Abasifreke Ebong

Abasifreke (Aba) Ebong, Professor and Director of Graduate Program

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28223-0001

Office: Grigg Hall 361 Phone: 704 687 0307

E-mail: aebong1@uncc.edu

Education:

• Ph.D. University of New South Wales, Australia, 1995
• M.Sc. University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria, 1987
• B.Sc. University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria, 1984
• Six Sigma Green Belt, GE Global Research Center, NY, 2002

Research Interest

• Design, modeling, fabrication, characterization, and analysis of solar cells including crystalline, thin films and organic solar cells
• Low-cost and high-efficiency solar cells (Silicon, III-V etc.)
• Characterization and understanding of solar cell materials-contacts and interfaces
• Surface passivation of electron devices
• III-V light emitting diodes for solid-state lighting

Current Research

Low-cost contact to high-efficiency silicon solar cells