Contributors

Mike is Chairman and CEO of Applied Materials and a 30 year veteran of the semiconductor industry. Mike has focused the company on developing technology solutions in the Energy and Environment space. In addition to its leadership in the chip and flat panel display markets, Applied Materials is now the world's leading equipment supplier to... more

Technology pioneer and leader in clean energy, as CTO Mark understands how to put nanomanufacturing technology to work solving some of today’s most pressing issues. He’s currently leading efforts in solar, energy efficient glass and solid state lighting.... more

He has lived, breathed and championed the solar industry for more than 35 years. As President of Applied Solar, Charlie - also known as ‘Doctor Solar’ - has been dedicated to making solar photovoltaics a meaningful part of the world’s clean energy supply by making the technology scalable and low cost. Much of his passion comes from the... more

Solar industry expert and world-renowned renewable energy technologist, Winfried is the chief technology officer of Applied’s Solar Business Group and defines the technology roadmap for it. As the President of the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA), he has his finger on the pulse of one of the world’s largest solar PV... more

As Vice President of Applied's Energy and Environmental Solutions and Display Group, John leads the Company’s strategic communications and downstream business efforts. This includes Applied’s innovative fab2farm™ business model for solar deployment designed to bring cost-effective, utility-scale solar photovoltaic power generation... more

Avi is the Technical Assistant to Applied's Chairman and CEO. As a passionate conservationist and clean tech advocate, Avi firmly believes in the promise of solar. In his (rare) spare time, he can be found hiking in one of the Bay Area's numerous state... more

As director of product management for SunFab module materials, Romain supports the race to lower solar PV cost per watt by driving module materials cost down while improving module performance. He enthusastically follows the clean energy market development with a special interest in Europe and his native country, France, which has... more

Bruce has a long history and a wealth of experience in the LCD industry, having held key positions at several of the leading LCD companies around the world. As the chief marketing officer for the display group at Applied Materials, Bruce is among other things, concentrated on “informing, promoting, improving and connecting” the entire LCD... more

Cathy defines and articulates the voice of Applied Materials’ solar business, while advocating for the widespread adoption of solar PV around the world. As the senior director for solar and government relations, Cathy also ensures that Applied Materials and its technology, equipment and service products are recognized as providing the... more

As the head of Taiwan’s solar business group, Jim oversees all sales and business activities with Taiwan’s major solar cell makers and potential customers into this emerging industry in... more