Xiaojing Hao is an engineer at the forefront of research in thin-film solar photovoltaics. Her focus is the creation of low-cost, high-efficiency green solar cells using abundant and environmentally-friendly materials that can be deployed on a large scale. This includes the design, synthesis and optimization of light harvesting materials for both solar PV and solar fuel applications. Her achievements have been recognised with the award of prizes including the Pawsey Medal from the Australian Academy of Science and the Edgeworth David Medal from the Royal Society of New South Wales. Xiaojing is Scientia Professor in the School of Voltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering at the University of New South Wales.
"Professor Xiaojing Hao is at the international forefront of developing cost-effective thin-film semiconductor materials to harvest sunlight for future photovoltaic products and applications. She has made vital contributions to photovoltaic science/engineering by setting and still holding record efficiencies in green kesterite (Cu2ZnSnS4) solar cells, developing unique solutions for improving various emerging thin film photovoltaic devices, and pursuing efficient, cheap and environmentally friendly thin-film materials for building-integrated and product-integrated photovoltaics. Professor Hao is an ARC Future Fellow and recipient of both the Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year and the Pawsey Medal." [from https://www.science.org.au/profile/xiaojing-hao 2026-01-15]
2001
2001
Education - BEng, Northeastern University, Shenyang, China
2003
2003
Education - MEng, Northeastern University, Shenyang, China
2010
2010
Education - PhD, University of New England
2015
2015
Award - ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA)
2018
2018
Award - Prize for Energy Innovation, New South Wales Premier's Prizes in Science
2019
Award - ARC Future Fellow
2020
2020
Award - Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year, Commonwealth of Australia
2021
2021
Award - Pawsey Medal, Australian Academy of Science
2022
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering
2024
Career position - Member of the Editorial Board, Energy and environmental science
2024
Award - Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry
2025
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science
2025
2025
Award - Edgeworth David Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales
2025
2025
Award - ARC Laureate Fellowship