CURRICULUM VITAE – ANNE GERD IMENES Name

CURRICULUM VITAE – ANNE GERD IMENES
Name:
Nationality:
Anne Gerd Imenes
Norwegian
Current Employment: Teknova AS (80%)
University of Agder (20%)
Email:
agi@teknova.no
anne.g.imenes@uia.no
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS: PhD (Science), MSc (Physics)
EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION HISTORY:
2009 - present Associate Professor (20% position)
University of Agder Grimstad, Norway
2009 - present Senior Researcher & Group leader (Renewable Energy)
Teknova AS Kristiansand, Norway
2008 Research Associate (Solar Energy)
CSIRO Energy Technology Newcastle, Australia
2005 - 2008 Postdoctoral Fellow, Research Scientist (Solar Energy)
CSIRO Energy Technology Newcastle, Australia
2001 - 2005 PhD research student (Applied Physics) and Physics tutor
The University of Sydney Sydney, Australia
2000 - 2001 Lecturer, Mathematics and English Year 10-12
Nordborg Kristne Videregående Skole Finnsnes, Norway
1994 - 1999 MSc research student (Environmental Physics) and Physics tutor
The Norwegian University of Life Sciences Ås, Norway
FIELDS OF COMPETENCE:
• Areas of special competence: Solar Energy (Thermal & Photovoltaics), Applied Physics,
Environmental Science, Optical Modelling, System Optimisation, Scientific Visualisation
• Design and optimisation of spectral filters for hybrid receiver solar concentrating systems
(PhD thesis, Applied Physics, The University of Sydney)
• Efficiency analysis by calorimetric method of low-temperature flat-plate solar collectors for
domestic hot water and floor heating systems (MSc thesis, Environmental Physics, The
Norwegian University of Life Sciences / The University of Oslo)
• Commissioning of a two-axis tracking paraboloidal dish for testing of materials and solar
absorbers under high flux conditions (The University of Sydney)
• Commissioning of a solar tower array for solar thermal and solar hydrogen applications,
including ray tracing, flux mapping, heliostat calibration and radiation shielding design
(CSIRO Energy Technology)
• Spectral beam splitting feasibility study, including filter design, spectrophotometric
measurements, performance evaluation and durability testing (CSIRO Energy Technology)

• Outdoor testing of PV module performance (University of Agder)
• Project management, student supervision, national & international collaboration
• Wide base of computer skills with experience in various programming, analysis and
presentation techniques (e.g., MatLab, LaTeX, TFCalc, Microsoft Office, TRNSYS,
LabView, CorelDraw, OpenDX/AVS, dataloggers, some Macintosh and Unix programs).
MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTIONS/ PROFESSIONAL COMMITTEES:
2009 - present Deputy Board Member, CenSE (Centre for Sustainable Energy Solutions)
2009 - present Board Member, Norwegian Solar Energy Society (Norsk Solenergiforening)
2009 - present Member of the Norwegian Solar Energy Society (Norsk Solenergiforening)
1999 - present Member of the International Solar Energy Society (ISES)
2001 - 2009 Member of the Australia and New Zealand Solar Energy Society (ANZSES)
2005 - 2008 Member of Engineers Without Borders Australia (EWB)
2007 - 2008 Member of the Optical Society of America (OSA)
2005 - 2007 Member of Australian Institute of Energy (AIE)
2004 - 2005 Member of the Australian Institute of Physics (AIP)
AWARDS AND PRIZES:
2007 Performance Cash Award
Recognition of “exceptional contribution to the operation and promotion of
the National Solar Energy Centre in Newcastle”, awarded by the CSIRO
division of Energy Technology.
2001 – 2005 International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (IPRS)
International Postgraduate Award (IPA)
International competitive scholarships awarded by the Australian
Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs (IPRS) and the
University of Sydney (IPA) for PhD research program (3.5 yrs) at the
University of Sydney.
2004 AIE NSW & ACT Postgraduate Student Energy Award
Gold Prize Winner of the category “Energy – Achieving More With Less” at
the inaugural Australian Institute of Energy NSW and ACT Branch
Postgraduate Energy Awards (Sydney, Australia, 6 December 2004).
PUBLICATIONS:
Book chapters:
Fell C., Hinkley J., Imenes A., Stein W., “Solar Energy”, in: Transitions, CSIRO Publishing, Australia, 2008.
