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Professor
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute
solarpvkaz@gmail.com
303-492-1236

4001 Discovery Dr. Suite N368
Boulder CO 80309

Education and Training

  • University of Notre Dame, Electrical Engineering, B.S.E.E., May 1967
  • University of Notre Dame, Electrical Engineering, M.S.E.E., May 1968
  • University of Notre Dame, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D., December 1970
  • Radiation AV名湿 Laboratory (Atomic Energy Commission, Notre Dame) Post-doc, 1971

AV名湿 and Professional Experience

  • Executive Director, Science & Technology, NREL, Golden, Colorado, 2008鈥損resent
  • Director, National Center for Photovoltaics, NREL, Golden, Colorado, 1999鈥�2008
  • Manager and Principal Scientist, Measurements & Characterization, NREL, Golden, Colorado, 1980鈥�1999
  • Senior/Principal Scientist, Photovoltaics AV名湿, NREL, Golden, Colorado, 1977鈥�1980
  • Assistant/Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering, University of Maine, Orono, Maine, 1971鈥�1977

Relevant Publications

2000-present

260. 听听 R.W. Birkmire and L.L. Kazmerski, 鈥淗arnessing the Sun with Thin-Film Photovoltaics,鈥� Photovoltaics for the 21st Century, V.K. Kapur, R.D. McConnell, D. Carlson, G.P. Caesar, and A. Rohatgi, Eds. (Electrochem. Soc., New Jersey; 2000) pp. 24-32.听 SBN 1-56677p-233-8

261. 听听 Y.H. Kao, L. Kazmerski, K.G. Lynn, and A. Mascarenhas, 鈥淧hotovoltaics Characterization: An Overview鈥� Photovoltaics for the 21st Century, V.K. Kapur, R.D. McConnell, D. Carlson, G.P. Caesar, and A. Rohatgi, Eds. (Electrochem. Soc., New Jersey; 2000) pp. 274-300. 听听ISBN 1-56677p-233-8

262. 听听 L.L. Kazmerski, 鈥淧hotovoltaics: R&D in the Coming Millennium,鈥� Renewable Energy, (Pergamon, U.K.; 2000) pp. 2674-2684 (invited).

263. 听听 R.G. Dhere, M.M. Al-Jassim, Y. Yan, K.M. Jones, H.R. Moutinho, T.A. Gessert, P. Sheldon, and L.L. Kazmerski, 鈥淐dS/CdTe Interface Analysis by Transmission Electron Microscopy,鈥� J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A18, 1604-1608 (2000).听 听DOI: 10.1116/1.582393

264. 听听 H.R. Moutinho, R.G. Dhere, C. Ballif, M.M. Al-Jassim, and L.L. Kazmerski, Alternative Procedure for the Fabrication of Closed Space Sublimated Cadmium Telluride Solar Cells,鈥� J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 18, 1599 (2000).听听

265. 听听 J.P. Benner and L.L. Kazmerski, 鈥淧hotovoltaics Gaining Greater Visibility,鈥� IEEE Spectrum, Vol. 36, Number 9, September, 1999 (invited).听 DOI: 10.1109/6.789579

266. 听听 L.L. Kazmerski, 鈥淧hotovoltaics in the 21st Century,鈥� Plenary Presentation, 16th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference (James and James, U.K.; 2000) pp. 3-8 (invited Plenary paper).

267. H.R. Moutinho, R.G. Dhere, M.M. Al-Jassim, C. Ballif, D. Levi, A. Swartzlander, M.R. Young, and L.L. Kazmerski, 鈥淪tudy of CdTe/CdS Solar Cells Using CSS CdTe Deposited at Low Temperature,鈥� Proc. 28th IEEE Photovoltaic Spec. Conf. (IEEE, New York; 2000) pp. 646-649.

