Ahmad R. Kirmani
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Ahmad R. Kirmani
@ahmadrkirmani.bsky.social
Assistant Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), NY | Associate Editor, APL Energy | Interested in halide perovskites, thin films, solar cells, space power 🚀
www.ahmadrkirmani.com
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Very excited to join Bluesky! I'm an Assistant Professor at Rochester Institute of Technology researching printable thin-film materials for terrestrial & extreme electronics; focus on 'perovskites for space'. Here's my TEDx talk summarizing our group's research focus!
#newPI #perovskites #spacepower
Perovskites Semiconductors are the Future of Space | Ahmad Kirmani | TEDxRIT
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
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Shoutout to Kirmani Lab members, Gavin Heil & David Lusignan, who presented their project results at the RIT Undergraduate Research Symposium! Gavin is developing ultralight encapsulation for perovskite space solar cells, while David is exploring scalable film fab.

#perovskites #spacepower #newPI
August 2, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Figures should do more than decorate; they should argue!
My new editorial in APL Energy discusses symmetry, color, 3D graphics, and AI in scientific figure design.

Link: doi.org/10.1063/5.02...
July 10, 2025 at 1:44 PM
"Are metal-halide perovskite solar cells really radiation tolerant?" This is the question we ask in our new @cellpress.bsky.social Joule paper. We challenge the notion of #perovskite invincibility, and present 4 keys to assess them for space power.

Free access:
authors.elsevier.com/a/1khA9925JE...
February 28, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Had a great time visiting @gatechengineers.bsky.social last week to give a solar cell research seminar! Wonderful campus, great weather, and fantastic people. Thanks @jpcorreabaena.bsky.social for the invitation! Great meeting with @stingelin.bsky.social
#newPI #perovkites #spacepower
January 20, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Thrilled to share the 1st paper from Kirmani Group @rittigers.bsky.social, published in ACS Photonics in the 'Rising Stars in Photonics' special issue! 🎉 Congrats to my PhD student, Buh Tatchen, for leading this effort refining radiation testing guidelines for #perovskites for space power. 🚀
Critical Role of Low-Energy Protons in Radiation Testing of Perovskite Space Solar Cells
While perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are attractive for space applications, assessing their radiation tolerance requires adequate testing protocols. The primary criterion is that protons normally incid...
pubs.acs.org
December 11, 2024 at 1:42 PM
The Kirmani Group @rittigers.bsky.social is at #MRSF24 in Boston! Excited to organize Symposium SB13: Soft Materials for Harsh Environments & Tutorial SB13 at Hynes. Join us to explore perovskites for space & more! 🚀
Presentations:
1️⃣ Sun, 3:30 PM
2️⃣ Mon, 3:30 PM
3️⃣ Mon, 4:00 PM
4️⃣ Tue, 8:00 PM
#SB13
December 1, 2024 at 1:40 PM
🚀 Exciting Postdoc Opportunity!

Our ASTROMAT Center at @rittigers.bsky.social, funded by US Space Force, is hiring a #postdoc to advance #perovskites for #space power. This will be a joint position in my & Seth Hubbard's groups.

Start Apr/May 2025
💸 $70-90k + benefits
⏳ 2-4 years
See attached!
November 22, 2024 at 11:17 PM
Very excited to join Bluesky! I'm an Assistant Professor at Rochester Institute of Technology researching printable thin-film materials for terrestrial & extreme electronics; focus on 'perovskites for space'. Here's my TEDx talk summarizing our group's research focus!
#newPI #perovskites #spacepower
Perovskites Semiconductors are the Future of Space | Ahmad Kirmani | TEDxRIT
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
www.youtube.com
November 22, 2024 at 11:04 PM