Thesis:
Imenes A.G.., Design and optimisation of spectral filters for hybrid receiver solar concentrating systems, PhD thesis, The University of
Sydney, Australia (2006).
Imenes A.G.., Efficiency analysis of a solar thermal energy system by calorimetric method, MSc thesis, The Norwegian University of
Life Sciences, Ås (joint with) The University of Oslo, Norway (1999).
Journal publications:
Midtgård O.-M., Sætre T.O., Yordanov G.H., Imenes A.G., Nge C.L., A qualitative examination of performance and energy yield of
photovoltaic modules in Southern Norway, Renewable Energy 35 (6), pp. 1266-1274 (2010).
Imenes A.G., Buie D., Mills D.R., Schramek P., Bosi S.G., A new strategy for improved spectral performance in solar power plants.
Solar Energy 80 (10), pp. 1263-1269 (2006).
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Imenes A.G., Buie D., McKenzie D., The design of broadband, wide-angle interference filters for solar concentrating systems. Solar
Energy Materials and Solar Cells 90, pp. 1579-1606 (2006).
Imenes A.G. and McKenzie D., Flat-topped broadband rugate filters. Applied Optics 45 (30), pp. 7841-7850 (2006).
Imenes A.G. and Mills D.R., Spectral beam splitting technology for increased conversion efficiency in solar concentrating systems: a
review, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 84 (1-4), pp. 19-69 (2004).
Conference publications (main author):
Imenes A.G., Buseth T., Odden J.O., Yordanov G., Midtgård O.-M., Field stations in Norway and Kenya for comparative analysis of
compensated and standard SoG polysilicon modules. In proceedings of 25th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference, 6-10
Sept 2010, Valencia, Spain (4AV.3.95).
Imenes A.G. and Dligatch S., Performance of a solar beam splitter manufactured by ion assisted deposition, in: Combined ISES-AP
2008 (3rd International Solar Energy Society Conference, Asia Pacific Region) and Solar2008 (46 th Annual Conference of the Australian
and New Zealand Solar Energy Society), Sydney, Australia, November 25-28, 2008.
Imenes A.G., Fell C. and Stein W., Spectral beam splitter for solar hydrogen production, in: Solar2007, Proc. 45 th Annual Conference of
the Australian and New Zealand Solar Energy Society (ANZSES), Alice Springs, Australia, October 2-6, 2007.
Imenes A.G., Stein W., Hinkley J., Benito R., Bolling R., Schramek P., Ulmer S., Ray tracing and flux mapping as a design and
research tool at the National Solar Energy Centre, in: Solar2006, Proc. 44 th Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Solar
Energy Society (ANZSES), Canberra, Australia, September 13-15, 2006.
Imenes A.G., Buie D., Mills D.R., Schramek P., Bosi S.G., A new strategy for improved spectral performance in solar power plants, in:
Proc. 12 th SolarPACES International Symposium on Solar Thermal Concentrating Technologies, Oaxaca, Mexico, 6-8 Oct. 2004.
Imenes A.G. and Mills D.R., Investigation of electricity replacement benefits of high-concentration photovoltaic and thermal receivers in
a Multi Tower Solar Array, in: International Solar Concentrator Conference for the Generation of Electricity or Hydrogen, 10-14 Nov.
2003, Alice Springs, Australia. [NREL/CD-520-35349, January 2004.]
Imenes A.G. and Mills D.R., Electricity replacement benefits of various receiver combinations in a Multi Tower Solar Array distributed
CHP plant, in: Proc. ISES Solar World Congress, 14-19 June 2003, Gothenburg, Sweden. [ISBN 91-631-4740-8.]
Imenes A.G. and Mills D.R., Spectral beam splitting technology for increased solar conversion efficiency, in: Proc. ISES Solar World
Congress, 14-19 June 2003, Gothenburg, Sweden. [ISBN 91-631-4740-8.]
Imenes A.G. and Mills D.R, Spectral beam splitting for increased conversion efficiency in solar concentrating systems, in: Proc. Solar
Harvest conference, 40 th Annual ANZSES conference, 27-29 Nov. 2002, Newcastle, Australia.
