Program: Materials Science and Engineering
Phone number: +971 2 810 9140
Dr. Mahieddine Emziane, a Chartered Scientist (CSci.), spent the past 15 years working in the area of semiconductor materials and devices with an emphasis on thin-film PV, TPV, CPV and tandem solar cells. Among the founding faculty at Masdar Institute, he joined in 2007 from Oxford University (UK), following which he spent one year as a Visiting Scholar at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr. Emziane held appointments at the Universities of Sheffield, Liverpool and Durham in the UK, and as a Guest Scientist with Siemens in Germany.
Dr. Emziane is co-owner of three pending IP rights, one of which was licensed to industry. He is first author of over 60 peer-reviewed publications and technical reports out of nearly 100, and he delivered more than 60 conference contributions, invited talks and seminars. With an international perspective in terms of education, professional experience and network, he has active collaborations with partners worldwide.
Dr. Emziane received all his university degrees in Materials and Applied Physics in France and he is a regular reviewer for over 20 international journals and conferences. He is a member of several international professional organizations such as IoP, MRS, IEEE and others. He contributed to the review of one published book and he is a member of the scientific committees of a number of international conferences. He has also been a member of the Steering Committee of Masdar PV Company.
Courses/Teaching interests:
- Photovoltaic Technologies: Materials, Devices and Systems.
- Introduction to the Structure and Properties of Materials
- Thin-film Technology: Fabrication, Characterization and Applications
- Electrical, Optical and Magnetic Properties of Materials
- Advanced Functional Materials and Applications
Advisor to current Masdar Institute students:
Alaeddine Mokri, amokri@masdar.ac.ae
Ali Asghar, aasghar@masdar.ac.ae
Ishtiaq Maqsood, imaqsood@masdar.ac.ae
Yaotsung Hsieh, yhsieh@masdar.ac.ae
