Mahir Abrar received his Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Shahjalal University of Science amd Technology in 2018 and is now pursuing a PhD in Electrical Engineering at Florida International University (FIU). He is now working as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, FIU. Previously, he was a Graduate Research Assistant (2021–2023). His research topics mainly include Perovskite Solar Cells.
Deidra R. Hodges received her B.S. degrees in Physics and Electrical Engineering in a Dual Degree program between Dillard University and Columbia University. She also received her M.S. in E.E. degree from Columbia University and Ph.D. in E.E. from the University of South Florida. Dr. Hodges is the ECE Department Chair and an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. She has served as an Editor of Elsevier’s Materials Science in Semiconducting Processing (MSSP). Dr. Hodges was a user and a visiting faculty member at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL). She has also served as a Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society advisor. Her professional society membership includes the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Institute of Nuclear Materials Management (INMM), Electron Device Society (EDS), Materials Research Society (MRS), and American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). Dr. Hodges is an exceptional leader in Photovoltaics (PV) and Solar Energy research, with extensive experience in PV and radiation detection devices. She is highly focused on advancing renewable energy, sustainability, nuclear materials, and extreme photon sensing. Dr. Hodges is highly skilled in diverse and interdisciplinary collaborations, and she innovates to enable and advance technologies toward sustainability.