268.听听听 L.L. Kazmerski, 鈥淭he Solar-Electric Decades: Opportunities and Expectations 2001-2020,鈥� Proc. Photovoltaics Science and Engineering Conf., Jeju, Korea (PVSEC, Seoul; 2001) pp. 7-12 (Invited Plenary Paper)

269. 听听 Sheila Bailey, H. Curtis, G. Landis, M. Piszczor, R. Surampudi, T. Hamilton, D. Rapp, P. Stella, N. Mardesich, J. Mondt, R. Bunker, E. Gaddy, J. VanSant, C. Schwartz, D. Marvin, and L.L. Kazmerski, 鈥淧hotovoltaic Technology Needs for Future NASA Science Missions,鈥� Proc. 17th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference (James and James, U.K.; 2001) pp. 2137-2143.

270. 听听 L.L. Kazmerski, 鈥淭he NCPV: Its not Business as Usual,鈥� (invited) Proc. NCPV Program Review Meeting, Lakewood, CO (NREL, Golden, Colo.; 2001).听 DOI:

271. L.L. Kazmerski, 鈥淧rogress in Photovoltaics R&D,鈥� Proc. 7th Arab Solar Energy Conference, UAE (Elsevier, Oxford; 2002) pp. 11-17.听 Also in Renewable Energy, 43, 211 (2002).

272. 听听 S. Bailey, H. Curtis, M. Piszczor, R. Surampudi, T. Hamilton, D. Rapp, P. Stella, N. Mardesich, J. Mondt, R. Bunker, B. Nesmith, E. Gaddy, D. Marvin, and L.L. Kazmerski, 鈥淧holtovoltaic Cell and Array Technology Development for Future Unique NASA Missions鈥� , Proc. 29th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conf., New Orleans (IEEE, New York, 2001) pp. 799-803.听 DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2002.1190694

273. 听听 L.L. Kazmerski, 鈥淯.S. PV Directions,鈥� Special Editorial, Photovoltaics Bulletin, Elsevier (June, 2002).听DOI: 10.1016/S1473-8325(02)80217-6

274. L.L. Kazmerski, 鈥淧hotovoltaics R&D in the United States: Positioning for Our Future鈥� ,鈥� Proc. 29th IEEE Photovoltaics Spec. Conf., New Orleans (IEEE, New York; 2002) pp. 21-27 (Invited Plenary paper).听DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2002.1190447

275.听听听 L.L. Kazmerski, 鈥淧hotovoltaic Myths-The Seven Deadly Sins,鈥� Solar Today, Vol 16, No. 4, (ASES, Boulder, Colo.; 2002) pp. 40-43 (invited);听 Also; reprinted in Renewable Energy World, Vol. 5, Number 4, (James and James, U.K.; 2002) pp. 174-183.听 ISBN 0 9750650 0 9

276.听听听 Sheila Bailey, H. Curtis, G. Landis, M. Piszczor, R. Surampudi, T. Hamilton, D. Rapp, P. Stella, N. Mardesich, J. Mondt, R. Bunker, E. Gaddy, J. VanSant, C. Schwartz, D. Marvin, and L.L. Kazmerski, 鈥淧hotovoltaic Technology for Future NASA Science Missions,鈥� Proc. 17th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference (James and James, U.K.; 2001) pp. 2137-2143.

277.听听听 L.L. Kazmerski, 鈥淪olar Photovoltaics: A 2001 Device Overview,鈥� Renewable Energy 2002, (Sovereign Publications, Ltd., U.K., 2002) pp. 130-137.听ISBN 1903605121

278.听听听 L.L. Kazmerski, 鈥淧hotovoltaic Myths-The Seven Deadly Sins,鈥� Solar Today, Vol 16, No. 4, (ASES, Boulder, Colo.; 2002) pp. 40-43 (invited);听 Also; reprinted in Renewable Energy World, Vol. 5, Number 4, (James and James, U.K.; 2002) pp. 174-183,听 A digest-version was authored in 鈥淪olar Electricity-The Power of Choice鈥� (NREL, NCPV Newsletter, 2nd Quarter, 2001).

279.听听听 L.L. Kazmerski, 鈥淯.S. PV Directions,鈥� Special Editorial, Photovoltaics Bulletin, Elsevier (June, 2002).

