About the Silicon Workshop

NREL's Silicon Workshop promotes an informal exchange of technical and scientific information between international researchers in the photovoltaic (PV) and relevant non-PV fields.

The workshop features:

  • Oral presentations by invited speakers
  • Open discussion following each oral session
  • Poster sessions, which present the latest research results.

Ample opportunities exist for technical discussions in each session and with the authors during the poster presentations. This interaction offers an excellent opportunity for researchers in private industry and universities to prioritize mutual needs for future collaborative research.

The younger generation of scientists and engineers in the PV area is encouraged to participate. We offer PV graduate students a substantially reduced registration fee to promote their participation.

Program Chairs

The 2024 workshop program chairs were Pauls Stradins (NREL), David Young (NREL), and Ron Sinton (Sinton Instruments).

Program Committee

2024

The 2024 workshop program committee members included:

  • Stefan Glunz, University of Freiburg and Fraunhofer ISE
  • Peter Hacke, NREL
  • Giso Hahn, University of Konstanz
  • Dan Macdonald, Australian National University
  • Abby Meyer, The Aerospace Corporation
  • Yoshio Oshita, Toyota Technological Institute
  • Yifeng Chen, Trina Solar
  • Ben Lee, Q-Cells.

2023

2023 workshop program committee members included Stefan Glunz (ISE Fraunhofer), Peter Hacke (NREL), Giso Hahn (Uni Konstanz), Dan Macdonald (ANU, Australia), Abby Meyer (Aerospace Corp.), Yifeng Chen (Trina), Yoshio Oshita (Toyota), Bhushan Sopori (Emeritus), and Ben Lee (Q-Cells).

Visa Letter of Invitation

Please contact siworkshop@nrel.gov if a letter of invitation from the workshop is needed. Provide the following information:

  • Name on passport
  • Date of birth
  • Nationality
  • Passport place of issue
  • Passport expiration date
  • Passport number
  • Physical mailing address.

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