Magnetron sputtering methods at Michigan State University
Dr Tabitha Amollo has been awarded a visiting research scholar position at Michigan State University (MSU) in the African Futures Research Leadership program. She is one of the ten fellows in the fourth cohort of this program, drawn from member institutions. At MSU, she is hosted by the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
African Futures fourth cohort fellows at the Michigan State University. FAR-LeaF research fellow Dr Amollo is on the far left.
Amollo hopes to further her research prowess in developing materials and technologies for solar energy conversion. She will optimise thin film growth parameters during the program using magnetron sputtering methods. Thus, she hopes to contribute to advancing high-quality thin film growth mechanisms.
Thin film processing is pertinent to producing various devices, including smart windows, light-emitting diodes (LEDs), solar cells and liquid crystal displays (LCDs). Dr Amollo hopes to develop high-efficiency perovskite/c-Si tandem solar cells with optimised processing parameters.
Amollo hopes to further her research prowess in developing materials and technologies for solar energy conversion.
Heidi Sonnekus | FAR-LeaF Program
The Future Africa Research Leader Fellowship (FAR-LeaF) is a fellowship programme, focussed on developing transdisciplinary research and leadership skills, to address the complex, inter-linked challenges of health, well-being, and environmental risks in Africa.