280.听听听 L.L. Kazmerski, 鈥淪olar Photovoltaics: The U.S. National Program,鈥� Proc. IEA PVPS International Conf. 2003, Osaka, Japan (IEA/NEDO; Brussels; 2002) S2-2.

281.听听听 L.L. Kazmerski, 鈥淪olar Photovoltaics: Electrolysis鈥� ASES Renewable Hydrogen Forum, Washington, DC, (ASES, Boulder, Colorado; 2003) pp. 7-10 (invited)

282.听听听 K. Broussard and L.L. Kazmerski, 鈥淧hotovoltaics and the Hydrogen Economy,鈥� Proceedings of the REAP 2003 and MURA 2003 Conference (NREL, Golden; 2003) pp 7-11.

283.听听听 L.L. Kazmerski and K. Broussard, 鈥淔uture Hybrid Systems: Solar and Hydrogen,鈥� Proc. European PV Hybrid and Grid-Connected Conference, Kassel, Germany (European Commission, Brussels; 2004) pp. 23-31 (invited Keynote). Published by the European Commission.听

284.听 听 Lawrence Kazmerski and Thomas Surek, 鈥淧ower from the Sun: Photovoltaic AV名湿 Progresses Rapidly from the Lab to the Market,鈥� OE Magazine, MSP Publications, April, 2003, pp. 1-4.听 Also, SPIE: Connecting听 Minds, Advancing Light听 DOI: 10.1117/2.5200304.0005

285. 听听 R. Surampudi, T. Hamilton, D. Rapp, P. Stella, N. Mardesich, J. Mondt, Bl Nesmith, R.L. Bunker, J. Cutts, S.G. Bailey, H.B. Curtis. M. Piszczor, E. Gaddy, D. Marvin, and L.L. Kazmerski, 鈥淪olar Cell and Array Technology for Future Space Science Missions,鈥� JPL D-24454, Special Report, December 2003. [Major NASA refereed report on space power]听 OCLC 70270646

286. 听听 L.L. Kazmerski, 鈥淧hotovoltaics: Technology, AV名湿, and Trends,鈥� Proc. British Council Seminar, Renewable Energy (2005) Vol. 43, pp. 341-345.

287. 听听 J. Perlin, S. Moon, and L.L. Kazmerski, 鈥淏ell Labs Silicon Solar Cell: 50th Anniversary,鈥� Solar Today, January-February, 2004 (invited cover article) pp. 24-27.听

288.听听听 L.L. Kazmerski, 鈥淪olar Technologies: Future AV名湿 and Markets,鈥� Proc. 19th Arab Solar and Renewable Energy Conference, Bahrain (Elsevier, U.K., 2004) pp. 5-11.

289.听听听 L.L. Kazmerski and K. Broussard, 鈥淪olar Photovoltaic Hydrogen: The Technologies and Their Place in Our Roadmaps and Energy Economics,鈥漃roc. 19th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference (James & James, U.K.; 2004); Also NREL/CP-520-36401; ISBN 3-936-338-159

290.听听听 H.R. Moutinho, R.G. Dhere, C.-S Jiang, M.M. Al-Jassim, and L.L. Kazmerski, 鈥淐onductive Atomic Force Microscopy Applied to CdTe/CdS Solar Cells,鈥� Proc. 19th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference (James & James, U.K.; 2004) pp. 1859-1862.听 Also, NREL/CP-520-36323

291.听听听 R.L. McConnell, L.L. Kazmerski, and S. Moon, 鈥淭omorrow鈥檚 Solar Cells,鈥� Solar Today, Vol. 18, No. 4, July-August, 2004, pp. 40-43.听

292.听 L.L. Kazmerski, 鈥淧hotovoltaics:听 50 years Looking Back and Technology for the Next 50 Years,鈥� Proc. 49th SPIE Meeting, Denver, Colorado (SPIE, Bellingham, Washington; 2005)

293.听听听 L.L. Kazmerski, 鈥淧hotovoltaics AV名湿 and Technology: At the Tipping Point,鈥� Proc. Brazilian PV Technology Conference, Rio de Janeiro (CEPEL and Eletrobras, Brasil; 2006) pp. 28-35.

