This award is named in honor of William R. Cherry, a founder of the photovoltaic community. In the 1950's, he was instrumental in establishing solar cells as the ideal power source for space satellites and for recognizing, advocating, and nurturing the use of photovoltaic systems for terrestrial applications. The William R. Cherry award was instituted in l980, shortly after his death. The purpose of the award is to recognize an individual engineer or scientist who devoted a part of their professional life to the advancement of the science and technology of photovoltaic energy conversion. The nominee must have made significant contributions to the science and/or technology of PV energy conversion, with dissemination by substantial publications and presentations. Professional society activities, promotional and/or organizational efforts and achievements are not considerations in the election for the award.
Nominations are due to the Cherry Award Chair by January 31st of each year. A nomination will remain active for 3 award cycles, after which a new nomination may be submitted.
The deadline for Cherry Award nominations to be considered for the upcoming IEEE PVSC was January 31st.
WILLIAM R. CHERRY COMMITTEE
David Wilt, Chair Tim Anderson
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Timothy Coutts Jerry Olson |
Eugene Ralph Robert J. Walters, Chair Masafumi Yamaguchi |
Previous Recipients
Dr. Paul
Rappaport 1980 Dr. Martin A. Green 1990 |
Mr. Peter A. Iles 1991 Dr. Christopher R. Wronski 2000 |
Dr. Richard M. Swanson 2002 Dr. Jerry M. Olson 2011 Dr. Sarah Kurtz 2012 |