, where his research focused on characterisation of silicon wafers and solar cells using photoluminescence and on development of high-efficiency industrial solar cells.

In 2014 he was awarded the UNSW Vice-Chancellor’s Research Fellowship and in 2015 he received the Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA). He is currently an Associate Professor, leading a group of 8-10 PhD students and several Research Fellows.

Education:

2005 – 2010

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering

University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

2000 – 2004

Bachelor of Science (BSc)

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel

Employment History:

2020 –

Associate Professor

University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

2018 – 2020

Senior Research Fellow

University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

2015 – 2018

Australian Research Council (ARC) Research Fellow

Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA)

University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

2014 – 2015

Vice-Chancellor’s Research Fellow

University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

2011 – 2014

Research Fellow

Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore

National University of Singapore

My Awards

2020	HDR (Higher Degree Research) Supervision Award Faculty of Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
2019	Staff Excellence Award in Research Excellence (second year in a row) Faculty of Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
2018	Staff Excellence Award in Research Excellence Faculty of Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
2018	Scientist Medal International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM)
2013	Vice-Chancellor’s Research Fellowship The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
2013	Best Poster Award Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (Tampa, Florida, USA)
2010	Suntech Research Excellence Award Suntech Power Holding Co., LTD

My Research Activities

His current research interests are:

Investigation of bulk and surface defects in silicon wafers
Development of new characterisation methods for silicon wafers, cells and modules
Development of machine learning tools to study defects and other loss mechanisms in silicon wafers, cells and modules
Development of new characterisation methods for perovskite and CZTS solar cells
Development of novel passivation techniques for surfaces and contacts
Development of industrial high efficiency solar cells
Development of novel beta-voltaics

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