TECHNICAL PROGRAM



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Wednesday, June 11th

6:30 - 7:30 AM
SOCIAL: SUN RUN
Offsite
8:30 - 9:00 AM
PLENARY - AREA 3: SPACE APPLICATIONS DRIVING INNOVATION IN PHOTOVOLTAICS
517 D
9:00 - 9:30 AM
PLENARY - AREA 2: CURRENT STATUS AND OPPORTUNITIES IN CHALCOGENIDE PHOTOVOLTAICS
Chair/Organizer: Deborah McGott, Aaron Arehart
517 D
9:30 - 10:00 AM
PLENARY - AREA 11: FROM CHALLENGES TO CHANGE: ADVANCING PV CIRCULARITY THROUGHOUT THE PV LIFE CYCLE
Chair/Organizer: Jacob Cordell, Annick Anctil
517 D
10:00 - 10:30 AM
BREAK: COFFEE BREAK/EXHIBIT
517 AB
10:30 - 12:00 PM
ORALS - AREA 2: CONTACTS, INTERFACES, AND SUBSTRATES
Chair/Organizer: Thomas Fiducia, Angus Rockett
Room 519
ORALS - AREA 3: COST REDUCTION STRATEGIES
Chair/Organizer: Phillip Jahelka, Aaron Ptak, Rebecca Glaudell
Room 518 AB
ORALS - AREA 6: SCALABLE DEPOSITION TECHNIQUES
Chair/Organizer: Trystan Watson, Ian Sellers
Room 524 A
ORALS - AREA 8: COMPREHENSIVE STUDIES ON DEGRADATION AND FAILURE MECHANISMS IN PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS
Chair/Organizer: Jaewon Oh, Dana Kern
517 D
ORALS - AREA 10: SOLAR RESOURCE MEASUREMENT AND MODELING
Chair/Organizer: Sophie Pelland, Javier Lopez Lorente
Room 524 B
ORALS - AREA 11: ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, USER BEHAVIOR AND EDUCATION
Chair/Organizer: Ilke Celik, Dwarak Ravikumar
Room 524 C

This session covers sustainability studies and PV education. Life cycle assessment, end of life management, sustainable manufacturing, user behavior, and PV workforce development and education will all be discussed.

1:30 - 3:00 PM
SPECIAL SESSION: SPECIAL SESSION - TRADEOFFS OF RELIABILITY, SUSTAINABILITY, AND LIFE CYCLE
Chair/Organizer: Jacob Cordell, Annick Anctil
517 D

This session will feature an interactive discussion with a panel of researchers in PV reliability and sustainability fields. Discussion will aim to understand the trade-offs for module end-of-life by balancing the design and manufacturing of modules for durability, recycling, and other key outcomes. (show more)

3:00 - 3:30 PM
BREAK: COFFEE BREAK/EXHIBITS
517 AB
3:30 - 5:00 PM
POSTERS - AREA 1: EMERGING MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR PHOTOVOLTAICS
Chair/Organizer: Tom Veeken, Michael Nielsen, Stephen Polly
Poster Section 1
POSTERS - AREA 4: PACKAGING, RELIABILITY, RECYLABILITY, AND SUPPLY CHAIN
Chair/Organizer: Meijun Lu, Di Yan, Paul Procel Moya
Poster Section 2
POSTERS - AREA 6: MATERIALS AND MANUFACTURING I
Chair/Organizer: Shuaifeng Hu, Michael Owen-Bellini
Poster Section 3
POSTERS - AREA 7: MODELING AND PREDICTING ENERGY YIELD AND PERFORMANCE
Chair/Organizer: Ismail Kaaya, Wardia Debray
Poster Section 4
POSTERS - AREA 8: FIELD AND ACCELERATED TESTING INSIGHTS INTO THE DURABILITY AND RELIABILITY OF PHOTOVOLTAIC COMPONENTS
Chair/Organizer: Archana Sinha, Dhanup Somasekharan Pillai, Mirra Rasmussen
Poster Section 5
POSTERS - AREA 10: SOLAR RESOURCE ASSESSMENT
Chair/Organizer: Sophie Pelland, Javier Lopez Lorente , Adam R. Jensen
Poster Section 6
5:00 - 6:00 PM
ORALS - SPECIAL SESSION: SPECIAL SESSION - FOCUS ON FUNDAMENTALS
Chair/Organizer: Rebecca Saive, Ian Sellers
517 D

Why does fundamental research in photovoltaics still matter? In a world increasingly focused on rapid deployment and near-term impact, this session aims to craft a compelling narrative on the ongoing importance of foundational science in our field. We will explore how basic research continue. (show more)

6:00 - 7:30 PM
SOCIAL ACTIVITY: QUIZ NIGHT
Chair/Organizer: Amit Munshi
Room 518 AB