294.听听听 L.L. Kazmerski, 鈥淪olar Photovoltaics R&D at the Tipping Point: A 2005 Technology Overview,鈥� J. Electron. Spectroscopy 150, 105 (2006).听 10.1016/j.elspec.2005.09.004

295. 听听 C.-S. Jiang, H.R. Moutinho, M.J. Romero, M.M. Al-Jassim, and L.L. Kazmerski, 鈥淓lectrical Charge at Defects on the Si(111) 7x7 Surface,鈥� Appl. Phys. Lett. 88, 061901 (2006).

296.听听听 G.C. Jiang, H.R. Moutinho, M. Al-Jassim, L. L. Kazmerski, B. Yan, J.M. Owens, J. Yang, and S. Guha,

鈥淒istribution of Local Open-Circuit Voltage on Amorphous and Nanocrystalline Mixed-Phase SiH and SiGe:H Solar Cells鈥� Proc. of the 4th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (Waikoloa, Hawaii), May, 2006, pp. 1552-1555.听 Also, NREL/CP-520-39882;听 DOI: 10.1109/WCPEC.2006.279780

297.听 H.R. Moutino, R.G. Dhere, C.-S Jiang, and L. L. Kazmerski, 鈥淚dentification of Thin Film CdTe Solar Cell Parameters Using Proximal Probe Techniques鈥澨� Proc. of the 4th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (Waikoloa, Hawaii), May, 2006, pp. 1552-1555.

298.听 L.L. Kazmerski, 鈥淧hotovoltaics Technology: Evolution, Disruptive, and Revolutionary,鈥� Proc. APEC-2006 (IEEE, New York, 2007).

299.听 H.R. Moutinho, R.G. Dhere, C.-S, Jiang, M.M. Al-Jassim, and L.L. Kazmerski, 鈥淓lectrical Properties of CdTe/CdS Solar Cells Investigated by Conductive Atomic Force Microscopy,鈥� Thin Solid Films, 513, 150 (2006).听 doi:10.1016/j.tsf.2006.03.003

300.听 L.L. Kazmerski, 鈥淪olar Photovoltaics at the Tipping Point: Pathways from Evolutionary to Disruptive and Revolutionary Technologies,鈥� Proc. International Conference on Integrated Renewable Energy Resources, pp. 5-11, (Water and Energy Dept. Abu Dhabi, UAE; January, 2007) [Keynote Paper].听

301.听 A. Barnett, D. Kirpatrick, C.B. Honsberg, D. Moore, M. Wanlass, K. Emery, R. Schwartz, D. Carlson, S. Bowden, D. Aiken, A. Gray, S. Kurtz, L. Kazmerski, T. Moriarty, M. Steiner, J. Gray, T. Davenport, R. Buelow, L. Takacs, N. Shatz, J. Bortz, O. Jani, K. Goossen, F. Kiamilev, A. Doolittle, I Ferguson, B. Unger, G. Schmidt, E. Christensen, and D. Salzman, 鈥淢ilestones Toward 50% Efficient Solar Cell Modules,鈥� Proc 22nd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference, Milan, Italy (WIP-Renewable Energies, ISBN3-036338-22-1; December, 2007) pp. 95-100.

302.听 Allen Barnett, Doug Kirkpatrick, Christiana Honsberg, Duncan Moore, Mark Wanlass, Richard Schwartz, Jeff Gray, Keith Goosen, Fouad Kiamilev, Allen Gray, Roger Buelow, Lazlao Takacs, Tom Davenport, Keith Emery, and Lawrence Kazmerski, 鈥淰ery High Efficiency Solar Cell Modules,鈥� Proc. 33rd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, San Diego. (2008)听

