Profession: Educator

Number of times previously entering contest: 1

Favorite design and analysis tools: Optical and electronic design software

Hobbies and activities: Solar Energy and sustainable technologies

Online communities: LinkedIn

Inspired by: The cost of solar energy, PV (Photovoltaic), is still too high. The CPV (Concentrating Photovoltaic) has the potential to greatly reduce the cost. The cost of current CPV system is not any lower than of the most common flat panel system. The proposed concentrator design can drastically reduce the cost.