OTHER WORK HIGHLIGHTS

JULY 2024 | RESEARCH CONFERENCE IN CHINA

As a program organized by Zhejiang University I attended a 2 week summer program in Hangzhou, China in July 2024. The course was “Advanced Power Electronics for Carbon Neutrality” where for the first week of the program there were 6hrs of PhD level lectures everyday back to back by various experts and top researchers in the field. In the second week the university had organized visits to various museums and companies such as Alibaba Cloud (AI), Leap Motors (EVs), Silergy CORP (semiconductors), and more. Having diligently taken notes across all the lectures and from things learnt from the various company tours, I had created this infographic summarizing the key information and takeaways.

Additionally to pass the course I had to research a topic, submit a report and complete a presentation. I researched and created a report on the following topics:

• Thermal Reliability of Power Electronic Devices and Critical Components

  Abstract: Power electronics are integral to various applications, from large-scale power converters to semiconductor devices, and their reliable operation is crucial in the face of rising global temperatures and increasing demands for clean energy. This report investigates the thermal stability and reliability of power electronics components, analyzing their vulnerabilities, potential for catastrophic failures, and maintenance requirements. It covers the effect of temperature on device lifespan, the thermal reliability of new semiconductor materials like SiC and GaN, the thermal degradation of photovoltaic panels, and current design trends and recommendations for future research.

• Magnetics Integration in Power Electronics

  The presentation covered topics such as why this is an important topic, challenges, latest technologies, and future scope. For improving efficiency of power electronics, magnetics are slowly becoming a bottleneck - where components such as inductors are bulky, capacitors have high failure rates, and more. Scope for innovation may lie in material science research towards new core materials that can achieve higher energy density.

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AUGUST 2023 | AWARD FOR RESEARCH POSTER IN QUANTUM PHOTONICS

As an undergraduate student I completed 1.5 years of research under Prof Nam DONGUK (donguknam.com) where I studied, simulated and experimented (with real lasers!) on a novel micrometer scale device that improves consistency and efficiency of strained 2D material light sources for photonics based quantum computing chips, and also developed an laser optical bench setup for quantum photonic measurements (spectrum, lifetime and g2 single photon emission.) I created this research poster summarizing my work and was awarded first place in my school with a trophy award and cash prize of 500$.

Conventional electronics work with electric flow and transistors. The next revolution may be by using light for computation instead! This device makes the micro-scale light sources possible for such computations (photonic quantum computing.) Faster and more advanced computers!