{"659055":{"#nid":"659055","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Choi Wins Photovoltaics Specialists Conference Best Student Paper Award","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWookjin Choi, a Ph. D candidate in the Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u0026nbsp;(ECE), has received the Best Student Paper Award in\u0026nbsp;the area of silicon\u0026nbsp;materials and devices at the prestigious 49th IEEE Photovoltaics Specialists Conference\u0026nbsp;(PVSC).\u0026nbsp;PVSC is the signature event in the solar power technology and the market sector where over 2,000 scientists and engineers at the forefront of photovoltaic research and development gather.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EChoi is part of ECE\u0026rsquo;s University Center of Excellence for Photovoltaics, led by his Ph.D. advisor Ajeet Rohatgi.\u0026nbsp;His award-winning paper, \u0026ldquo;Development of a Co-anneal Process for Double TOPCon Precursor Fabricated by Ex-situ POCI and APCVD Boron Diffusion,\u0026rdquo; discusses a novel cell design and fabrication method to make next-generation, low-cost, high-efficiency Silicon solar cells. This method utilizes Tunnel Oxide Passivated Contacts (TOPCON) technology to reduce diffusion and metal-induced recombinations in silicon solar cells to significantly enhance their efficiency. The approach can make solar electricity two times cheaper than fossil fuels.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Solar technology is fascinating not only because it converts the photon to an electron, but because it [benefits the environment],\u0026rdquo; said Choi. \u0026ldquo;This award made my mission to fight the climate crises much stronger. My future research work will continue to align with this global decarbonization movement.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Best Student Presentation Award recognizes outstanding work by students in various technical areas. In addition to judging the technical content of the student\u0026rsquo;s work, oral presentations and the student\u0026rsquo;s role in the work are assessed.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis year\u0026rsquo;s PVSC was held in Philadelphia from June 5-10.\u0026nbsp;The conference is divided into 12 areas covering cutting-edge developments in the science and engineering of photovoltaics, spanning from fundamentals to applications, emphasizing material science, devices, systems, solar resources, and policy-related matters.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"ECE student who is on a mission to fight the climate crisis wins best paper at PVSC. "}],"uid":"36327","created_gmt":"2022-06-23 16:49:34","changed_gmt":"2022-06-24 15:08:52","author":"mlindo7","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-06-23T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2022-06-23T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"659057":{"id":"659057","type":"image","title":"Choi Wins Photovoltaics Specialists Conference Best Student Paper Award","body":null,"created":"1656003310","gmt_created":"2022-06-23 16:55:10","changed":"1656077611","gmt_changed":"2022-06-24 13:33:31","alt":"","file":{"fid":"249831","name":"Wookjin Choi_graphic.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Wookjin%20Choi_graphic.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Wookjin%20Choi_graphic.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":569588,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Wookjin%20Choi_graphic.jpg?itok=XIm5jjTC"}}},"media_ids":["659057"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/ieee-pvsc.org\/PVSC49\/","title":"Photovoltaics Specialists Conference\t"},{"url":"https:\/\/ucep.ece.gatech.edu","title":"University Center of Excellence for Photovoltaics"}],"groups":[{"id":"1255","name":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"190839","name":"Wookjin Choi"},{"id":"2435","name":"ECE"},{"id":"190840","name":"IEEE Photovoltaics Specialists Conference"},{"id":"133771","name":"Best Student Paper Award"},{"id":"390","name":"Ajeet Rohatgi"},{"id":"9485","name":"University Center of Excellence for Photovoltaics"},{"id":"190841","name":"solar technology"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39531","name":"Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMartina Lindo\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003Emlindo7@gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["mlindo7@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}