Leadership and Partners
The US-MAC Consortium's leadership and partners represent industry, universities, and national labs dedicated to advancing cadmium telluride technology.
Leadership Team
Michael Heben
Wright Center for Photovoltaics Innovation and Commercialization (PVIC)
The University of Toledo
James Sites
Department of Physics
Colorado State University
Matthew Reese
Center for Materials Science
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Gang Xiong
California Technology Center
First Solar, Inc.
Randy Ellingson
Wright Center for Photovoltaics Innovation and Commercialization (PVIC)
The University of Toledo
Wyatt Metzger
California Technology Center
First Solar, Inc.
Executive Board
The executive board works on behalf of US-MAC to further its goals, and makes final decisions on US-MAC research directions, workshops, and other events subject to oversight by sponsors.
The executive board comprises representatives from the founding organizations—Colorado State University, NREL, and the University of Toledo—plus a representative elected by the industry advisory board. First Solar is a founding member and was selected to serve as the chair of industrial advisory board for the first 3-year term.
Industry Advisory Board
The industry advisory board provides guidance to the executive board including:
- R&D directions and priorities including identification of necessary research thrusts, capabilities, and topic areas
- Project proposals to be undertaken by US-MAC
- Identification and recruitment of new research institutions whose participation would add value to the consortium.
Our Partners
US-MAC’s partners include:
- 5N Plus
- Arizona State University
- Colorado State University
- Consolidated Research Systems
- Direct Solar LLC
- First Solar
- Lucintech
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Nious Technologies
- Pilkington North America
- Sivananthan Laboratories
- Toledo Solar
- University of Delaware
- University of Utah
- Wright Center for Photovoltaics at the University of Toledo
- Uriel Solar.