Mohd Zamir Pakhuruddin | Associate Professor, Institute of Nano Optoelectronics Research and Technology (INOR), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)

Associate Professor Ts. Dr. Mohd Zamir Pakhuruddin is the Director of Institute of Nano Optoelectronics Research and Technology (INOR), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). Previously, he was a Senior Photolithography Engineer at SilTerra and Senior R&D Engineer of Sputtering at Fuji Electric for 8 years, before academia. He is a Professional Technologist (Ts.) in Green Technology and a certified TTT by HRD Corporation. To date, he has trained more than 280 managers and engineers of First Solar, Maxeon (SunPower) and Hanwha Q Cells on solar cell device physics, and Intel on semiconductor physics and fabrication processes. His research focuses on advanced photovoltaics, covering next-generation photovoltaic (PV) devices, including III-nitrides/silicon tandem/multi-junction solar cells for space, semi-transparent PV windows and emerging applications. The research comprises simulation (via Ray Tracing, RayFlare, SCAPS-1D, PC1D etc.) and experimental approaches. Besides, he explores various transparent conductive oxides (TCOs) and anti-reflective coating (ARC) materials for PV devices.