Dr Moonyong Kim received his PhD in Photovoltaic Engineering in Dec 2020 at the University of New South Wales (UNSW). While completing his PhD, he worked on light-induced degradation (LID), light- and elevated temperature- induced degradation (LeTID), device simulation, characterisation, stability, and solution for LID through advanced hydrogenation. His PhD research was involved: in understanding boron oxygen LID (BO-LID) and LeTID. His research was part of a multi-million dollar, industry and Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) funded research project.

His recent research focus is also moved to material sustainability for TW scale production of photovoltaic (PV). His recent work identified the potential scarcity issue of scarce materials like silver indium and bismuth to decarbonise electricity through PV. Moreover, he identified that excess usage of abundant materials like silicon, concrete, copper, or steel can also lead to significant environmental impacts.

He joined Prod. Bram Hoex group in February 2023 as a post-doctoral research fellow and working on an ARENA project of advanced O&M modelling. In particular, Dr Kim is focused on understanding and integrating LID into a model for more sophisticated and accurate degradation. He is also working closely with 5B, an Australian solar technology innovator company to deploy PV systems more sustainably and quickly as an external collaborator through the ARENA project.