RED BANK, N.J., Nov. 25, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Gavin Conibeer, an internationally-known
professor at the School of Photovoltaics and Renewable Energy
Engineering at the University of New South
Wales (UNSW), has joined the science advisory board of
Natcore Technology Inc. (TSX-V: NXT; NTCXF.PK).
Dr. Conibeer has a worldwide reputation in photovoltaics. He has
lectured at Stanford University and the
University of Tokyo, and has
participated in symposia in China,
the United Kingdom and
the United States. He has been a
partner in the European Union‑funded LIMA project, an international consortium
focused on minimizing the costs of manufacturing while maximizing
efficiency of the photovoltaic devices by using novel concepts.
Dr. Conibeer's research interests encompass a wide range of
third generation and advanced photovoltaic concepts, including
silicon quantum dot-based tandem solar cells; hot carrier solar
cells; up-conversion and photoelectrochemical cells. Natcore was
particularly attracted by his experience with tandem solar
cells.
Dr. Conibeer earned a B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering
at Queen Mary College, London University. At the London School of
Polymer Technology, he received an M.S. in Polymer Science and
Processing Technology. He earned a PhD at the University of
Southampton.
He has held research positions at Oxford, Cranfield, Southampton and Monash Universities in which
he has worked on most of the materials systems used in
photovoltaics. He joined the University of New
South Wales in 2002 and was appointed a Deputy Director in
the Photovoltaics Centre of Excellence in 2003, in charge of the
Third Generation Photovoltaics strand.
He is the editor of two books, "Advanced Photovoltaic Cells"
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2014) and "Solar Cell Materials:
Developing Technologies" (John Wiley & Sons, 2014). He has
authored eight book chapters, 110 journal papers, 40 refereed
conference papers, and 107 other conference papers. He has received
two patents, with another provisional patent. Nearly half of his
journal papers deal with quantum dots. Since January 2012, he has been Managing Editor of
Wiley's Progress in
Photovoltaics, a prestigious forum for reporting advances in
this rapidly developing technology
"The UNSW has expertise in the area of nanotechnology applied to
solar cells that is unparalleled in the world-wide photovoltaic
community," says Chuck Provini,
Natcore's president and CEO. "We have been following their research
for several years, and our CTO, Dr. Dennis
Flood, has been professionally acquainted with their PV
program since his days at NASA."
Dr. Conibeer joins Dr. Daniele
Margadonna, Chief Technology Officer of MX Group SpA, and
Dr. David Carlson, formerly the
chief scientist of BP Solar, on the advisory board.
Located in Sydney, the
University of New South Wales is
situated near the business hub of Australia's largest city. UNSW is one of
Australia's leading research
universities and is home to a number of internationally recognized
research developments.
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732-576-8800
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