Moneim Ismail
Research Scientist
Material Science
Skoltech
Russian Federation
Biography
Over my research career, I gained a multidisciplinary expertise and broad technical experience across fields of physics, materials science, electrical engineering and chemistry with primary interest in organic/ inorganic electronics. The overarching themes of my research are on: (1) Materials processing, device fabrication (spin-coating, vapor-assisted, vacuum, encapsulation, rapid solidification, casting, glove box, etc.) and characterization (structural, optical and electrical), (2) device physics of organic solar cells (impedance/ admittance spectroscopy, PL-spectroscopy, SCLC, etc.), and (3) understanding structure-property-performance relationships across materials, thin films and devices. Employment: Research scientist, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Russia), 01/2017 – present. Lecturer of Physics, Mansoura University (Egypt), 09/2015 – 01/2017 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Iowa State University (USA), 07/2015 – 08/2015 Graduate Research Assistant, Iowa State University (USA), 08/2014 – 07/2015 Egyptian Government Scholar, Iowa State University (USA), 01/2011 – 08/2014 Assistant Lecturer at Department of Physics, Mansoura University (Egypt), 01/2008 – 12/2010 Graduate & Teaching Assistant at Department of Physics, Mansoura University (Egypt), 06/2004 – 01/2008
Research Interest
Design of efficient perovskite solar cells