Professor Dr. Michael Nielsen

Biography

Michael P. Nielsen is a Senior Lecturer at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in the School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering. He holds a UNSW Scientia Appointment and an ARC DECRA Fellowship. His research focuses on employing ultrafast spectroscopic techniques for the advanced characterization of novel photovoltaic materials, specifically at their interfaces. His methodologies include transient absorption spectroscopy and femtosecond stimulated Raman spectroscopy. Dr. Nielsen's research interests encompass hot carrier photovoltaics, photodetection, photochemistry, and hybrid molecular organic-inorganic systems, particularly emphasizing processes such as singlet fission and triplet-triplet annihilation. He completed a BEng in Engineering Physics at the University of Alberta, followed by an MSc in Electrical Engineering, and attained his PhD in Physics at Imperial College London, where he studied semiconductor nanoplasmonics. Following his graduation, he continued as a Research Associate at Imperial College before joining UNSW as a postdoctoral fellow and was promoted to Senior Lecturer in July 2022. He is currently leading multiple projects funded by the ARC.

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