303.听听听 Allen Barnett, Douglas Kirkpatrick, Christiana Honsberg, Duncan Moore, Mark Wanlass, Keith Emery, Richard Schwartz, Dave Carlson, Stuart Bowden, Dan Aiken, Allen Gray, Sarah Kurtz, Larry Kazmerski, Tom Moriarty, Myles Steiner, Jeffery Gray, Tom Davenport, Roger Buelow, Laszlo Takacs, Narkis Shatz, John Bortz, Omkar Jani, Keith Goosen, Fuad Kiamilev, Allen Doolittle, Ian Ferguson, and Blair Unger, 鈥淰ery High Efficiency Solar Cell Modules,鈥� Prog. in Photovoltaics Res. Appl., 16, 1-9 (2009).听 DOI:听10.1002/pip.852

304. 听听 L.L. Kazmerski, 鈥淪olar Photovoltaics: The Revolution Begins,鈥� Proc. 2009 Device AV名湿 Conf. (IEEE, New York; 2009). P. 219听听 DOI:

305. 听听 L.L. Kazmerski, 鈥淪olar Photovoltaics at the Tipping Point: Pathways from Evolutionary to Disruptive and Revolutionary Technologies,鈥� Solar Energy and Human Settlement听 (Springer Berlin Hindenberg, Berlin), Vol. I, 110-117 (2009).听听 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-75997-3_16

306. 听听 Qaraghuli and L.L. Kazmerski, 鈥淔easibility of constructing step-by step very large photovoltaic power plants in the Arabian Deserts,鈥澨� Proc. Engineering Congress on Alternative Energy Applications (United Nations, NY; 2009) November, 2009.

307.听听听 Ali Al-Qaraghuli, David Renne, and L.L. Kazmerski, 鈥淪olar and Wind Opportunities for Water Desalination in the Arab World,鈥澨� Renewable and Sustainable Energy Rev. 13, 2397鈥�2407听 (2009). doi: 10.1016/j.rser.2008.05.007

308.听听听 L.L. Kazmerski and A. Al-Qaraghuli, 鈥淭echnical and Economic Assessment of Photovoltaic- Driven Desalination Systems,鈥� Renewable Energy, 35, 2010. doi:10.1016/j.renene.2009.05.018

309.听 A. Karaghuli and L.L. Kazmerski, Renewable Energy Opportunities in Water Desalination, Chapter 8, in M. Schorr, Ed, Desalination, Trends and Technologies (Intech, DOI: 10.5772/14779; 2011) pp. 150-184. DOI: 10.5772/14779; 2011

310.听听听 A. Karaghuli and L.L. Kazmerski, 鈥淥ptimization and Life-Cycle Cost of a Health Clinic PV System for a Rural Area in Southern Iraq,鈥� Solar Energy 84, 710 (2010).听 DOI:听10.1016/J.SOLENER.2010.01.024

311.听听听 A. Al-Qaraghuli and L.L. Kazmerski, 鈥淓conomic and Technical Analysis of a Reverse-Osmosis Water Desalination Plant using DEEP-3.2 Software鈥� Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering, A; 1 (Issue 3A) 318 (2012).听 Acc. Number: 85651167

312. 听听 Ali Al-Qaraghuli and L.L. Kazmerski, 鈥淧erformance and economic analysis of a medium-size reverse-osmosis Plant using HOMER and DEEP-3.2,鈥� Desalination and Water Treatment (Taylor and Francis, U.K.; 2012).

313.听 Lawrence L. Kazmerski, 鈥淧hotovoltaics Technology 2012: No Longer an Outlier,鈥� Elsevier Renewable Energy Compendium, Comprehensive Renewable Energy, Volume 1 (invited) (Elsevier, Amsterdam; 2012) pp.13-30, Van Sark, Editor. ISBN: 978-0-08-087873-7;听 doi:10.1016/B978-0-08-087872-0.00101-3

314.听听听 A. Al-Karaghouli and L.L. Kazmerski,Energy consumption and water production cost of conventional and renewable-energy-powered desalination processes,鈥� Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 24, 343-356 (2013).听听 doi:10.1016/j.rser.2012.12.064

