Research Interests:

Surface passivation materials, carrier-selective materials and heterostructures, optical materials and photon management, characterization of photovoltaic cells and modules, defect detection and root cause analysis in photovoltaics, reliability and durability of photovoltaics.

Dr. Davis is an Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering in the College of Engineering and Computer Science at UCF. Additionally, Dr. Davis is a member of the Resilient, Intelligent and Sustainable Energy Systems (RISES) Cluster at UCF and has a joint appointment with FSEC. Dr. Davis is Principal Investigator (PI) and Co-PI on projects funded by industry, the state of Florida, and the Department of Energy. These projects focus on the development of new materials, manufacturing processes, and characterization techniques to improve the performance and reliability of PV technologies, reduce cost, and gain fundamental insight into the structure-property relationships of PV materials.

Secondary Joint Appointments

• Resilient, Intelligent and Sustainable Energy Systems (RISES) Cluster
• Florida Solar Energy Center
• CREOL, the College of Optics and Photonics