Institute of Energy Conversion  University of Delaware Newark, DE 19716

Student Research Supervision -- Robert W. Birkmire

Jointly supervise Ph.D. and Masters students in the Mechanical, Chemical, and Electrical Engineering departments, Phjysics department and Materials Science department.  Additionally, supervise undergraduate students in the University's honors program.

Ph.D. Dissertations

Master's Theses

Students under current supervision

Ph.D. Dissertations

• R.D. Varrin, Jr., "Selenization: Formation of CuInSe₂ Polycrystalline Thin Films of Photovoltaic Devices," May 1991 (Co-advisor:  TWF Russell).

 
• Sandeep Verma, "A Chemical Reactor and Reaction Engineering Analysis of the Formation of CuInSe₂ by Selenization," April 1993 (Co-advisor:  TWF Russell).

 
• Matheswaran Marudachalam, "Processing, Structure and Diffusion in CuIn_xGa_1-xSe₂ Thin Films for Solar Cells," December 1996 (Co-advisor:  Jerold Schultz).

 
• Garth Jensen, "Alloys in Cadmium Telluride Solar Cells," March 1997 (degree from Stanford University; Co-advisor:  Richard Bube, Stanford University).

 
• Julius Mwabora, "Copper Indium Diselenide (CuInSe₂) Based Solar Cells:  Effect of CuInSe₂ Films Preparation Conditions and Thickness on Performance," February 1999 (degree from University of Dar es Salaam; Co-advisor:  R. T. Kivaisi).

 
• Michael Engelmann, "Quantitative Determination of the Incorporation of Sulfur in Copper Indium Diselenide Polycrystalline Thin Films" March 1999.

 
• Gregory M. Hanket, "Manufacture of Large-Area Copper Indium (Gallium) Diselenide Thin Films for Photovoltaic Applications," July 1999 (Co-advisor:  T. W. F. Russell).

 
• Atul Pant, "Analysis and Modeling of Hot Wire Chemical Vapor Deposition of Silicon Films," March 2000 (Co-advisor:  M. Huff).

Master's Theses

• Gregory Norsworthy, "A New Design for Rapid Cooling of Thin Films During Processing," May 1996 (Co-advisor:  John Meakin).

 
• Rajesh Venugopal, "The Study of Sulfur Diffusion into CdTe Using X-ray Diffraction," Summer 1997 (Co-advisor:  Jerold Schultz)

 

Students Under Current Supervision

• Ozgenc Ebil, Materials Science, Ph.D. Program

 
• Moses Haimbodi, Materials Science, Ph.D. Program

 
• Jochen Titus, Materials Science, Ph.D. Program