Prof. Dr. Uwe Rau
Position:
Director of the Institute of Energy Materials and Devices and Full Professor at RWTH Aachen and Deputy director of JARA Energy Scientific and Director of HITEC
Role in Solar TAP:
Principal Investigator
Research Institution:
Institute of Energy Materials and Devices, Department Photovoltaics, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH and Faculty of electrical engineering an information technology at RWTH Aachen University
Introduction
Prof. Dr. Uwe Rau earned his PhD from the University of Tübingen in 1991. He then worked as a PostDoc at the Max-Planck-Institute für Festkörperforschung and as a visiting scientist at SONY Corporation in Japan. After research at the University of Bayreuth, he became a scientific group leader at the Institute of Physical Electronics, University of Stuttgart. He received his Habilitation from the University of Oldenburg in 2002.
In 2007, he joined Forschungszentrum Jülich as Director of IMD-3-Photovoltaics and was appointed as a full professor at RWTH Aachen. Since 2011, he has served as the academic director of the Jülich Graduate School on Energy and Climate Science. His research covers all aspects of photovoltaic power conversion, including materials like crystalline silicon, thin-film silicon, CIGS, and perovskites. He has authored over 400 scientific articles with an h-index above 80. In Solar TAP he will lead the device and system analysis efforts.
Solar TAP Project
Contribution to Solar TAP:
Prof. Dr. Uwe Rau’s expertise in photovoltaic power conversion and his extensive experience in device and system analysis will be instrumental in advancing the technology development for emerging and multi-benefit PV systems.
Uniqueness of Solar TAP:
The strategic collaboration within Solar TAP allows for the leveraging of diverse expertise from the Helmholtz Centres, resulting in innovative solutions that address critical challenges in photovoltaic technology. This synergy ensures that the project remains at the forefront of scientific and technological advancements.
Contact Information
Email: u.rau(at)fz-juelich.de
Phone Number: +49 2461/61-1554