Andrew Ferguson

Andrew Ferguson received his doctorate in physical chemistry from Imperial College, researching the photophysical properties of molecular organic semiconductors under the supervision of Professor Tim Jones in the Centre for Electronic Materials and Devices (CEMD). After his graduate studies, he joined Garry Rumbles' group at NREL as a postdoctoral researcher, investigating the fate of excitons and carriers in organic photovoltaic (OPV) material systems using time-resolved microwave conductivity (TRMC) as well as time-resolved and steady-state photoluminescence spectroscopy.

He is now a senior research scientist in the Chemistry & Nanoscience Center, serving as Leader of the Spectroscopy & Photoscience Group, and his primary research interests focus on light−matter interactions in organic, inorganic, hybrid, and nanoscale material systems. Within SPECS, he is interested in utilizing spectroscopic and device-based measurement techniques to probe exciton, carrier, and ion transport in polymer-based photoelectrochemical systems and to exploit the fundamental understanding garnered for these transport phenomena to enhance energy harvesting, conversion, and storage systems.