Prof. Senthilarasu Sundaram

Prof. Senthilarasu Sundaram is a Professor in the School of Computing, Engineering and Digital Technologies at Teesside University. His passion for energy and sustainability in the energy sector started during his pre-doctoral research course (MPhil in Applied Physics) which led to his PhD in organic solar cell materials. He currently leads the sustainable energy material-themed research at Teesside University. Prior to joining Teesside, he was an Associate Professor in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and a Lecturer and Senior Lecturer at the University of Exeter where he led the “Energy materials” group within the Environment and Sustainability Institute (ESI), in which he was in charge of the energy conversion and storage, environment-friendly materials for energy applications. His research focus is sustainable energy vectors through renewable energy, especially solar energy. He has a strong background in resource assessment, theoretical modelling and simulation for different solar systems including thin-film PV and third-generation solar cell materials and devices and solar thermal. He has experience in sustainable energy generation through environmentally friendly materials such as dye-sensitized solar cells, Tin-based perovskite solar cells and thin-film photovoltaics which include dye, synthesis, characterisation and recycling.