:en:Martin Green (professor)
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| thesis_title = Properties and applications of the metal-insulator-semiconductor (MIS) tunnel diode
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- Pawsey Medal (1981)
- M. A. Sargent Medal (1994)
- Australia Prize (1999)
- Right Livelihood Award (2002)
- Millennium Technology Prize (2022)
- VinFuture Prize (2023)}}
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Martin Andrew Green {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AM|FRS|FAA}} (born 20 July 1948) is an Australian engineer and professor at the University of New South Wales who works on solar energy.{{cite book |last1=Wolfe |first1=Philip |title=The Solar Generation |publisher=Wiley - IEEE |isbn=9781119425588 |pages=157, 258|title-link=The Solar Generation |date=22 May 2018 }}{{Scopus|id=35554004500}}{{Cite journal | doi = 10.1002/pip.2163| title = Solar cell efficiency tables (version 39)| journal = Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications| volume = 20| pages = 12–20| year = 2012| last1 = Green | first1 = M. A. | last2 = Emery | first2 = K. | last3 = Hishikawa | first3 = Y. | last4 = Warta | first4 = W. | last5 = Dunlop | first5 = E. D. | s2cid = 97769917}}{{Cite journal | doi = 10.1063/1.122345| title = 19.8% efficient "honeycomb" textured multicrystalline and 24.4% monocrystalline silicon solar cells| journal = Applied Physics Letters| volume = 73| issue = 14| pages = 1991| year = 1998| last1 = Zhao | first1 = J. | last2 = Wang | first2 = A. | last3 = Green | first3 = M. A. | last4 = Ferrazza | first4 = F. | bibcode = 1998ApPhL..73.1991Z}}{{Cite journal | doi = 10.1063/1.2734885| title = Surface plasmon enhanced silicon solar cells| journal = Journal of Applied Physics| volume = 101| issue = 9| pages = 093105–093105–8| year = 2007| last1 = Pillai | first1 = S.| last2 = Catchpole | first2 = K. R.| last3 = Trupke | first3 = T.| last4 = Green | first4 = M. A.| bibcode = 2007JAP...101i3105P| url = https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/bitstream/1885/16942/1/01_Pillai_Surface_plasmon_enhanced_2007.pdf| hdl = 1885/16942 | hdl-access=free }}{{Cite journal | doi = 10.1002/pip.1088| title = Solar cell efficiency tables (version 37)| journal = Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications| volume = 19| pages = 84–92| year = 2011| last1 = Green | first1 = M. A. | last2 = Emery | first2 = K. | last3 = Hishikawa | first3 = Y. | last4 = Warta | first4 = W. | s2cid = 97915368| doi-access = free }} He was awarded the 2021 Japan Prize for his achievements in the "Development of High-Efficiency Silicon Photovoltaic Devices".{{Cite web|url=https://www.japanprize.jp/en/prize_prof_2021_green.html|title=The Japan Prize Foundation|website=www.japanprize.jp}} He is editor-in-chief of the academic journal Progress in Photovoltaics.[http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/%28ISSN%291099-159X/homepage/EditorialBoard.html Progress in Photovoltaics, Editorial Board]. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
Education
Green was born in Brisbane on 20 July 1948,{{cite web |url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U258436 |title=GREEN, Prof. Martin Andrew |work=Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2014; online edn, Oxford University Press }}{{subscription required}} and was educated at the selective Brisbane State High School, graduated from University of Queensland and completed his PhD on a Commonwealth Scholarship at McMaster University in Canada, where he specialised in solar energy.
Research
In 1974, at the University of New South Wales, he initiated the Solar Photovoltaics Group which soon worked on the development of silicon solar cells.