Imenes A.G., Dey C., Buie D., Bosi S., Mills D.R. A Small Paraboloidal Concentrator for Material Testing and Absorber Performance
Characterisation, in: Proc. 11 th SolarPACES International Symposium on Solar Thermal Concentrating Technologies, 4-6. Sept. 2002,
Zurich, Switzerland. [Paul Scherrer Institut, Switzerland, ISBN 3-9521409-3-7.]
Conference publications (co-author):
Yordanov G., Midtgård O.-M., Sætre T.O., Odden J.O., Buseth T., Imenes A.G., Nge C.L., Norum L., Compensated SoG-Si from a
metallurgical route: High latitude outdoor performance, In proceedings of 25th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference, 6-10
Sept 2010, Valencia, Spain (4AV.3.94).
Ritchie T.R., Burton A.I., A.G. Imenes A.G., Stein W., Optical assessment of CSIRO solar array heliostats, in: Proc. 14 th International
Symposium on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Technologies (SolarPACES), Las Vegas, Nevada, March 4-7, 2008.
Stein W., Imenes A., Hinkley J., Benito R., McEvoy S., Hart G., McGregor J., Chensee M., Wong K., Wong J., Bolling R., A new solar
thermal facility in Australia, in: Proc. 13 th International Symposium on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Technologies
(SolarPACES), Seville, Spain, June 20-23, 2006.
Buie D., Ekins-Daukes N.J., Imenes A.G., Dey C.J., Proschek M., Royne A., McKenzie D., Boreland M., Bosi S.G., Combining the tools
for solar thermal and photovoltaic power generation – experimental and computational facilities at the University of Sydney, in: Proc. 3 rd
Solar Concentrator Conference for the Generation of Electricity or Hydrogen, Phoenix, Arizona, May 2005.
Buie D., Mills D., Imenes A.G., Schramek P., Technical aspects of creating surfaces illuminated with an homogeneous flux in solar
concentrating systems, in: Proc. EuroSun 2004, The 5 th ISES Europe Solar Conference, 20-23 June, Freiburg, Germany.
Schramek P., Mills D.R., Buie D., Imenes A.G., A new approach to achieve uniform illumination of the receiver of a concentrating solar
collector, in: Proc. EuroSun 2004, The 5 th ISES Europe Solar Conference, 20-23 June, Freiburg, Germany.
Buie D. and Imenes A.G., A solar vector class for the optical simulation of solar concentrating systems, in: Proc. ISES Solar World
Congress, 14-19 June 2003, Gothenburg, Sweden. [ISBN 91-631-4740-8.]
Mills D.R., Schramek P., Dey C., Buie D., Imenes A.G., Haynes B.S., Morrison G.L, Multi Tower Solar Array project, in: Proc. Solar
Harvest conference, 40 th Annual ANZSES conference, 27-29 Nov. 2002, Newcastle, Australia.
Mills D., Schramek P., Morrison G., Haynes B.S., Dey C., Buie D., Imenes A., MTSA Prototype Array Project, in: Proc. 11 th
SolarPACES International Symposium on Solar Thermal Concentrating Technologies, 4-6. Sept. 2002, Zurich, Switzerland. [Paul
Scherrer Institut, Switzerland, ISBN 3-9521409-3-7.]
Rekstad J., Henden L., Imenes A.G., Ingebretsen F., Meir M., Bjerke B., Peter M., Effective solar energy utilisation - more dependent
on system design than on solar collector efficiency, in: Proceedings of the ISES Solar World Congress, Jerusalem, Israel July 4-9, 1999.
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Patents:
Mills D., Schramek P., Imenes A.G., Bosi S. (Inventors), The University of Sydney (Applicant), “A Beam Splitter”, Publication number
WO/2005/060009, Publication date 30 June 2005.
Mills D., Schramek P., Buie D., Imenes A.G. (Inventors), The University of Sydney (Applicant), “A receiver for radiation”, Publication
number WO/2005/071325, Publication date 4 August 2005.
Yin Y., McKenzie D., Bilek M., Imenes A.G. (Inventors), The University of Sydney (Applicant), “An apparatus for plasma treatment”,
Publication number WO/2005/081592, Publication date 1 September 2005.
McKenzie D., Imenes A.G. (Inventors), The University of Sydney (Applicant), “Rugate filters”, Publication number WO/2007/048195,
Publication date 3 May 2007.
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