Photovoltaic Solar Power Technology: Challenges and Opportunities
	With Dr. Lori Greene, UCI Center for Solar Energy Wednesday, October 6, 2010 Tour, Dinner, and Presentation Sponsored by The Southern California Chapter of the AVS Science & Technology Society Synopsis Photovoltaic solar power has become one of the fastest growing industries. Costs continue to fall and are beginning to rival those of conventional power sources. At the same time, global economic and environmental trends are making fossil fuels increasingly problematic. This is driving a lot of innovation in science and technology – particularly in AVS fields related to surface chemistry and vacuum processes. During her presentation, Dr. Lori Greene will survey the various photovoltaic cell types, production processes, and their cost/performance challenges. She will also highlight the most promising new science and technologies for meeting these challenges. Special focus will be given to the ongoing research activities at UC Irvine. This event includes a short tour of the UCI Center for Solar Energy laboratories as well as the university’s 1 MW rooftop photovoltaic installation. For more information on the Center for Solar Energy, please visit: http://cfse.ps.uci.edu/
				Our Host/Speaker Dr. Greene is the Director of Research Development and Outreach for the UC Irvine Center for Solar Energy. She received her Ph.D. in Materials Chemistry from UC Berkeley; her dissertation research focused on using nanomaterials for next-generation solar cells. Her seminal paper on this subject was published in the premier journal “Nature Materials” and has become one of its most cited. Prior to working at UC Irvine, she worked at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, Colorado, where she gained a broad knowledge of the technology and opportunities of photovoltaics.

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