Akmaral’s research interest lies in the application-oriented research in lab-scale and large-area electronics, in particular organic, perovskite, and silicon-perovskite tandem photovoltaics. She focuses on the design of highly-efficient solar cells and on characterization of charge generation, transport, recombination processes and morphology of thin-film photovoltaics. In addition, much of her research effort is dedicated towards structural and compositional characterization of various electronic and optoelectronic devices using electron microscopy and image analysis tools. 

• A. Seitkhan, M. Neophytou, R. K. Hallani, J. Troughton, N. Gasparini, H. Faber, E. Abou-Hamad, M. N. Hedhili, G. T. Harrison, D. Baran, L. Tsetseris, T. D. Anthopoulos, I. McCulloch, Advanced Functional Materials 2020, 30, 2004273.
• A. Seitkhan, M. Neophytou, M. Kirkus, E. Abou-Hamad, M. N. Hedhili, E. Yengel, Y. Firdaus, H. Faber, Y. Lin, L. Tsetseris, I. McCulloch, T. D. Anthopoulos, Advanced Functional Materials 2019, 29, 1905810.
• Y. Firdaus, A. Seitkhan, F. Eisner, W.-Y. Sit, Z. Kan, N. Wehbe, A. H. Balawi, E. Yengel, S. Karuthedath, F. Laquai, T. D. Anthopoulos, Solar RRL 2018, 2, 1800095.
• F. Eisner, A. Seitkhan, Y. Han, D. Khim, E. Yengel, A. R. Kirmani, J. Xu, F. P. García de Arquer, E. H. Sargent, A. Amassian, Z. Fei, M. Heeney, T. D. Anthopoulos, Solar RRL 2018, 2, 1800076.
• K. Tetzner, Y.-H. Lin, A. Regoutz, A. Seitkhan, D. J. Payne, T. D. Anthopoulos, Journal of Materials Chemistry C 2017, 5, 11724.

• 2015-2021  PhD in Materials Science and Engineering. KAUST, Saudi Arabia                                                              
• 2011-2015  B.Eng in Chemical Engineering. Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan
• 2010-2011 Preparatory Certificate in Math/Physics. University College London (UCL)/ Nazarbayev University

• 2014-2015 Research assistant, Institute of Advanced Energy Systems and Functional Nanomaterials, Astana, Kazakhstan
• 2014 Intern, Commodity Laboratory, Atyrau Oil Refinery, Kazakhstan