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Alison Ciesla is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Photovoltaics and Renewable Energy Engineering at the University of New South Wales. She completed her PhD in Photovoltaics (PV) in 2017, with a focus on reducing recombination and mitigating light-induced degradation (LID). Alison is a DECRA fellow and has been involved in the invention of over ten related patents, having published more than fifty research papers. She was the lead inventor in patents that were commercialized, including being part of the team that commercialized Suntech’s laser doped plated PLUTO cell technology. With extensive experience in managing technology transfer and industry collaborations, she has worked with larger silicon wafer, cell, and module manufacturers across Asia, Europe, and America. Alison's DECRA fellowship focuses on understanding hydrogen behavior in silicon cells and its contribution to light and elevated temperature-induced degradation (LeTID) as a means to predict and prevent degradation. Her research aims to solve reliability issues in commercial solar modules to maximize long-term power output and enhance the reliability of commercial silicon solar cells.
University of New South Wales • Kensington, NSW, Australia
Conducting research and teaching in the field of photovoltaics and renewable energy engineering.
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