In the early 1980s, Green developed numerous technologies that increased the efficiency of solar power generation.{{Cite book |last=Lan |first=Xiaohuan |title=How China Works: An Introduction to China's State-led Economic Development |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan |year=2024 |isbn=978-981-97-0079-0 |translator-last=Topp |translator-first=Gary |doi=10.1007/978-981-97-0080-6}}{{Rp|page=143}} Many of Green's students during this period later became significant in the development of China's solar industry, including Shi Zhengrong.{{Rp|page=143}}
Green has published several books on solar cells both for popular science and deep research. The "buried contact solar cell" was developed at UNSW in 1984.http://gcep.stanford.edu/pdfs/QeJ5maLQQrugiSYMF3ATDA/2.2.6.green_06.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118041227/http://gcep.stanford.edu/pdfs/QeJ5maLQQrugiSYMF3ATDA/2.2.6.green_06.pdf |date=18 January 2023 }} {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}} Green also served on the Board of the Sydney-based Pacific Solar Pty Ltd (later known as CSG Solar), as Research Director.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}
Awards and honours
Green has received many awards including:
- 1981 Pawsey Medal (Australian Academy){{Cite web | title=Pawsey Medal {{!}} Australian Academy of Science | url=https://www.science.org.au/supporting-science/awards-and-opportunities/pawsey-medal | access-date=2024-09-08 | website=www.science.org.au | language=en}}
- 1988 Award for Outstanding Achievement in Energy Research{{citation needed|date=March 2014}}
- 1990 IEEE Cherry Award{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}
- 1992 CSIRO External Medal{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}
- 1995 IEEE Ebers Award{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}
- 1999 Australia Prize{{Cite web | title=13 Nov 2017 - Professor Martin A Green (Australia) and Professor Stuart R Wenham (Australia) - Trove | url=http://www.science.gov.au/community/PrimeMinistersPrizesforScience/Recipients/1990-1999/Pages/MartinGreen-StuartWenham.aspx | access-date=2024-09-08 | website=webarchive.nla.gov.au | language=en | archive-date=13 November 2017 | archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20171113020012/http://www.science.gov.au/community/PrimeMinistersPrizesforScience/Recipients/1990-1999/Pages/MartinGreen-StuartWenham.aspx | url-status=bot: unknown }}
- 2000 Gold Medal from the Spanish Engineering Academy{{citation needed|date=March 2014}}
- 2000 Medal of Engineering Excellence for Distinguished Achievement in the Service of Humanity from the World Engineering Federation (Hannover, 2000){{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}
- 2000 Millennium Award from the World Renewable Congress{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}
- 2002 Right Livelihood Award for "his dedication and outstanding success in the harnessing of solar energy, the key technological challenge of our age."Biography on [http://www.rightlivelihood.org/recip/green.htm Right Livelihood Award] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060831161602/http://www.rightlivelihood.org/recip/green.htm |date=31 August 2006 }}
- 2003 Karl Böer Solar Energy Medal of Merit Award from the University of Delaware{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}
- 2006 Finalist, European Inventor of the Year (together with Stuart Wenham){{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}
- 2008 Winner, 2008 New South Wales Scientist of the Year Award{{Cite web | title=Honour Roll {{!}} Chief Scientist | url=https://www.chiefscientist.nsw.gov.au/events/nsw-premiers-prizes-for-science-and-engineering/previous-winners | access-date=2024-09-08 | website=www.chiefscientist.nsw.gov.au | date=16 November 2023 | language=en}}
- 2009 Zayed Future Energy Prize finalist, recognised at the award ceremony for his ground breaking research in photovoltaic (PV) technology that will result in increased efficiencies, bringing solar energy closer to grid parity.{{cite web|url=http://www.zayedfutureenergyprize.com/MEDIA-CENTRE/2009-PRESS-RELEASES.aspx |title=Zayed Future Energy Prize - 2009 PRESS RELEASES |accessdate=8 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100616190118/http://www.zayedfutureenergyprize.com/MEDIA-CENTRE/2009-PRESS-RELEASES.aspx |archivedate=16 June 2010 }}
- 2012 Member of the Order of Australia "for service to science education as an academic and researcher, particularly through the development of photovoltaic solar cell technology, and to professional associations."{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}
