Principal Investigator
"Do not forget what it is to be a sailor because of being a captain yourself." - Tanzanian Proverb
Nutifafa Y. Doumon (Ph.D., MA)
Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Virginia S. and Philip L. Walker Jr. Faculty Fellow in Materials Science and Engineering and the Fuel Science
Office: 333 Steidle Building, University Park, PA 16802
Email: nzd5349@psu.edu
Hometown: Avoeme-Aflao, V/R, Ghana
Education
- Ph.D. in Nanoscience (Applied Physics), University of Groningen, The Netherlands
- MA in Leadership, Honors College, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
- MSc. in Nanoscience, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
- MSc. in Theoretical Physics, AUST-Abuja, Nigeria
- BSc. in Physics, University of Ghana-Legon, Ghana
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Before joining Penn State, Dr. Doumon was jointly a researcher at INRS-EMT (Canada) and Jilin Normal University (China). His main research focused on materials for solar technologies. He then joined the Chemistry and Nanoscience Center at the National Renewable energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, Colorado, as a scientist working as part of the SETO’s Perovskite PV Accelerator for Commercializing Technologies (PACT) team. He has more than a dozen years of experience and expertise in physics, nanoscience, materials science, energy, research, teaching, and leadership. He is an advocator for better Education, women in STEM, global climate change, and sustainable energy transition and resources in Africa.
He is passionate about the (African) youth and the value-added transformation of the continent, leading him to co-found DAMINY EduNergy Ltd (DEL), a company aiming to serve four pillars of African society: Leadership, Education, Energy (Science), and Research. Dr. Doumon also launched the DAMINY EduNergy Mentorship Program (DENMP). DENMP aims to shape the minds of the young and future generation of African scholars in all areas, especially young ladies in STEM, through its platforms, programs, and mentors.
Teaching Activities
- MATSE 446: Electrical and Mechanical Properties of Polymers (Fall 2023)
- MATSE 597: Special Topics – Organic/Hybrid Optoelectronic & Photovoltaic Devices (Spring 2024)
Review Activities
Dr. Doumon is a reviewer for the following journals:
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces | AIP Applied Physics Letters | Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference | Elsevier Organic Electronics | IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics |RSC Journal of Materials Chemistry C | RSC Journal of Materials Chemistry A | Springer Nature Scientific Reports | Wiley Advanced Energy Materials | Wiley Carbon Energy| Wiley Progress in Photovoltaics: Research & Applications | Wiley Solar RRL
Professional Body Memberships
- American Ceramic Society – Energy Materials & Systems
- African Materials Research Society
- Materials Research Society