Biographical entry Green, Martin Andrew (1948 - )

Summary

Martin 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.

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1970

Education - Bachelor of Engineering (BE) completed at the University of Queensland

1971

Education - Master of Engineering Science completed at the University of Queensland

1971 - 1974

Career position - Teaching Assistant and Doctoral Research Student at McMaster University in Canada

1974

Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at McMaster University

1974 - 1986

Career position - Lecturer, then Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor in Electronics at the University of New South Wales

1981

Award - Pawsey Medal received from the Australian Academy of Science

1982

Award - Edgeworth David Medal received from the Royal Society of New South Wales

1982 - 1990

Career position - Associate Director of the Joint Microelectronics Research Centre at the University of New South Wales

1986 - 1998

Career position - Personal Chair and Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of New South Wales

1988 -

Award - Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (FIEEE)

1988

Award - National Energy Innovation Award received from the Confederation of Australian Industry and the Department of Primary Industries and Energy

1990 -

Award - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA)

1990 - 1999

Career position - Founding Director of Photovoltaics Special Research Centre

1991 - 1993

Career position - Head of the Department of Electronics at the University of Sydney

c. 1994 -

Award - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE)

c. 1994

Career position - Clunies Ross National Science and Technology Award received from the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering

1995

Award - M.A. Sargent Medal received from the College of Electrical Engineers

1995 - 2003

Career position - Director of Research at Pacific Solar Pty Ltd in Sydney

1999 -

Career position - Scientia Professor at the University of New South Wales

1999

Award - Medal of Engineering Excellence for Distinguished Achievement in the Service of Humanity (Inaugural award) received from the World Federation of Engineering Organizations

2000 - 2002

Career position - Director, then Executive Research Director, at the Special Research Centre for Third Generation Photovoltaics at the University of New South Wales

2001 -

Career position - Australian Government Federation Fellow (inaugural)

2002 -

Career position - Executive Research Director of the Centre of Excellence in Advanced Silicon Photovoltaics and Photonics at the University of New South Wales

2003 -

Career position - Research Director of CSG Solar Pty Ltd in Sydney

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• National Library of Australia, 'Green, M A', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-580335. Details