I am a physicist whose work combines photovoltaic innovation with a vision for a truly sustainable energy future. With a Ph.D. from the Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg and over two decades of experience in solar energy research, I have authored more than 300 scientific publications spanning photovoltaics, artificial intelligence in energy, techno-economics, and renewable energy systems.
My career has taken me across leading global institutions — from the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) in Freiburg, to the Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (SERIS), and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) — where he has helped shape the scientific and technological foundations of modern solar research.
Today, I lead the Sustainable PV departmenr at the Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nürnberg for Renewable Energy (HI-ERN), part of Forschungszentrum Jülich, where my team develops concepts for cradle-to-cradle design of photovoltaic modules — reimagining how solar technology can be built for perpetual utility and true circularity.
I am the recipient of the 2021 Hamakawa Award for his contributions to photovoltaic energy conversion and the 2023 ERC Consolidator Grant for his groundbreaking research on cradle-to-cradle recycling of PV modules, charting a path toward a solar industry without waste.