Prof. Dylan J. Colvin is a researcher at the Florida Solar Energy Center, University of Central Florida. He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Central Florida in 2019 and 2022, respectively. He began working in photovoltaic (PV) module reliability and characterization in 2017. When he started at FSEC in 2018, he worked on providing characterization services for projects funded by the U.S. Department of Energy and national laboratories in collaboration with local utilities, module manufacturers, and test equipment manufacturers. During this time, he was co-developing an electroluminescence (EL) analysis technique and a method to extract cell and polymer samples from PV modules. He manages FSEC's PV Module Characterization Facility. His current research focuses on studying multi-modal root-cause analysis, ultraviolet fluorescence (UVF) image analysis, machine learning for image defect segmentation, PV data ontology development, PID-p degradation in bifacial PV modules, and thin-film module reliability. He is an active member of IEEE.
Dr. Manjunath Matam is an Assistant Professor at the Florida Solar Energy Center, University of Central Florida. He received his Bachelor of Technology degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the Sri Krishnadevaraya University in 2007, his Master of Technology degree in Power Electronics and Drives from the National Institute of Technology Warangal in 2010, and his PhD degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the National Institute of Technology Goa, India, in 2018. His research interests include solar PV systems efficiency and performance improvement, machine learning data analysis, advanced monitoring of PV systems, building energy management, distributed energy resources integration to the grid, and electric vehicle charging.
Prof. Dr. GovindaSamy TamizhMani is a Research Professor at Arizona State University (ASU) and has been the Director of the Photovoltaic Reliability Laboratory since 2000. He earned his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees from the University of Madras, India, in 1980 and 1982, respectively, and completed his Ph.D. at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, in 1989. At ASU, Dr. TamizhMani teaches and conducts research in the areas of solar photovoltaics (PV), fuel cells, and batteries. His current research is centered on the performance, reliability, durability, and lifetime prediction of PV modules and systems, using both indoor accelerated testing and outdoor field data. In 2008, his PV testing laboratory at ASU evolved into a commercial spin-off—TÜV Rheinland PTL, LLC—where he served as the founding president. He also founded SolarPTL LLC in 2018. Dr. TamizhMani is/was an active member of several professional organizations, including IEEE, ASTM, IEC, ECS, and PMC. His research has been supported by numerous organizations, including the U.S. Department of Energy, Department of Defense, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, Science Foundation Arizona, Electric Power Research Institute, local utility companies, and various private manufacturers.
Dr. Hubert P. Seigneur is a Senior Researcher at the Florida Solar Energy Center, University of Central Florida. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Central Florida, Orlando FL, in 2001, his Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Central Florida, Orlando FL, in 2003, and his Doctorate degree in Optics and Photonics from the University of Central Florida in 2010. His photovoltaic research interests at the Florida Solar Energy Center include material characterization, module characterization, reliability and durability testing, outdoor testing instrumentation and monitoring, data analytics, artificial intelligence, and multi-scale multi-physics simulations.
