Complete Report - University of New South Wales

ARCPHOTOVOLTAICSCENTRE OFEXCELLENCE2010/11ANNUAL REPORT6. ORGANISATIONALSTRUCTUREWhen the Key Centre for Photovoltaic Engineeringwas awarded in 1999, it was established asan autonomous Centre within the Faculty ofEngineering of UNSW, becoming independentfrom the School of Electrical Engineering whereUNSW photovoltaic activities had been previouslylocated. At that time, the Key Centre was giventhe same operational independence and rights asthe other Engineering schools, with the DirectorStuart Wenham being given the same status andauthority as other Heads of Schools. With theawarding of the Centre of Excellence in 2003,the University committed to the Key Centre forPhotovoltaic Engineering becoming the Schoolof Photovoltaic Engineering, within which theARC Photovoltaics Centre of Excellence would belocated. This transition occurred in January 2006.The corresponding organisational relationships areshown in the upper part of Fig. 6.1.Within the Centre of Excellence, Deputy Directorshave been appointed for the major strands ofresearch as shown. The Management Committeeof the Centre comprises the six Directors andDeputy Directors, along with the Head of Schooland the Business and Operations Manager. Thiscommittee meets fortnightly on the 1 st and 3 rdFridays of each month, with each Deputy Directorgiving a report on the activities in his or her areaover the preceding fortnight. This committeetakes responsibility for decision making withinthe Centre that affects the Centre as a whole,while the individual Deputy Directors receive theirown annual budgets to allow them to make andimplement decisions that impact only their ownlaboratory areas and research activities.The Advisory Committee for the Centre comprisesthe Centre Directors, the Head of School forPhotovoltaic Engineering, leading academics fromother institutions, industry leaders such as CEO’sof various companies involved in the field, andresearch leaders. This committee provides high leveladvice, feedback and recommendations in relationto the Centre’s activities and their relevance. TheAdvisory committee meets annually, taking intoaccount the geographical separation of its members(Australia, USA, China, Germany, Italy, Spain),although more frequent correspondence takesplace when necessary with individual committeemembers either by email or telephone. Themembership of the Advisory Committee during2010 has included:• Professor Stuart Wenham, Centre Director• Professor Martin Green, Centre ExecutiveResearch Director• Associate Professor Gavin Conibeer, DeputyDirector (3 rd Generation PV Research)• Associate Professor Thorsten Trupke, DeputyDirector (Silicon Photonics)• Dr Sergey Varlamov, Deputy Director (2 ndGeneration PV research)• Professor Allen Barnett: world leading academicin the field; recipient of many prestigiousinternational prizes such as the William CherryAward; former President of AstroPower, one of theworld’s largest solar cell manufacturers, beforebeing purchased by GE.• Prof. Andres Cuevas, ANU;• Dr Francesca Ferrazza, Chief Scientific Officer,Enitechnologie;• David Hogg: COO of Suntech Power; until recentlyCEO of CSG Solar AC, Germany; former CEO ofPacific Solar, Australia;• Mr. David Jordan, until recently, Manager of NewTechnology, BP Solar International;• Dr Larry Kazmerski, until recently Head,Photovoltaic Division, US National RenewableEnergy Laboratory;• Prof. Antonio Luque, Head, ESTI, PolytechnicalUniversity of Madrid; Leading European academicin the photovoltaic field; founder of Isofoton, oneof Europe’s most established manufacturers;• Dr Zhengrong Shi, CEO of Suntech-Power, theworld’s largest silicon cell manufacturer; recipientof various industry prizes; former Deputy ResearchDirector of Pacific Solar; major collaborator ofthe Centre;.• Prof. Peter Würfel, Institut fur Angewandte Physikder Universität Karlsruhe.120