- 2013 Fellow of the Royal Society of London{{Cite web |title=Royal Fellowship for Australian scientists {{!}} Australian Academy of Science |url=https://www.science.org.au/news-and-events/news-and-media-releases/royal-fellowship-australian-scientists |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=www.science.org.au |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Martin Green | Royal Society |url=https://royalsociety.org/people/martin-green-11542/ |website=royalsociety.org}}
His nomination for the Royal Society reads: {{centred pull quote|Professor Green is cited for his extensive and distinguished contributions to photovoltaic science and technology. These include identifying the fundamental limits upon silicon solar cell performance and then leading his team to demonstrate experimental devices approaching this limit, with 25% cell efficiency now demonstrated. This is over 50% relatively higher in performance than at the beginning of his work. He has also developed innovative commercial versions of these high performance devices and pioneered the field of "third generation" photovoltaics, investigating advanced photovoltaic device concepts targeting Carnot-like solar conversion efficiencies.}}
- 2015 James Cook Medal of the Royal Society of New South Wales
- 2016 Ian Wark Medal and Lecture{{Cite web |title=2016 awardees {{!}} Australian Academy of Science |url=https://www.science.org.au/opportunities-scientists/recognition/honorific-awards/honorific-awardees/2016-awardees |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=www.science.org.au |language=en}}
- 2018 Celebrated Members of IEEE Electron Devices Society{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}
- 2018 The Global Energy Prize for research, development and educational activities in the field of photovoltaics that have revolutionized the efficiency and costs of solar photovoltaics, making this now the lowest cost option for bulk electricity supply{{Cite news |author-first=Rachael |author-last=Jones |date=2018-06-10 |title=Sydney professor becomes first Australian to win prestigious Global Energy Prize |language=en-AU |work=ABC News |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-11/unsw-professor-martin-green-wins-$820k-global-energy-prize/9853372 |access-date=2022-10-26}}
- 2021 Japan Prize{{Cite web |title=Fellows update—February 2021 {{!}} Australian Academy of Science |url=https://www.science.org.au/academy-newsletter/january-february-2021-146/fellows-update |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=www.science.org.au |language=en}}
- 2022 Millennium Technology Prize{{Cite web |last=O'Malley |first=Nick |date=2022-10-25 |title=NSW professor wins world's best technology prize |url=https://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/nsw-professor-wins-world-s-best-technology-prize-20221025-p5bssy.html |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Templeton |first=Louise |date=2022-10-26 |title=UNSW Sydney solar pioneer wins Europe's biggest technology innovation prize |url=https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/science-tech/unsw-sydney-solar-pioneer-wins-europes-biggest-technology-innovation-prize |access-date=2022-10-25 |website=UNSW Newsroom}}
- 2023 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering for invention of PERC solar photovoltaic technology, alongside Andrew Blakers, Aihua Wang, and Jianhua Zhao.{{Cite web |title=PERC Solar Photovoltaic Technology |url=https://qeprize.org/winners/perc-solar-technology |access-date=2023-10-08 |website=Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering |language=en}} On December 20, 2023, he was awarded the VinFuture Grand Prize for his involvement in the same innovation, along with M. Stanley Whittingham, Rachid Yazami, and Akira Yoshino.{{Cite web |last=Nhu |first=Quynh |date=21 December 2023 |title=Battery researchers win $3M Vietnamese awards. |url=https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/battery-researchers-win-3m-vietnamese-awards-4691489.html |website=VnExpress}}
- 2024 Sydney Ferries named a brand new Parramatta River-class ferry after Martin Green{{Cite web |last=miguelholland |date=2025-01-28 |title=Sydney's newest ferry named after solar pioneer |url=https://www.transdev.com.au/news-en/sydneys-newest-ferry-named-after-solar-pioneer/ |access-date=2025-02-11 |website=Transdev Australasia |language=en-US}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.abc.net.au/science/slab/ozprize99/ Australia Prize website]
- [http://wuerz.com/service_en/glossary.html#g Buried grid technology ("laser grooved buried contact solar cells")].
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