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Personal Profile
Dennice Roberts is a researcher focused on synthesis and characterization of materials for renewable energy applications using low-cost and materials-by-design methods. Her work spans multiple research areas and is currently focused on: 1) development of low-cost growth methods for high efficiency III-V tandem solar cells, and 2) design and synthesis of metastable chalcogenide heterostructures for neuromorphic computing. She is specifically interested in kinetic trapping of novel structures and the the effects of surfaces and interfaces on the properties of energy-related material systems.
Research Interests
Non-equilibrium and metastable materials
Thin-film synthesis and characterization
Surface and interface science
High-efficiency multijunction photovoltaics and III-V epitaxial growth
Professional Experience
Postdoctoral Researcher, NLR (2019–present)
Visiting Scholar, University of Oregon Department of Chemistry (2018)
Graduate Research Assistant, University of Colorado at Boulder Department of Mechanical Engineering (2015–2019)
Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Colorado at Boulder Department of Mechanical Engineering (2014–2015)
Education/Academic Qualification
Bachelor, Physics, Florida State University
Bachelor, Applied Mathematics, Florida State University
PhD, Mechanical Engineering - Materials, University of Colorado Boulder
Master, Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder
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Collaborations and Top Research Areas From the Past 5 Years
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Let's Not R-EPE-at Our Mistakes
Palmiotti, E., Roberts, D., Mirzokarimov, M., Hanna, X., Owen-Bellini, M., Dedmon, H., Wilson, M., Munro, J. & Issa, M., 2026, 22 p.Research output: NLR › Presentation
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Multiscale Characterization of Electrode-Induced Degradation in Perovskite Solar Cells
Paul, G., Schall, J., Guthrey, H., Migliozzi, M., Tirawat, R., Roberts, D., Johnston, S., Al-Jassim, M., Jiang, C.-S., Palmstrom, A. & Kern, D., 2026, In: ACS Applied Energy Materials. 9, 5, p. 2503-2512 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Optical Durability of Contemporary PV Encapsulants Through Artificial UV Weathering
Roberts, D., Hanna, X., Miller, D., Arnold, R., Newkirk, J., Terwilliger, K., Johnston, S., Wai, R., Hacke, P. & Kern, D., 2026, In: Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications. 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Observation of High PV Durability Under Harsh Sequential Stress
Kern, D., Roberts, D., Ulicna, S., Miller, D., Hanna, X., Terwilliger, K., Newkirk, J., Wai, R., Johnston, S., Ndione, P., Mangum, J., Owen-Bellini, M. & Schelhas, L., 2025. 4 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Sequential Stress Identifies Processing Defects in Bifacial Photovoltaic Modules That Limit Durability
Kern, D., Ulicna, S., Jordan, D., Terwilliger, K., Ndione, P., Roberts, D., Mangum, J., Johnston, S., Kempe, M., Owen-Bellini, M. & Schelhas, L., 2025, In: IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics. 15, 4, p. 549-556 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2 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) & Clarke, A. (Member)
0001Activity: Membership › Membership of network
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American Vacuum Society (External organization)
Perkins, C. (Member), Roberts, D. (Member), Young, J. L. (Member), Ghoshal, D. (Member), Ahrenkiel, R. (Fellow) & Harvey, S. (Member)
0001Activity: Membership › Membership of network
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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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