Karl W. Boer Solar Energy Medal of Merit Award

Nominators Invited for 2009 Karl W. Böer Solar Energy Medal of Merit

The Executive Director of the Karl W. Böer Solar Energy Medal of Merit Trust, Prof. Robert W. Birkmire and the Vice Chairperson of the Award Committee, Ms. Monica V. Oliphant, invite nominations for the medal, which also carries a cash award of $50,000.

PURPOSE OF THE MEDAL The bronze medal and $50,000 cash will be awarded to an individual who has made significant pioneering contributions to the promotion of solar energy as an alternate source of energy through research, development, or economic enterprise, or to an individual who has made extraordinarily valuable and enduring contributions to the field of solar energy in other ways.
Selection Committee is composed of representatives from the following: International Solar Energy Society American Solar Energy Society American Institute of Chemical Engineers American Physical Society American Society of Mechanical Engineering Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers National Renewable Energy Laboratory Office of the U.S. Secretary of Energy Boer family member Executive Director, Karl Boer Solar Energy Medal of Merit Award Trust
PREVIOUS MEDAL WINNERS 2005, Yoshihiro Hamakawa For his significant pioneering contributions to the development of high-efficiency thin-film solar cells and the advancement of solar photovoltaic science and technology as a clean energy source. 2003, Martin A. Green For his innovative research efforts in the development of high performance crystalline silicon solar cell technology. 2001, Allen M. Barnett For his pioneering high-performance, thin-crystalline silicon solar cells, and outstanding continuing service to the solar electric power community. 1999, Stanford R. Ovshinsky For pioneering the science of amorphous semiconductors resulting in the development of low-cost thin-film silicon solar cells. 1997, Adolf Goetzberger His leadership in the international solar energy community, his research accomplishments and for founding the eminent Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems. 1995, David E. Carlson For the discovery and commercial development of thin film amorphous silicon cells for converting sunlight to electrical energy. 1993, President Jimmy Carter The one individual who, more than anyone else, spurred development and focused world attention on the relatively unknown technology for safe and environmentally sound energy production from the sun.