Overview
Personal Profile
Aaron Rose is an energy systems analyst specializing in techno-economic optimization of microgrids and distributed energy resources for resilient, cost-effective power. He is a technical lead and advisor of the Federal Energy Management Program’s On-Site Distributed Energy Procurement Technical Assistance service. He particularly enjoys engaging with communities and businesses to understand their energy goals, translate those goals into quantitative analysis, and communicate results to non-experts and experts alike.
Rose joined NLR in 2020 as a Director’s Postdoctoral Fellow under the mentorship of Jao van de Lagemaat. He led research on light-matter interactions in nanomaterials to control chemical reaction energetics. He earned his doctorate in condensed matter physics from Boston College in 2019, studying plasmonics and optoelectronics with Michael J. Naughton. Prior to his graduate work, he served as a secondary education Peace Corps volunteer in Burkina Faso, West Africa, for two years.
Research Interests
Microgrids and DERs
Energy and development
Community engagement
Semiconductor devices
Solar photochemistry
Nano-optics, plasmonics, and ultrafast spectroscopy
Professional Experience
Director’s Postdoctoral Fellow, National Laboratory of the Rockies
Education/Academic Qualification
PhD, Condensed Matter Physics, Boston College
Master, Condensed Matter Physics, Boston College
Bachelor, Space Physics, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Bachelor, Aerospace Engineering, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
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Collaborations and Top Research Areas From the Past 5 Years
Research Output
- 7 Article
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Controlling Exciton/Exciton Recombination in 2-D Perovskite Using Exciton-Polariton Coupling
Fei, R., Hautzinger, M., Rose, A., Dong, Y., Smalyukh, I., Beard, M. & van de Lagemaat, J., 2024, In: Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 15, 6, p. 1748-1754 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
9 Scopus Citations -
Ultrastrong Coupling Leads to Slowed Cooling of Hot Excitons in Few-Layer Transition-Metal Dichalcogenides
Rose, A., Aubry, T., Zhang, H., Vigil-Fowler, D. & van de Lagemaat, J., 2022, In: Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 126, 20, p. 8710-8719 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access14 Scopus Citations -
Ultrastrong Coupling of Band-Nested Excitons in Few-Layer Molybdenum Disulphide
Rose, A., Aubry, T., Zhang, H. & van de Lagemaat, J., 2022, In: Advanced Optical Materials. 10, 20, 8 p., 2200485.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access4 Scopus Citations -
Unraveling the Surface State of Photovoltaic Perovskite Thin Film
Wang, R., Xue, J., Chen, X., Yao, C., Wang, Z. K., Weber, M. H., Rose, A. H., Nuryyeva, S., Zhu, J., Huang, T., Zhao, Y., Tan, S., Beard, M. C., Yan, Y., Zhu, K. & Yang, Y., 7 Jul 2021, In: Matter. 4, 7, p. 2417-2428 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access30 Scopus Citations -
Individual Electron and Hole Mobilities in Lead-Halide Perovskites Revealed by Noncontact Methods
Beard, M., Zhai, Y., Wang, K., Zhang, F., Xiao, C., Rose, A. & Zhu, K., 10 Jan 2020, In: ACS Energy Letters. 5, 1, p. 47-55 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
69 Scopus Citations
Activities
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American Physical Society (External organization)
Rose, A. (Member), Green, P. (Fellow), Dupuis, D. (Member), Roberts, D. (Member), Yadav, G. (Member), Leahy, I. (Member), Cordell, J. (Member), Hassanaly, M. (Member), Smaha, R. (Member), White, R. (Member), Klein, R. (Member), Eichstaedt, C. (Member), Marder, S. (Fellow), Griffin, K. (Member), Ahrenkiel, R. (Fellow), Mahatara, S. (Member), Spurgeon, S. (Member), Nozik, A. (Fellow) & Lany, S. (Member)
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Materials Research Society, MRS (External organization)
Ginley, D. (Member), Rose, A. (Member), Green, P. (Fellow), Roberts, D. (Member), Cordell, J. (Member), Young, J. L. (Member), Jungjohann, K. (Member), Dutta, N. (Member), Smaha, R. (Member), Bell, R. (Member), Aubry, T. (Member), Kang, A. (Member), Egbo, K. (Member), Marder, S. (Fellow), Kluherz, T. (Member), Quadir, S. (Member), Schichtl, Z. (Member), Smeaton, M. (Member), Tellekamp, B. (Member), Spurgeon, S. (Member), Norman, A. (Member), Nozik, A. (Member), Dinh, H. (Member), Lany, S. (Member), Xie, C. (Member), Kocher, J. (Member), Bhardwaj, R. K. (Member) & Harrison, K. (Member)
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Awards and Honors
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NREL Director’s Postdoctoral Fellow
Rose, A. (Recipient) & Zhang, F. (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Honorary award