Pierre J. Verlinden
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- William R. Cherry Award (2016)
- Friendship Award China (2017)
- Becquerel Prize (2019)
- IEEE Fellow (2023)
Pierre J. Verlinden | |
|---|---|
| Born | Pierre J. Verlinden |
| Education | |
| Awards |
|
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Photovoltaics, Electrical engineering |
Pierre J. Verlinden (born 14 January 1957) is a Belgian-Australian photovoltaic scientist and engineer. He has worked in the field of photovoltaics for over four decades, holding senior research and leadership positions in both industry and academia. As of 2022, he serves as Chief Scientist at the Yangtze Institute for Solar Technology (YIST) in Jiangyin, China.
Verlinden received his Master’s degree (1979) and Ph.D. (1985) in Electrical Engineering from the Université catholique de Louvain in Belgium. In 1987, he was a NATO Research Fellow and Visiting Scholar at Stanford University.
Career
Verlinden has held a range of academic and industrial roles focused on photovoltaic (PV) technology. He was a founder and Managing Director of AMROCK, a PV technology consulting firm in Australia.[1] He also held adjunct professorships at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, China (2014–2019), and the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney, Australia (2020–2023).
From 2012 to 2018, Verlinden was Chief Scientist, Vice-President, and Vice-Chair of the State Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Science and Technology at Trina Solar.[2] He continued as part-time Chief Scientist at Trina Solar from 2018 to 2025. He previously held senior roles including Director of R&D at SunPower Corporation (1991–2001),[3] Manager of PV Technology and Operations at Origin Energy (2002–2005), and Principal Scientist at Solar Systems (2005–2009).[4]
