Course abstract
The most important scientific and technical challenges facing humanity in the 21st century are energy security, environmental security and economic security; these can likely be met only through addressing the energy problem with in the next 10–20 years. Meeting global energy demand in a sustainable fashion will require not only increased energy efficiency and new methods of using existing carbon based fuels but also renewable energy. Moreover, rising prices and sporadic shortages of fossil fuels provides the impetus for the present worldwide effort to develop alternative sources of energy. Solar energy is to be a major primary energy source; utilization requires solar capture and conversion. In this course we will discuss about various photovoltaics technologies, different generation of solar cells, device fabrication and characterization techniques and applications in industries.
Course Instructor
Prof.Soumitra Satapathi
Dr. Soumitra Satapathi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics at Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee and also the visiting Professor of Physics at University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA. He is also a joint faculty in the Center for Nanotechnology at IIT Roorkee. Before joining to IIT Roorkee, Dr. Satapathi was a postdoctoral research fellow at Tufts University Boston, USA. He received his M.S and Ph.D. degree in Physics from University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA in 2010 and 2012 respectively. Dr. Satapathi has published more than 20 international journal papers and received several international awards including Marquis Who’s Who of America 2011and BASE Award on Solar Photovoltaic from DST. Dr. Satapathi’s research is focused on the development of advanced materials and their use in organic electronics including organic solar cells, LEDs and sensors.More info
Teaching Assistant(s)
Course Duration : Jul-Sep 2019
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Enrollment : 15-May-2019 to 05-Aug-2019
Exam registration : 01-Jun-2019 to 26-Aug-2019
Exam Date : 29-Sep-2019
Enrolled
2883
Registered
822
Certificate Eligible
518
Certified Category Count
Gold
1
Silver
43
Elite
198
Successfully completed
276
Participation
197
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Category : Successfully Completed
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Category : Elite
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Category : Silver
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Category : Gold
Legend
AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75 AND FINAL SCORE >=40
BASED ON THE FINAL SCORE, Certificate criteria will be as below:
>=90 - Elite + Gold
75-89 -Elite + Silver
>=60 - Elite
40-59 - Successfully Completed
Final Score Calculation Logic
- Assignment Score = Average of best 6 out of 8 assignments.
- Final Score(Score on Certificate)= 75% of Exam Score + 25% of Assignment score
Enrollment Statistics
Total Enrollment: -1
Registration Statistics
Total Registration : 822
Assignment Statistics
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