Richard Trevisan and DJ Game
When two graduating seniors teamed up to combine their passion and technical skills for a senior project, it became a positive charge for innovation and unique lighting technology.
DJ Game and Richard Trevisan both selected a project based on their common interests and feasibility of the project. Their project is titled "Development of Perovskite-Based Photodetector with High Stability."
Game and Trevisan are both graduating this May from Old Dominion University's Batten College of Engineering & Technology. Game will earn a degree in Electrical Engineering with a concentration in Power and Renewable Energy. He transferred from Rappahannock Community College in the Fall 2017. Richard Trevisan is pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering with a minor in Computer Science. He transferred from Tidewater Community College in Fall 2017.
Both students are enthusiastic about their project in the development of Perovskite based photo detectors. Trevisan stated, "I chose this project because I have previously taken a class in silicon fabrication and really enjoyed it. Thinking it would be similar I gravitated towards this topic. My decision was also based on the fact that this was a funded project."
"Solar power was one of my favorite subjects so when I saw it on the list a photodetector that was using a material that is promising for that subject, I wanted to give it a shot. I'm lucky to have had a partner that was also interested in the subject and really shared my enthusiasm to research and implement this device," DJ Game said.
Photodetectors capture photons of various energies (quanta) from the various bands of the electromagnetic spectrum (light) and turn the luminous energy into an electrical signal. The structure of the device is based off the inverted vertical structure where light comes through the bottom transport layers and into the absorption layers for electrical conversion.
With a lot of guidance from the forerunners of the design and the lab work, their advisor and the Ph.D. student, they were able to make better design choices for efficiency, proto-type stability and performance. The enormous work behind the project received tremendous recognition and support from the US Army Night Vision & Electronic Sensors Directorate, through The U.S. Army Innovative Discovery Science Platform (iDISPLA) Initiative.
Congratulations to a great start of ingenuity! To find more senior projects like these, contact the at Old Dominion University.
About the Collaborators:
Father-Son Time Instilled Problem Solving and Design Skills
DJ Game has always been interested in how things work. He has shown keen interest in helping his father with his work projects. His father instilled in him problem solving and design skills early on. His engineering interest became more evident when he was in high school and got involved in science fairs. In one of his science fair projects, he tried to make a little windmill that could power some LEDs. Since then Game's curiosity grew more in power systems, and he yearned to study more about the subject matter, exploring more than just the basics.
"When I first started my pursuit for this degree, I was 50/50 on computer engineering or electrical, but I felt electrical held my interest more," said Game. He first started his pursuit for his engineering degree. He was equally interested in computer engineering and electrical engineering. Moreover, Game saw promising career trends in engineering and concentrated in power and renewable energy as the source for our future energy supply.
Logs and Legos Built Engineering Paths
Richard Trevisan was fascinated in building things when he was a child. Lincoln logs, tinker toys and Legos were some of his favorite things. As he grew older, he geared toward the technology of video games and variations of hardware. The increasing sophistication in gaming technology attracted Trevisan in videogames and ways companies imitate life digitally. He was interested in computer hardware as it relates to the various aspects of functionality in gaming. This then led him to focus his college degree in computer hardware design.
While building a personal computer may be too technical for some, Trevisan, who is a gamer, was easily prepared for the task. Building your own custom-built computers require varied knowledge and hands-on application of computer skills ranging, from power supplies to frame rates to game knowledge and performance.
As soon as Trevisan graduated from high school, he was ready for the tech and task challenges of developing computer hardwares. His curiosity laser-focused on computer development, thus engineering became the obvious choice for his career path.