Green, Martin Andrew (1948 - )

Summary

Martin Green is the Executive Research Director of the Centre of Excellence in Advanced Silicon Photovoltaics and Photonics at the University of New South Wales where he is also an inaugural Australian Federation Fellow and Scientia Professor. Some of his other roles include Research Director of Sydney-based CSG Solar Pty Ltd, Board member of CSG Solar Pty Ltd and its parent CSG Solar AG, and Advisory Board member of many major international photovoltaic conferences and agencies. Green's contributions to photovoltaics are well known internationally and he has received several major awards, only a few of which are listed here. He and his group have carried out fundamental work on identifying the factors limiting silicon solar cell output improving their performance by over 50%. Green is the author of several books and research monographs on photovoltaics and over 300 journal papers in the area of semiconductors, microelectronics and solar cells.

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Chronology

1970

Education - Bachelor of Engineering (BE), University of Queensland

1970

Career position - Graduate Engineer, AWA Microelectical Laboratory, Sydney

1971

Education - Master of Engineering Science, University of Queensland

1971 - 1974

Career position - Teaching Assistant and Doctoral Research Student at McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

1974

Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

1974 - 1986

Career position - Lecturer (later Associate Professor) in Electronics, University of New South Wales

1981

Award - Pawsey Medal, Australian Academy of Science

1982

Award - Edgeworth David Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales

1982 - 1990

Career position - Associate Director of the Joint Microelectronics Research Centre, University of New South Wales

1985 - 2009

Career position - Member, International Committee, 18th - 34th Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Photovoltaic Specialists Conferences

1986 - 1999

Career position - Professor of Electrical Engineering (personal chair), University of New South Wales

1988

Award - Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (FIEEE)

1988

Award - National Energy Innovation Award, Confederation of Australian Industry and the Department of Primary Industries and Energy

1989

Career position - General Chairman, 4th International Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Conference, Sydney

1990 -

Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)

1990

Award - William R. Cherry Award, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers

1990 - 1999

Career position - Founding Director of Photovoltaics Special Research Centre, University of New South Wales

1991 - 1993

Career position - Head, Department of Electronics, University of Sydney

1992

Award - CSIRO External Medal (with Stuart Wenham)

1994

Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE)

1994

Award - Clunies Ross National Science and Technology Award, Ian Clunies Ross Memorial Foundation

1994

Award - M A Sargent Medal, Electrical College, Institution of Engineers Australia Engineers

1995

Award - J. J. Ebers Award, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers

1995 - 2003

Career position - Director of Research at Pacific Solar Pty Ltd, Sydney

1999 -

Career position - Scientia Professor, University of New South Wales

1999

Award - Medal of Engineering Excellence for Distinguished Achievement in the Service of Humanity (Inaugural award), World Federation of Engineering Organizations

1999

Award - Sir Lionel Hooke Award, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers

1999

Award - Australia Prize in the field of Energy Science and Technology (with Stuart Wenham), Commonwealth of Australia

2000 - 2002

Career position - Director, then Executive Research Director, at the Special Research Centre for Third Generation Photovoltaics, University of New South Wales

2001 -

Career position - Australian Government Federation Fellow (inaugural)

2001

Award - Centenary Medal - For service to Australian society and science in photovoltaics

2002 -

Career position - Executive Research Director of the Centre of Excellence in Advanced Silicon Photovoltaics and Photonics, University of New South Wales

2003 -

Career position - Research Director of CSG Solar Pty Ltd in Sydney

2003

Award - Karl Boer Solar Energy Medal of Merit, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, U.S.A.

2008

Award - Scientist of the Year, New South Wales Science and Engineering Awards

2009

Award - Award for Environment, Water and Climate Change, New South Wales Science and Engineering Awards

2010

Award - Eureka Prize for Leadership in Science, Australian Museum

2012

Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - For service to science education as an academic and researcher, particularly through the development of photovoltaic solar cell technology, and to professional associations

2012

Award - Australian Collaborative Innovation Award (with Stuart Wenham)

2013 -

Award - Fellow, Royal Society,London

2013 - 2023

Career position - Director, Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics (ACAP), University of New South Wales

2014

Award - James Cook Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales

2016

Award - Ian Wark Medal and Lecture, Australian Academy of Science

2017 -

Award - Fellow, Royal Society of New South Wales

2022

Award - Millenium Technology Prize, Technology Academy, Finland

Related entries

Published resources

Journal Articles

• Green, Martin A., 'Forty years of photovoltaic research at UNSW', Journal and proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, 148 (455/6) (2015), 2-14. Details

Resources

• 'Green, Martin Andrew (1948 - )', Recipients [of the Prime Minister's Prizes for Science, 2000 - 2017], Department of Industry, Innovation and Science, 2017, https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20171113020012/http://www.science.gov.au/community/PrimeMinistersPrizesforScience/Recipients/1990-1999/Pages/MartinGreen-StuartWenham.aspx. Details
• Ian Wark Medal and Lecture, Australian Academy of Science, 2022, https://www.science.org.au/supporting-science/awards-and-opportunities/ian-wark-medal-and-lecture. Details
• 'Green, M A (1948-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-580335. Details

See also

• Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia [Australia Day 2012: A-L], Governor General's Office, Canberra, 2012, https://web.archive.org.au/awa/20190510165629mp_/https:/www.gg.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/honours/ad/ad2012/Media%20Notes%20AM%20%28A-L%29%20%28final%29.pdf. Details
• Robson, Alexandra K.; Production Manager and Editor eds, Who's who in Australia 2019 (Southbank, Vic.: AAP Directories, 2018), 1788 pp. Details