About me

Jesús Capistrán-Martínez, Ph.D.

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I am researcher in renewable energy materials with a PhD in Energy Engineering and extensive expertise in thin-film solar cells, semiconductor synthesis, and materials characterization. I am passionate about leveraging open-source software and hardware tools to fabricate emerging photovoltaic materials and solar cells.

I aspire to immerse myself in a data-driving culture that harnesses real-time data analysis to revolutionize the way we do science. Since earning my PhD, I have been expanding my skill set in Python, 3D Printing, machine learning and large language models (LLMs) to transform my research approach.

Research Experience

Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2021 – Present) at Institute of Sciences, BUAP (CIDS-ICUAP)

  • Developed flexible thin-film solar cell prototypes using antimony-platinum semiconductors.
  • Designed and implemented chemical bath deposition methods for material synthesis.
  • Mentored graduate students and published research in peer-reviewed journals.

Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2019 – 2020) at Institute of Physics “Luis Rivera Terrazas,” BUAP

  • Advanced materials synthesis and heterojunction studies for solar cell applications.
  • Conducted computational modeling for device optimization.

Research Associate (2017 – 2019) at Centro Mexicano de Innovación en Energía Solar (CEMIE-Sol)

  • Managed research projects integrating novel semiconductors for photovoltaic applications.
  • Founded and collaborated with industry to develop educational STEM kits.

Education

PhD in Energy Engineering (2017) at Instituto de Energías Renovables, UNAM.

  • Dissertation: Thin-Film Solar Cells of Ag-Sb-S

MSc in Energy Engineering (2013) at Centro de Investigación en Energía, UNAM.

  • Dissertation: Antimony Sulfide Thin-Film Solar Cells via Chemical Deposition

BSc in Electromechanical Engineering (2009) at Instituto Tecnológico de Zacatepec, ITZ.

  • Project: Development, Instrumentation, and Evaluation of an Integrated Solar Thermal Collector Module and Solar Radiation Controller

Awards & Honors

  • 2014: Award for the outstanding contribution to Symposium E “Earth-Abundant Inorganic Solar  Energy Conversion,” San Francisco, MRS-2014 Spring Meeting and Exhibit
  • 2012: Best oral session in the 11º CIE-UNAM Student Congress. Temixco Morelos, México