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Materials Engineering Education in Two New Engineering Degree Programs at the Centre for Photovoltaic Engineering

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2011

Richard Paul Corkish,
S. R. Wenham,
J. Cotter,
A. B. Sproul,
A. G. Aberle,
A. Bruce and
M. A. Green
Richard Paul Corkish
Affiliation:
r.corkish@unsw.edu.au, University of New South Wales, Centre for Photovoltaic Engineering, UNSW, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia, +61 2 93854068, +61 2 93857762
S. R. Wenham
Affiliation:
s.wenham@unsw.edu.au, University of New South Wales, Centre for Photovoltaic Engineering, Australia
J. Cotter
Affiliation:
j.cotter@unsw.edu.au, University of New South Wales, Centre for Photovoltaic Engineering, Australia
A. B. Sproul
Affiliation:
a.sproul@unsw.edu.au, University of New South Wales, Centre for Photovoltaic Engineering, Australia
A. G. Aberle
Affiliation:
a.aberle@unsw.edu.au, University of New South Wales, Centre for Photovoltaic Engineering, Australia
A. Bruce
Affiliation:
a.bruce@unsw.edu.au, University of New South Wales, Centre for Photovoltaic Engineering, Australia
M. A. Green
Affiliation:
m.green@unsw.edu.au, University of New South Wales, Centre for Photovoltaic Engineering, Australia
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Abstract

The establishment, in 2000 and 2003, of new degree programs in Photovoltaics and Solar Energy Engineering and Renewable Energy Engineering at the Centre for Photovoltaic Engineering at the University of New South Wales, Sydney was in response to predictions, now being fulfilled, of dramatic global market and employment growth. They were developed by the well established photovoltaics research group at UNSW that has produced many important advances, including two commercially important solar cell technologies. Materials-related education in these programs are mainly focussed on the photovoltaic aspects, including study of the fundamental optical, electronic, phononic and excitonic properties of silicon, crystal structure, semiconductor properties, doping and contacts. Cell manufacturing is taught in detail, including by the use of an interactive virtual production line. Practical projects, taking advantage of a large and active research group, are one of the most important and effective educational tools in both these programs. The Centre also administers postgraduate coursework and research programs.

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photovoltaicsemiconductingscreen printing

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 909: Symposium PP – Forum on Materials Science Education , 2005, 0909-PP02-05
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2006

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