| RIVERSIDE, Calif. (www.ucr.edu) -- Alfredo A. Martinez-Morales has been named managing director of the Southern California Research Initiative for Solar Energy (SC-RISE), a new and innovative collaboration between researchers, industry and government based at UC Riverside's College of Engineering-Center for Environmental Research and Technology (CE-CERT). |
| (Media-Newswire.com) - RIVERSIDE, Calif. ( www.ucr.edu ) -- Alfredo A. Martinez-Morales has been named managing director of the Southern California Research Initiative for Solar Energy ( SC-RISE ), a new and innovative collaboration between researchers, industry and government based at UC Riverside's College of Engineering-Center for Environmental Research and Technology ( CE-CERT ). “To fulfill its mission of being a catalyst for the adoption of affordable solar energy, SC-RISE must be about education, applied technology, research and especially connections with those in Southern California who are concerned with sustainable energy,” said Matthew Barth, faculty director for CE-CERT, who announced the appointment. “Alfredo brings us the expertise to move that diverse agenda forward.” As managing director, Martinez-Morales will be responsible for the day-to-day operation of the initiative and moving forward its multiple goals. SC-RISE was created to advance solar energy technologies, train professionals for the industry, nurture new businesses and assist commercial and residential energy users in identifying appropriate applications for solar energy. Martinez-Morales received his Ph.D., M.S. and B.S. degrees in electrical engineering from UCR. He served as laboratory manager for Professor Mihrimah Ozkan’s Biomedical Science and Nanotechnology Laboratory, which focuses on silicon photovoltaics and low-cost, hybrid polymer-carbon nanotube solar devices that can be deposited on flexible or hard surfaces. |