JUNE 8-13, 2014 • DENVER, COLORADO
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THIS YEAR THE IEEE PVSC YOUNG
PROFESSIONAL AWARD
WILL BE PRESENTED TO:
DR. OLIVER SCHULTZ-WITTMANN
On behalf of the organizing
and program committees
of the 40th IEEE PVSC, I
am delighted to announce
the recipient of this year’s
award—Dr. Oliver Schultz-
Wittmann. He is recognized for
his outstanding achievements
in
the
development
of
silicon solar cells, including
the
current
world-record
multicrystalline cell (20.4%)
and high-efficiency, low-cost
crystalline cells developed for
commercialization by a recently-acquired start-up company.
Dr. Oliver Schultz-Wittmann started his work in the PV field in
1998 helping with rooftop installations while studying Physics
at the University of Hamburg, Germany, where he received
his diploma in Physics in 2001. His graduate thesis topic was
the manufacturing and characterization of selective emitter
structures on crystalline silicon solar cells in cooperation
with the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE in
Freiburg, Germany. In 2002, he began his doctoral thesis on
high-efficiency multicrystalline silicon solar cells at Fraunhofer
ISE. The highlight of his work was demonstrating cells made
from this material with conversion efficiencies greater than
20%, a record that still stands today. Oliver worked with
industrial partners on several high-efficiency concepts,
including laser-grooved buried contact cells and interdigitated
back contact structures, before leading the high-efficiency
cell group from 2007-2008. In 2009, Oliver co-founded the
Silicon Valley start-up company TetraSun which was acquired
by First Solar in 2013 for their launch of crystalline silicon
solar cell production. He has five issued patents and is an
active peer-reviewer for several journal publications and the
IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference. Oliver received
the Solar World Junior Einstein Award in 2006 and is a co-
awardee of the R&D 100 award of 2013.
Attendees of PVSC 40 - Be sure to check out a special talk by
Dr. Schultz-Wittman taking place in the Area 4 oral session on
Tuesday, June 10, at 1:30pm in Ballroom 1EF.
Congratulations, Dr. Schultz-Wittmann!
Kyle Montgomery
Awards Chair, PVSC-40
University of California, Davis
YOUNG PROFESSIONAL AWARD
