Christopher R. Wronski
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Dr. Christopher R. Wronski is a noted electrical engineer, now Professor Emeritus at Pennsylvania State University
, noted for his pioneering research in photovoltaic cells including discovery of the Staebler–Wronski effect.
Dr. Wronski received his Ph.D. in Physics from Imperial College, London in 1963, and subsequently worked at the Exxon
Research and Engineering Company and RCA Laboratories. Together with David E. Carlson, he received the 1984 IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award
"for crucial contributions to the use of amorphous silicon
in low-cost, high-performance photovoltaic solar cells." He was elected an IEEE Fellow
in 1990 "for contributions to the understanding and application of hydrogenated amorphous silicon-based materials", and received the 2000 William R. Cherry award from the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference.
Pennsylvania State University
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, noted for his pioneering research in photovoltaic cells including discovery of the Staebler–Wronski effect.
Dr. Wronski received his Ph.D. in Physics from Imperial College, London in 1963, and subsequently worked at the Exxon
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Research and Engineering Company and RCA Laboratories. Together with David E. Carlson, he received the 1984 IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award
IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award
The initially called Morris Liebmann Memorial Prize provided by the Institute of Radio Engineers , the IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award was created in 1919 in honor of Colonel Morris N. Liebmann. It was initially given to awardees who had "made public during the recent past an important...
"for crucial contributions to the use of amorphous silicon
Amorphous silicon
Amorphous silicon is the non-crystalline allotropic form of silicon. It can be deposited in thin films at low temperatures onto a variety of substrates, offering some unique capabilities for a variety of electronics.-Description:...
in low-cost, high-performance photovoltaic solar cells." He was elected an IEEE Fellow
IEEE Fellow
An IEEE member is elevated to the grade of IEEE Fellow for "unusual distinction in the profession and shall be conferred by the Board of Directors upon a person with an extraordinary record of accomplishments in any of the IEEE fields of interest"...
in 1990 "for contributions to the understanding and application of hydrogenated amorphous silicon-based materials", and received the 2000 William R. Cherry award from the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference.
Selected works
- Wronski, C. R. M., Ph.D. Dissertation, Imperial College, Univ. London (1963).
- Wronski, C. R. M., "The Size Dependence of the Melting Point of Small Particles of Tin", Br. J. appl. Phys. 18, 1731–1737 (1967)
- Carlson, D.E. and Wronski, C.R., "Amorphous Silicon Solar Cells", Appl. Phys. Lett. 28, 671-673. (1976)
- D.L. Staebler and C.R. Wronski, Appl. Phys. Lett. 31, 292 (1977)