Industrialization of Dye Solar Cells (Printed Electronics & Photovoltaics Europe 2010)

Dr. Brooks earned a B.S. degree (1987) in ceramic engineering and a Ph.D.(1990) in Ceramic Science at the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University. Keith spent several years working in the field of thin films for MEMS, first at the Materials Research Laboratory at Penn State University and subsequently at the Ceramics Laboratory of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne.

 

Since 1996, Keith has been working in the field of photovoltaics. From 1996 to 2000, Keith managed a research group on Dye Solar Cells and mesoporous semiconductors in the Laboratory of Prof. Michael Gratzel at EPFL. Keith has authored or co-authored 90 scientific articles that have been cited over 1000 times. From 2000 to present, he has worked in three different start-up PV companies as an R&D Manager/Director. Dr. Brooks has extensive experience in thin film PV technologies, and holds 3 patents in the field of Dye Solar Cells. Languages: English and French.

Dyesol, a global supplier of dye-sensitized solar cell (DSC) photovolatic technology, is collaborating with top tier corporations around the world, such as Tata Steel, to develop flexible cell-based product solutions for the consumer goods market.