Vi's Story
I learnt the basic of energy conversion in my master degree from Germany. Renewable energy from sun and biomass attracted my interest. Couples of years ago, I did some research on the hydrogen production from biomass and waste as well as thin film solar cells production. I found that the development of solar cell technology is what I would like to learn more. After contacting Dr. Krumdieck for the opportunity to do a research on thin films production, I have joined in the AEMS group since 2006.
Research Title
Characterization of step coverage by pulsed-pressure MOCVD: TiO2 thin films on 3-D micro- and nano-structures
Research Project
Publications
Siriwongrungson, V., Alkaisi, M.M., Krumdieck, S.P., Step coverage of thin titania films on patterned silicon substrate by pulsed-pressure MOCVD, Surface and Coatings Technology,Vol. 201(22-23) 2007, 8944-8949
Siriwongrungson, V., Zeng, R.J., Angelidaki, R.I., Homoacetogenesis as the alternative pathway for H2 sink during thermophilic anaerobic degradation of butyrate under suppressed methanogenesis, Water Research, Vol. 41(18) 2007, 4204-4210
Supervisors
Dr. Susan Krumdiek
Dr. Maan M. Alkaisi
Funding
University of Canterbury, PhD scholarship