Weizhen (Kobe) SHEN

Employment experience:  

2025 – Now: Casual Academic and Course Administrator (UNSW)

Education:  

2026 – Now: Master of Philosophy in Photovoltaic Engineering (UNSW)

2022 – 2025: Bachelor of Computer Science (UNSW)

Research interests:  

• End-of-life decision making for solar panels

• Recycling of photovoltaic devices

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Why is your research important?  

As early solar panels die off, the waste they produce is going to be a real problem soon. We need practical, cost-effective, and eco-friendly end-of-life solutions for photovoltaic waste. My research aims to provide decision support for solar panels reaching their end-of-life, factoring in financial and environmental impact as well as degradation modelling to better understand when and how solar panels should be decommissioned.

What do you like about research? 

I like to think that I’m contributing to the world bit by bit in my own way, and I enjoy learning as I explore this highly impactful and innovative field.

What do you like to do when you are not saving the world?  

I enjoy fencing, badminton, and Pokemon. I know everything there is to know about Pokemon.