Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC)

Status| Active
Frequency| Annual
Years active| 65
Founded| April 14, 1964; 62 years ago (1964-04-14) in Washington, D.C., United States
Most recent| PVSC 49
Next event| PVSC 50
Participants| 1800[1]
Area| Photovoltaics
Sponsors| IEEE Photonics Society
IEEE Electron Devices Society
Website| Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

The IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (also called PVSC[2]) is the longest running technical conference dedicated to photovoltaics, solar cells, and solar power. The first PVSC was in 1961 at the NASA headquarters in Washington DC. The number of conference areas have expanded and now include PV reliability and solar resource. The conference has also had many diverse and distinguished keynote speakers like Sarah Kurtz who won the conference's William Cherry Award in 2012.[3] PVSC is also where the most notable breakthroughs in PV are often first announced, such as record Solar-cell efficiency,[4] new technologies like perovskite, TOPCon, heterojunction (HJT), and tandem cells, derivation of new algorithms, and discoveries of new phenomena such as Potential-induced degradation and light and elevated temperature induced degradation (LeTID).

## Contents

* 1 William R. Cherry Award
* 2 Women in PV Lunch
* 3 Middle and high school competition
* 4 Location history
* 5 Additional Reading
* 6 References

## William R. Cherry Award

PVSC honors scientists and researchers who have made significant contributions to the field of photovoltaics since 1980. Significant recipients are Joseph J. Loferski in 1981,[5] Martin Green in 1990, Richard Swanson in 2002, Stuart Wenham in 2009, and Professor Harry Atwater in 2019.[6]

## Women in PV Lunch

For at least the past ten years, PVSC has held a luncheon with speakers who have recognized the significant contribution of women in photovoltaics.[7]

## Middle and high school competition

For over 20 years, PVSC has inspired high school youth to engage with scientists, explore and present their concepts at the conference, and compete to win prizes.[8] Starting in 2020, the competition was expanded to include middle school students. The format was changed to encourage more creativity by asking students to write about how solar energy will change the future in the "Solar Future Narratives" competition, and to pitch solar energy projects that could positively impact their communities in the "Solar Energy Video Pitch" competition.

## Location history

PVSC #  | Year  | Location  | Chair  | Cherry Award

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PVSC-1  | 1961  | Washington, DC  |  |
PVSC-2  | 1962  | Washington, DC  | Walter C. Scott  |
PVSC-3  | 1963  | Washington, DC  | Walter C. Scott  |
PVSC-4  | 1964  | Cleveland, OH  |  |
PVSC-5  | 1965  | Greenbelt, MD  | Paul Rappaport  |
PVSC-6  | 1967  | Cocoa Beach, FL  | William R. Cherry  |
PVSC-7  | 1968  | Pasadena, CA  | Robert E. Fischell  |
PVSC-8  | 1970  | Seattle, WA  | Joseph J. Loferski |
PVSC-9  | 1972  | Silver Springs, MD  | Martin Wolf  |
PVSC-10  | 1973  | Palo Alto, CA  | Richard L. Statler  |
PVSC-11  | 1975  | Scottsdale, AZ  | Denis R. Curtin  |
PVSC-12  | 1976  | Baton Rouge, LA  | Americo F. Forestieri  |
PVSC-13  | 1978  | Washington, DC  | John V. Goldsmith  |
PVSC-14  | 1980  | San Diego, CA  | Charles E. Backus  | Paul Rappaport
PVSC-15  | 1981  | Kissimmee, FL  | Charles J. Bishop  | Joseph J. Loferski
PVSC-16  | 1982  | San Diego, CA  | Henry W. Brandhorst, Jr.  | Martin Wolf
PVSC-17  | 1984  | Kissimmee, FL  | Eugene L. Ralph  | Henry W. Brandhorst
PVSC-18  | 1985  | Las Vegas, NV  | Allen M. Barnett  | Eugene L. Ralph
PVSC-19  | 1987  | New Orleans, LA  | Lawrence L. Kazmerski  | Charles E. Backus
PVSC-20  | 1988  | Las Vegas, NV  | Joseph F. Wise  | David E. Carlson
PVSC-21  | 1990  | Kissimmee, FL  | John D. Meakin  | Martin A. Green
PVSC-22  | 1991  | Las Vegas, NV  | Cosmo R. Barona  | Peter A. Iles
PVSC-23  | 1993  | Louisville, KY  | Richard J. Schwartz  | Lawrence L. Kazmerski
PVSC-24 (WCPEC-1)  | 1994  | Waikoloa Village, HI (1st World Conference)  | Dennis J. Flood (General Chair), Jurgen Schmid and Masafumi Yamaguchi (Vice Chairs)  | Yoshihiro Hamakawa
PVSC-25  | 1996  | Washington, DC  | Eldon C. Boes  | Allen M. Barnett
PVSC-26  | 1997  | Anaheim, CA  | Paul Basore  | Adolf Goetzberger
PVSC-27 (WCPEC-2)  | 1998  | Vienna, Austria (2nd World Conference)  | Jurgen Schmid (General Chair), Kosuke Kurokawa and Sheila G. Bailey (Vice Chairs)  | Richard J. Schwartz
PVSC-28  | 2000  | Anchorage, AK  | Ajeet Rohatgi  | Christopher R. Wronski
PVSC-29  | 2002  | New Orleans, LA  | John Benner  | Richard Swanson
PVSC-30 (WCPEC-3)  | 2003  | Osaka, Japan (3rd World Conference)  | Kosuke Kurokawa (General Chair), Lawrence L. Kazmerski and Bernard McNelis (Vice Chairs)  | Ajeet Rohatgi
PVSC-31  | 2005  | Lake Buena Vista, FL  | Christopher R. Wronski  | Timothy J. Coutts
PVSC-32 (WCPEC-4)  | 2006  | Waikoloa Village, HI (4th World Conference)  | Sheila Bailey (General Chair), Heinz Ossenbrink and Makoto Konagai (Vice Chairs)  | Antonio Luque
PVSC-33  | 2008  | San Diego, CA  | Timothy J. Coutts  | Masafumi Yamaguchi
PVSC-34  | 2009  | Philadelphia, PA  | Tim Anderson  | Stuart Wenham
PVSC-35  | 2010  | Honolulu, HI  | Robert Walters  | Richard R. King
PVSC-36 (WCPEC-5)  | 2010  | Valencia, Spain (5th World Conference)  | Giovanni De Santi (General Chair), Makoto Konagai and Robert Walters (Vice Chairs)  |
PVSC-37 | 2011  | Seattle, WA  | David Wilt  | Jerry M. Olson
PVSC-38 | 2012  | Austin, TX  | B.J. Stanbery  | Sarah Kurtz
PVSC-39 | 2013  | Tampa, FL  | Ryne Rafaelle  | Keith Emery
PVSC-40 | 2014  | Denver, CO  | Richard R. King  | Ronald A. Sinton
PVSC-41 (WCPEC-6) | 2014  | Kyoto, Japan (6th World Conference)  | Makoto Konagai (General Chair), A. Jager Waldau and B.J. Stanbery (Vice Chairs)  |
PVSC-42 | 2015  | New Orleans, LA  | Steven A. Ringel  | Christiana Honsberg
PVSC-43 | 2016  | Portland, OR  | Angus Rockett  | Pierre Verlinden
PVSC-44 | 2017  | Washington, DC  | Angèle Reinders  | Eli Yablonovitch
PVSC-45 (WCPEC-7)  | 2018  | Waikoloa Village, HI (7th World Conference)  | Alex Freundlich (General Chair), Marko Topič and Akira Yamada (Vice Chairs)  | Vasilis Fthenakis
PVSC-46 | 2019  | Chicago, IL  | Sarah Kurtz  | Harry Atwater
PVSC-47 | 2020  | Virtual (COVID-19)  | Seth Hubbard  | James Sites
PVSC-48 | 2021  | Virtual (COVID-19)  | Sylvain Marsillac  | Thorsten Trupke
PVSC-49 | 2022  | Philadelphia, PA  | Bill Shafarman  | Stephen R. Forrest
PVSC-50 | 2023  | San Juan, PR  | Mariana Bertoni  | Jenny Nelson
PVSC-52  | 2024  | Seattle, WA  | Arno Smets  |