315.听 T. Tarver, A. Al-Qaraghuli, and L.L. Kazmerski, 鈥淎 Comprehensive review of the impact of dust on the use of solar energy: History, investigations, results, literature, and mitigation approaches,鈥� Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 22, 698-733 (2013). DOI:

316.听 L.L. Kazmerski, , 鈥淎shes to Ashes, Dust to Dust: Averting a Potential Showstopper for Solar Photovoltaics,鈥� Proc. 40th IEEE Photovoltaic Spec. Conference, Denver (IEEE, New York; 2014) DOI:

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317.听 L.L. Kazmerski, 鈥淭he Bell Telephone Laboratories Discovery: The mW-Foundation for our multi-GW industry 60 Years Later,鈥� Chapter in Photovoltaics for Sustainable Electricity and Buildings, A. Sayigh, Ed. (Springer, New York; 2017) (in press). ISBN 978-3-319-39280-6

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318.听 听 Lawrence L. Kazmerski, Antonia Sonia A.C. Diniz, Christiana Brasil Maia, Marcelo Machado Viana, Pedro Brito, Suellen C. Costa Lauro V. Machado Neto, Leila de Oliveira Cruz, and Sergio Hanriot, 鈥淔undamental Studies of the Adhesion of Dust to PV Module Surfaces: Chemical and Physical Relationships at the Microscale,鈥� IEEE J. Photovoltaics, 6, 7190729 (2016) DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2016.2528409.听 Also, 听Proc. 41st IEEE Photovoltaic Spec. Conference, New Orleans (IEEE, New York; 2015).

319.听听听 Suellen C.S. Costa, Antonia Sonia A.C. Diniz and Lawrence L. Kazmerski, 鈥淒ust and soiling issues and impacts relating to solar energy systems: Literature review update for 2012-2015,鈥� Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 63, 33-61 (2016).听 DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2016.04.059

320.听听听 L.L. Kazmerski, A.S.A.C. Diniz, C.Brasil Maia, M.M. Viana, Suellen C.S. Costa, Pedro P. Brito, Claudia D. Campos, Sergio de Morais Hanriot, and Leila R. de Oliveira Cruz, 鈥淪oiling Particle Interactions on PV Modules: Surface and Inter-Particle Adhesion and Chemistry Effects,鈥� Proc. 42nd IEEE PVSC, Portland (IEEE, New York; 2016) [Accepted DOI in process]

Patents

  • Volume-Indexed Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry: Method and Apparatus for Analyzing the Internal Chemistry and Internal Compositional Variations of Materials and Devices, Patent Number 4,874,946, October 17, 1989.
  • Method and Apparatus for Differential Spectroscopic Atomic Imaging Using Scanning Tunneling Microscopy,听Patent Number 4,942,299, July 17, 1990.
  • Apparatus and Method for the Atomic Imaging, Processing and Characterization of Materials Surfaces, Disclosure, April, 1992; US Patent Issued, November, 1995. International Patent issued 12 January, 1995, Number WO 95/01646, International Patent Classification H01J 37/26.

Awards and Honors

  • National Academy of Engineering (2005)
  • Fellow: APS (1987), IEEE (1988), AVS (1992) (also, Honorary Member of the AVS)
  • Karl W. B枚er Medalist (2007)
  • Four R&D 100 Awards (1985, 1989, 1992, 2007)
  • IEEE William R. Cherry Award (1993)
  • World Photovoltaic Award (2006)
  • ASES Charles Greeley Abbott Award (2008)
  • Peter Mark Memorial Award (1981)

Synergistic Activities

  • Proximal probe investigations of polycrystalline thin-film surfaces and interfaces, including morphology and electro-optical characterization
  • Design, characterization, and project management of very high-efficiency solar cells (greater than 50%) under the DARPA VHESC program
  • Project management of NREL DOE Solar Program ($70M annually); Director of the National Center for Photovoltaics, line management of 185 staff and students
  • Editor-in-Chief, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews (Elsevier) and Editor, Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy (American Institute of Physics)