Research Areas: Photovoltaics Semiconductors Electrophotography Polymer Science Encapsulants Surface Science Structural Characterization Thin Film Materials  Advanced Coatings Electronic Materials Processing Mechanical and Electronic Systems Design

Significant Accomplishments:

• State-of-the art thin film CdTe solar cell technology
• Electronic materials focus area of the Materials Science graduate program.
• New five year combined undergraduate/Masters degree, directed at the electronic materials and processing industries. New undergraduate minor in electronic materials and processing.
• Sabbaticals and summer internships for students and faculty.

Members:

Background:

• Formally established in 1995: Proposal & Bylaws.
• Sponsored by the Colorado School of Mines
• Involves faculty and students from the Departments of Physics, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Chemistry and Geochemistry, and the Division of Engineering.