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Leadership in Science
WINNER - Global Leader in Solar Cell Technology
Solar Superstar Gets His Moment in Sun
In the battle against climate change and global warming, Professor Martin Green is a shining light.
Over the past three decades he has led the international field in solar cell development, delivering cost-effective technology that has the ability to rival and ultimately replace human reliance on fossil fuels.
For his leadership and research on photovoltaics, Professor Green, Executive Research Director of the ARC Photovoltaics Centre of Excellence at the University of NSW, has won the 2010 CSIRO Eureka Prize for Leadership in Science.
Professor Martin Green is not only ‘the father of photovoltaics', he is the global leader in solar cell technology. While many innovations in alternative energy production remain experimental, Professor Green has had a real impact by taking this technology out of the laboratory and into the factory.
Many scientists regard photovoltaics as the most promising solar technology. It involves the direct conversion of light into electrical energy through a solar cell. With the burning of fossil fuels now widely acknowledged as the cause of global warming, there is need for an affordable, efficient energy alternative.
Professor Green has been a pioneer in photovoltaics research for more than 30 years, holding the world record for silicon cell efficiency almost continuously over this period, including the present record of 25% -- a level of efficiency long believed to be impossible. His team is considered to be well ahead of its international competitors.
Having created the world's leading photovoltaics research centre, Professor Green has attracted some of the best local and international talent. The list of alumni from the centre reads like a ‘who's who' of the solar energy world. Former students include Professor Andrew Blakers, director of the ARC Centre for Excellence for Solar Energy Systems (Australian National University); Dr Roland Einhaus, Research and Development Director of Apollon Solar in France; and Dr Stuart Bowden, Research and Development Director at the Solar Power Laboratory at Arizona State University. And with Professor Green's assistance, entrepreneur Dr Zhengrong Shi has commercialised solar cell technology in China on an unprecedented scale.
Professor Green's global leadership has been recognised by his appointment as Chair of the panel for review of the US Department of Energy's Photovoltaic Program, and membership of the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation Consultative Group on Solar Energy Research and Applications.
He is at the forefront of first and second-generation solar technologies. First-generation technology - or ‘buried contact' solar cells - has been one of the most commercially successful technologies in the photovoltaics field over the past 20 years. Sales under license currently exceed US$1billion. Second-generation technology saw Professor Green producing thin-film solar cells using the benign and abundant element silicon, an achievement once believed to be a million-to-one possibility.
The $10,000 Eureka Prize for Leadership in Science is awarded to an Australian individual who has demonstrated an outstanding role and impact in science. It is sponsored by the CSIRO.
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Sponsor
The CSIRO Eureka Prize for Leadership in Science is sponsored by CSIRO.
Description
The CSIRO Eureka Prize for Leadership in Science is awarded to an Australian individual who has demonstrated an outstanding role and impact in science.
prize
$10,000
Purpose
Leadership is pivotal in defining objectives, harnessing, motivating and mobilising talent, and pushing through for results. This applies as much to science as to any other field of human endeavour.
Australia is blessed with many gifted science leaders, who integrate their science talents with the people-skills necessary to make a sustainable difference.
These people can be found in universities, in research laboratories, in policy settings, in the media and in schools.
Some are old (but young at heart!). Some are young, yet strong in impact.
Australia's success as a nation will, in large part, depend on its leaders. Science leadership continues therefore to be of prime importance.
The CSIRO Eureka Prize for Leadership in Science acknowledges and celebrates the role and impact of great leadership in science.
Judging Criteria
Entries should specifically address how the work entered meets the following judging criteria:
1. A demonstrated track record of results achieved through working with others, but possible only through the catalytic impact of quality leadership
2. Evidence of a clear vision carried through to fruition
3. A demonstrated energy, passion and commitment evident over time
4. An exemplar of the Chinese maxim of leadership: 'When the job gets done, the people say "We did it ourselves"'
5. Leadership achievements recognised in a broader environment and beyond the immediate team.
6. Quality of Assessor reports.
Conditions of entry
This prize is open only to individuals. Entries consisting of more than one individual are not eligible.
Entrants can either enter themselves or be nominated by others. If nominating an entrant, please ensure that they have the opportunity to provide input to the documentation provided in support of their nomination.
Activity entered for this prize must have been undertaken:
• in Australia by an Australian citizen or Australian resident.
You must submit an online entry form including all supporting documentation by midnight AEST Friday 7 May 2010 to be eligible for this prize.
Entries with insufficient sets of supporting documentation will not be considered. Submitted material will not be returned.
Any entries received after midnight AEST Friday 7 May 2010 will not be considered.
Hard-copy applications will not be considered.
The activity entered/nominated for this prize may not be entered/nominated for another Australian Museum Eureka Prize.
The deliberations of the judging panel remain confidential. All recommendations and decisions taken are binding and final and no correspondence will be entered into on such matters.
Information provided by the entrant(s) in relation to the Australian Museum Eureka Prizes (including photos), may be used by the Australian Museum for promotional/publicity purposes. This may include, and is not restricted to, the information being used on websites, social media, printed material, advertisements, press releases etc.
Personal information provided in connection with the Australian Museum Eureka Prizes will be used only by the Australian Museum and only in connection with the Australian Museum Eureka Prizes.
How to enter
1. You must prepare and attach the following supporting documents to your online entry form. (Please clearly label your attachments as per below.)
a. Personal Profile: a brief personal profile of the entrant (two page maximum)
b. Activity Summary: a brief description of the entrants activity, including objectives and results to date (two page maximum)
c. Judging Criteria: a brief description of how the entrant's activity addresses each of the judging criteria (two page maximum)
d. Assesor Reports: a maximum of four (4) written reports addressing each of the judging criteria from assessors who are familiar with the entrant's work (two page maximum per report). NOTE: Judges rely on assessor's reports to provide additional perspective and informed opinion on entries. Therefore, assessors should not be personally or directly involved in the activity entered in this prize.
Supporting documentation can be uploaded in Microsoft Word (.doc), Adobe Acrobat (.pdf), Microsoft Excel (.xls) or JPeg (.jpg). Collectively, attachments can be no larger than 5MB.
2. Submit an online entry form by midnight AEST Friday 7 May 2010.
Complete the online entry form which must include all your supporting documents and submit by midnight AEST Friday 7 May 2010.
If you require further information or help, please call the Australian Museum Eureka Prizes Unit on +61 2 9320 6483 or email eureka@austmus.gov.au
