Kavyashree Keremane
Kavyashree Keremane is an assistant research professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MatSE) at Penn State. Previously, she worked as a postdoctoral fellow in MatSE at the University. Her research focuses on optoelectronics, photovoltaics, and bio-hybrid materials by integrating materials science, molecular engineering, electronics, and energy research. She specializes in the design and fabrication of multifunctional materials and semiconductor devices, with expertise in thin-film processing, cleanroom nanofabrication, interface engineering, and advanced materials characterization. Her work includes perovskite and organic photovoltaics, bio-inspired DNA-semiconductor hybrid memristors, wireless power transfer systems for implantable bioelectronics, and neurochemical sensing platforms. Her work emphasizes sustainable, energy-efficient, and adaptive technologies for applications in energy harvesting, intelligent electronics, sensing, data storage, and biomedical systems.
- Kavya S. Keremane, Aurélien Planchat, Yann Pellegrin, Denis Jacquemin, Fabrice Odobel, and Airody Vasudeva Adhikari, “Push-pull phenoxazine-based sensitizers for p-type DSSCs: Effect of acceptor units on photovoltaic performance”. ChemSusChem-Wiley, 2022. DOI: https: //doi.org/10.1002/cssc.202200520.
- Kavya S. Keremane, Aurélien Planchat, Yann Pellegrin, Denis Jacquemin, Fabrice Odobel, and Airody Vasudeva Adhikari, “New Carbazole-Based Sensitizers for p-Type DSSCs: Impact of the Position of Acceptor Units on Device Performance”. ACS J. Phys. Chem. C 2022, 126, 30, 12383–12390. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c03651.
- Kavya S. Keremane, Sateesh Prathapani, Lew Jia Haur, Annalisa Bruno, Anish Priyadarshi, Airody Vasudeva Adhikari, Subodh G Mhaisalkar, “Improving the Performance of CarbonBased Perovskite Solar Modules (70 cm2) by Incorporating Cesium Halide in Mesoporous TiO2”. ACS Applied Energy Materials, 2021, 4, 1, 249-258. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.0c02213.
- Kavya S. Keremane, S. Prathapani, L. Jia, D. Bahulayan, Airody Vasudeva Adhikari and S. G. Mhaisalkar, “Solvent selection for highly reproducible carbon-based mixed-cation hybrid lead halide perovskite solar cells via adducts approach”. Solar Energy, 2020, 199, 761–771, DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2020.02.063.
- Selected among the top early-career scientists globally for the NASA Astrobiology Mission Ideation Factory (NMIF) Phase II (2026) after successfully completing Phase I (2025).
- Recipient of the 2026 Charles Hosler Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Postdoc Award, awarded by the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS), Penn State, in recognition of exemplary leadership that manifests the ideals of diversity, equity, and inclusion into practical action.
- Recipient of the 2025 Rustum and Della Roy Innovation in Materials Research Award (Postdoctoral Category), awarded by the Materials Research Institute, Penn State, in recognition of interdisciplinary materials research with significant societal impact and groundbreaking innovation.
- EMS Sustainability Fund Award 2023 and 2026 for research and innovation from the EMS Sustainability Council, Penn State.
- Best poster presentation award in the First International Conference on Thin Films and Nanotechnology: Knowledge, Leadership & commercialization-2021 (ICTN-KLC), organized by IIT Delhi, India.
- Outstanding Women Research Award in the International Conference on Smart Materials and Nanotechnology (ICSMN-2020), India.
- Excellent Performance Award in Nanyang Technological University Research Programme-2018, Singapore.