## Additional Reading

* www.pv-magazine.com/press-releases/keynote-speaker-selected-for-39th-ieee-photovoltaic-specialists-conference_100011234/
* www.pv-magazine.com/press-releases/call-for-papers-and-registration-open-for-39th-ieee-photovoltaic-specialists-conference_10009871/
* www.pv-magazine.com/press-releases/pvd-is-the-key-von-ardenne-presents-coating-solutions-for-heterojunction-topcon-and-tandem-cells-in-milan/
* https://solarindustrymag.com/ieee-photovoltaic-specialists-conference-calls-for-papers
* https://www.pv-tech.org/tracker-terrain-loss-the-elephant-in-the-room-and-the-low-hanging-fruit/

## References

1. ↑ PVSC (2009). "PVSC > Home". https://ieee-pvsc.org/PVSC37/index.html.
2. ↑ Zipp, Kathie (2013) (in en). 4 Questions: 39th Solar IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference. WTWH Media, LLC.. https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2013/06/4-questions-39th-solar-ieee-photovoltaic-specialists-conference/. Retrieved 23 Nov 2021.
3. ↑ Trabish, Herman (2013) (in en). Solar's Past, Present, and Future at PVSC. Greentech Media. https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/solars-past-present-and-future-at-pvsc. Retrieved 23 Nov 2021.
4. ↑ Solomon, Erica (29 August 2016) (in en). New solar cell is more efficient, costs less than its counterparts. MIT News. https://news.mit.edu/2016/new-solar-cell-more-efficient-costs-less-its-counterparts-0829. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
5. ↑ Hilchey, Tim (23 January 1997). "Joseph J. Loferski, Pioneer in Development of Solar Cells, Dies at 71". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/1997/01/23/us/joseph-j-loferski-pioneer-in-development-of-solar-cells-dies-at-71.html.
6. ↑ Johnson, Abigail (2019) (in en). Professor Harry Atwater Wins 2019 IEEE William Cherry Award. Business Wire. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190620005118/en/Professor-Harry-Atwater-Wins-2019-IEEE-William-Cherry-Award. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
7. ↑ Warren, E. L. (2020). "The value of diversity in the renewable energy industry and research community". 2020 47th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC). pp. 0652–0654. doi:10.1109/PVSC45281.2020.9300582. ISBN 978-1-7281-6115-0.
8. ↑ Wirtanen, Erik (17 July 2019). "Lighting the way for future photovoltaics innovators". ASU News. https://news.asu.edu/20190717-lighting-way-future-photovoltaics-innovators. Retrieved 7 March 2023.

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