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Green, Martin Andrew (1948 - )

FAA, FTS, FIEEE

Electrical engineer

Born: 20 July 1948

Martin Andrew Green is the Executive Research Director of the Centre of Excellence in Advanced Silicon Photovoltaics and Photonics at the University of New South Wales where he is also an inaugural Australian Federation Fellow and Scientia Professor. Some of his other roles include Research Director of Sydney-based CSG Solar Pty Ltd, Board member of CSG Solar Pty Ltd and its parent CSG Solar AG, and Advisory Board member of many major international photovoltaic conferences and agencies. Green’s contributions to photovoltaics are well known internationally and he has received several major awards, only a few of which are listed here. He and his group have carried out fundamental work on identifying the factors limiting silicon solar cell output improving their performance by over 50%. Green is the author of several books and research monographs on photovoltaics and over 300 journal papers in the area of semiconductors, microelectronics and solar cells.

Career Highlights

URL: The home page for this entity is located at http://www.pv.unsw.edu.au/Staff/martingreen.asp

Chronology
1970 Bachelor of Engineering (BE) completed at the University of Queensland
1971 Master of Engineering Science completed at the University of Queensland
1971 - 1974 Teaching Assistant and Doctoral Research Student at McMaster University in Canada
1974 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at McMaster University
1974 - 1986 Lecturer, then Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor in Electronics at the University of New South Wales
1981 Pawsey Medal received from the Australian Academy of Science
1982 Edgeworth David Medal received from the Royal Society of New South Wales
1982 - 1990 Associate Director of the Joint Microelectronics Research Centre at the University of New South Wales
1986 - 1998 Personal Chair and Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of New South Wales
1988 - Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (FIEEE)
1988 National Energy Innovation Award received from the Confederation of Australian Industry and the Department of Primary Industries and Energy
1990 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
1990 - 1999 Founding Director of Photovoltaics Special Research Centre
1991 - 1993 Head of the Department of Electronics at the University of Sydney
c. 1994 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE)
c. 1994 Clunies Ross National Science and Technology Award received from the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering
1995 M.A. Sargent Medal received from the College of Electrical Engineers
1995 - 2003 Director of Research at Pacific Solar Pty Ltd in Sydney
1999 - Scientia Professor at the University of New South Wales
1999 Medal of Engineering Excellence for Distinguished Achievement in the Service of Humanity (Inaugural award) received from the World Federation of Engineering Organizations
2000 - 2002 Director, then Executive Research Director, at the Special Research Centre for Third Generation Photovoltaics at the University of New South Wales
2001 - Australian Government Federation Fellow (inaugural)
2002 - Executive Research Director of the Centre of Excellence in Advanced Silicon Photovoltaics and Photonics at the University of New South Wales
2003 - Research Director of CSG Solar Pty Ltd in Sydney

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Prepared by: Annette Alafaci
Created: 9 November 2005
Modified: 29 January 2007

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