SUNLAB at PVSC
Earlier this month, SUNLAB students and researchers attended the 50th IEEE Photovoltaics Specialists Conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Postdoctoral fellow Mathieu de Lafontaine, PhD physics candidates Gavin Forcade and Erin Tonita, and PhD electrical engineering Mandy Lewis presented results on a wide range of topics including photonic power converters, bifacial photovoltaic systems, and betavoltaics. For a full list of SUNLAB presentations, see our Conference Presentations page.
Congratulations to:
Mandy Lewis, for being awarded a Best Student Paper Award for Area 7 for the second year in a row;
SUNLAB friend Professor Jacob Krich for receiving the Napkin Award for his work as Area 1 Chair;
Mathieu de Lafontaine for Area 1 Best Poster nomination;
Erin Tonita and Gavin Forcade for being Best Student Presentation Award Finalists;
Gavin Forcade, Mandy Lewis and Erin Tonita for mentions in the Tuesday Daily Highlights;
Mathieu de Lafontaine for mention in the Thursday Daily Highlights.
The IEEE Photovoltaics Specialists Conference is the longest-running technical gathering for the photovoltaics industry. This year, it was held at the Puerto Rico Convention Center in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from June 11 to 16.
Karin Hinzer, Gavin Forcade and Mathieu de Lafontaine posing in front of Mathieu’s poster.
Mandy Lewis
Erin Tonita
Certificate for Mandy Lewis’s Best Student Paper Award.
Plaque for Jacob Krich’s Napkin Award.