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Dr. Thien Truong received his PhD in Engineering from the Australian National University (ANU), Australia, in 2022. He previously earned an MSc in Intelligent Micro/Nano Systems from Konkuk University, South Korea, in 2018, and a Degree of Engineer in Mechanical Engineering from Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Engineering (HCMUTE), Vietnam, in 2015. His research focuses on the application of advanced characterization techniques (spectroscopy and microscopy) to photovoltaic (PV) materials and devices, as well as the development of silicon solar cells for terrestrial and space applications. He specializes in novel passivating contact technologies for silicon photovoltaics (TOPCon, SHJ, and IBC) and is actively involved in research on perovskites, silicon tandem solar cells, III–V materials, two-dimensional materials, and (photo)electrocatalysis.

Before joining NLR in January 2024 (formerly NREL), Dr. Truong served as a doctoral and postdoctoral researcher at the ANU Solar PV Laboratory from mid-2018 to early 2024. During this time, he contributed to projects funded by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), Jinko Solar (China), and the Centre Suisse d’Electronique et de Microtechnique (CSEM, Switzerland), with a focus on developing advanced polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) passivating contacts for high-efficiency silicon solar cells. Currently at NLR, he is engaged in research on advanced metallization, laser processing, characterization, and defect engineering aimed at enabling lower-cost, higher-efficiency photovoltaic devices across multiple technologies.

(Note on Name: My full name in Vietnamese is 'Trương Ngọc Thiện'. My publications are listed under various names, including Thien Truong, Thien N. Truong, T. Truong, T.N. Truong, and Thien Ngoc Truong.)