Thien Truong
Postdoctoral Researcher-materials Science @National Laboratory of the Rockies
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WORK HISTORY
Postdoctoral Researcher-materials Science @National Laboratory of the Rockies
Research Focus: Conduct research on materials and devices to develop high-efficiency solar cells for space and terrestrial applications.Funding: Secured funding from the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Energy (DOE) for solar cell research projects.DOE SIPS Grant: Awarded 2024 Small Innovative Projects in Solar (SIPS) funding from DOE’s EERE SETO for a project on electromagnetic heating for Si photovoltaics.NREL HOPE Program: Participated in the NREL Hands-On Photovoltaic Experience (HOPE) program since 2024.Mentorship: Mentored Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship (SULI) students since Summer 2024.Recognition: Received the NREL Postdoctoral Research Award in 2025 for contributions to leading winning proposal as a Principal Investigator.Responsibilities: Write proposals, lead research projects, and collaborate with industry and academic partners to advance renewable energy solutions.
EDUCATION
HCMC University of Technology and Engineering
Engineer's degree, Machinery Manufacturing Technology
Gyeongsang National University
GKS Exchange Student, Mechanical Engineering
Konkuk University
Master of Science - MS, Intelligent Micro/Nano System
The Australian National University
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Engineering (Photovoltaics)
ABOUT THIEN TRUONG
Dr. Thien Truong received his PhD in Engineering from the Australian National University (ANU), Australia in 2022. Prior to that, he obtained an MSc in Intelligent Micro/Nano Systems from Konkuk University, South Korea in 2018, and a Degree of Engineer in Mechanical Engineering from Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education, Vietnam in 2015. His research focuses on the applications of advanced characterization techniques (spectroscopy/microscopy) for PV materials and devices, and the development of silicon solar cells for terrestrial/space applications. He specializes in novel passivating contact technology for silicon photovoltaics (TOPCon/SHJ/IBC) and is actively involved in research areas such as perovskites, Si tandems, materials, 2D materials, and (photo)electrocatalysis.Before joining NREL in Jan 2024 (now NLR), Thien served as a doctoral/postdoctoral researcher at the ANU Solar PV Lab from mid 2018 to early 2024. During this period, he contributed to various Australian National Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA, Australia), Jinko Solar (China), and Centre Suisse d\' Electronique et de Microtechnique (Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology, CSEM, Switzerland) funded projects, focusing on the development of advanced poly-Si passivating contacts for high-efficiency silicon solar cells. Currently at NLR, Thien is engaged in research on advanced metallization, laser processing, characterization, and defects engineering for a lower-cost, higher efficiency devices for different photovoltaic technologies.
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