Student Awards

Area 1
Strain-Compensated Multiple Stepped Quantum Wells (SC-MSQWs) Cell for Enhanced Spectral Response and Carrier Transport 
Yu Wen

Area 2
Optimization of Composition Grading in CIGS for Flexible Solar Cells and Modules
Adrian Chirila

Area 3
Micro-Optic Solar Concentration and Next-Generation Prototypes
Jason H. Karp

Area 4
A Freeware Program for Precise Optical Analysis of the Front Surface of a Solar Cell
Simeon C. Baker-Finch

Area 5
Opportunities and Challenges of High-Rate Electron Beam Evaporation in the Preparation of Poly-Si Thin-Film Solar Cells
Tobias Sontheimer

Area 6
Efficient Polymer Solar Cells via an All-Spray-Coated Deposition
Claudio Girotto

Area 7
Development of radiation hard Ga0.5In0.5P/Ga0.99In0.01As/Ge Space Solar Cells with Multi Quantum Wells
Rene Kellenbenz

Area 8
Recombination Activity Enhancement By Stress in Silicon
Paul Gundel

Area 9
Monolithic Integrated Solar Energy Harvesting System
Edgardo J. Méndez-Delgado

Area 10
Life-Cycle Assessment of Organic Solar Cell Technologies
Annick Anctil

Poster Awards

Area 1 Winner
Multi-Stacked InGaAs/GaNAs Quantum Dot Solar Cell Fabricated on GaAs (311)B Substrate
Yasushi Shoji

Area 1 Runner-up
Optical Characterization and Modeling of the Lead Chalcogenide Quantum Dot Solar Cell: A Rational Approach to Device Development and Multiple Exciton Generation
Octavi E Semonin

Area 2 Winner
Solar Cells via Selenization of CuInS2 Nanocrystals:  Effect of Synthesis Precursor
Grayson M Ford

Area 2 Runner-up
Inexpensive, Abundant, Non-toxic Thin Films for Solar Cell Applications Grown by Reactive Sputtering
Vardaan Chawla

Area 3 Winner
Variation In Spectral Irradiance And The Consequences For Multi-junction Concentrator Photovoltaic Systems
Alvin Chan

Area 3 Runner-up
Cell-Level Thermal Management Issues in Concentrator III-V Multijunction Solar Cells
John F. Geisz

Area 4 Winner
Comparison Between Al2O3 Surface Passivation Films Deposited with Thermal ALD, Plasma ALD and PECVD
Gijs Dingemans

Area 4 Runner-up
A Freeware 1D Emitter Model for Silicon Solar Cells
Keith R. McIntosh

Area 5 Winner
ZnO Films with Very High Haze Ratio Prepared by MOCVD Technique
Ihsanul A Yunaz

Area 5 Runner-up
Efficient Light Trapping Structure in Thin Film Silicon Solar Cells
Xing Sheng

Area 6 Winner
Hafnium (IV) and Zirconium (IV) Porphyrinato and Phthalocyaninato Diacetate Complexes as New Dyes for Solar Cell Devices
Ivana Radivojevic

Area 6 Runner-up
Tailoring CuPc Nanostructures via Glancing Angle Deposition
Jaron G Van Dijken

Area 7 Winner
Change in the Electrical Performance of InGaAs Quantum Dot Solar Cells due to Irradiation
Takeshi Ohshima

Area 7 Runner-up
Analysis of Record Photovoltaic Efficiencies from 1954 to 2009
Elisabeth L. McClure

Area 8 Winner
Characterization of Defects in Photovoltaics using Thermoreflectance and Electroluminescence Imaging
Dustin Kendig

Area 8 Runner-up
Observations on the Spectral Characteristics of Defect Luminescence of Silicon Wafer Solar Cells
Matthew P. Peloso

Area 9 Winner
Solutions for deploying PV systems in NYC’s secondary network system
Michael H. Coddington

Area 9 Runner-up
A Method for Instantaneous Measurement of PV V-I Characteristics and its Application for MPPT Control
Daohong Wang

Area 10 Winner
Strategies to Target Rural PV Market in Developing Countries : A Perspective
Chetan Singh Solanki

Area 10 Runner-up
How Changes in Patent Law are Altering the Landscape of Innovation
Clara Davis