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Polycrystalline Meeting (continued)

Transparent CdSe Devices for Tandem Applications Don L. Morel and Chris S. Ferekides: University of South FloridaFormation of CdZnTe Alloy Films using CdTe/ZnTe BilayeRamash Dhere, Rommel Noufi, Timothy J. Coutts, Tim Gessert, KannSally Asher, Joel Pankow, Xuanzhi Wu, and Jie Zhou: National RenewThin Film Si Bottom Cells for Tandem Device StructuresAjeet Rohatgi: Georgia Institute of Technology; Robert Birkmire: UnivPolycrystalline GaInP Solar CellsEric Harmon, Jim Hyland, Robert Koudelka, David Salzman, Yanning Woodall: Yale UniversityAnomalous Grain Boundary Physics in Polycrystalline CuThe Existence of a Hole BarrierClas Persson and Alex Zunger: National Renewable Energy LaboratorDefect Spectroscopies and their Potential Relevance towthe Performance of Copper Chalcopyrite Based PhotovoltJ. David Cohen: University of Oregon; Jennifer T. Heath: Linfield CollNovel Materials Development for Thin-Film Solar Cells Douglas A. Keszler and John F. Wager: Oregon State University
Polycrystalline Meeting (concluded)

European Research Activities towards High Efficiency PhoArnulf Jäger-Waldau: Institute for Environment and Sustainability, EuProperties of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Alloys and CIGS/CdS HeterojAngus Rockett: University of IllinoisSummary of Phase I Results: CuInxGa1-xSe2 Photovoltaic Substrates for Use in Single Axis Concentrators Ingrid Repins: ITN Energy Systems; Global Solar Energy
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GaNP(As) Solar Cells for Tandems on SiJohn F. Geisz, Jerry M. Olson, William E. McMahon, Thomas HannappKim Jones, Bobby To, Anna Duda, Manuel J. Romero, and Helio MoutRenewable Energy LaboratoryMonocrystalline GaAs/Ge Mesa Arrays on Ceramic SubstLow-Cost, High-Efficiency Solar CellsMichael G. Mauk, Oleg V. Sulima, Bryan W. Feyock, Jeremy R. Ballietand James A. Rand: AstroPower Inc.Issues and Opportunities in Low Concentration PVRichard Swanson: SunPower CorporationPath to Affordable Solar Electric Power and the 35% EffiLewis M. Fraas: JX Crystals Inc.Development of Triple-Junction Solar Cells for High ConcTerrestrial ApplicationsMark Stan, Daniel Aiken, Jennifer Hills, Fred Newman, Marc Rostro, a

Emcore Photovoltaics; Lawrence W. James: James Associates; Ken Stone and Gerald Turner: Amonix, Inc.
Concentrator Meeting (concluded)

III-V Concentrator Photovoltaic Cells with 36.9% EfficienRobust Concentrator Cell ReceiversRichard R. King, Raed A. Sherif, Christopher M. Fetzer, Hector L. CotaKenneth M. Edmondson, Anastacio Paredes, Daniel C. Law, Peter C. CGeoffrey S. Kinsey, Hojun Yoon, James H. Ermer, Gregory S. Glenn, Spectrolab, Inc.Prospects for Flat-Plate Micro-ConcentratorsAkira Terao: SunPower CorporationOn-Sun III-V Cell Characterization for Terrestrial ConcenVahan Garboushian: Amonix Inc.A Scalable High Concentration PV SystemStephen Kusek: Concentrating Technologies, LLCSolar Cost Improvements Under the APS Solar ProgramHerb Hayden: Arizona Public ServiceConcentrator Meeting DiscussionIntroduction and Lead by Sarah Kurtz: National Renewable Energy La
Author / Affiliation Index

AAbuShama, Jehad P2Aiken, Daniel C9Amonix, Inc. C9, C12

Anderson, Timothy P5Arizona Public Service C14Asher, Sally P7AstroPower Inc. C6Atwater, Harry C3BBalliet, Jeremy R. C6Birkmire, Robert P8CCalifornia Institute of Technology C3Cohen, J. David P11Colter, Peter C. C10Compaan, Alvin D. P4Concentrating Technologies, LLC C13Contreras, Miguel P2Cotal, Hector L. C10Coutts, Timothy J. P2, P7

Cox, Jeffery A. C6Crisalle, Oscar D. P5

DDeng, Xunming Dhere, Ramash G

Doolittle, Alan Duda, Anna EEdmondson, KennEmcore PhotovoltErmer, James H. FFerekides, Chris SFerguson, Ian Fetzer, ChristopheFeyock, Bryan W. First Solar Fraas, Lewis M. Friedman, Daniel 
Author / Affiliation Index (continued)

GGarboushian, Vahan C12Geisz, John F. C5Georgia Institute of Technology P8, C2Gessert, Tim P2, P7

Giolando, Dean P4Glenn, Gregory S. C10Global Solar Energy P15Goldman, Rachel S. C4HHannappel, Thomas C5Harmon, Eric P9Hayden, Herb C14Heath, Jennifer T. P11Hills, Jennifer C9Honsberg, Christiana C2Hyland, Jim P9IInstitute for Environment

and Sustainability, European Commission P13

ITN Energy Systems P15

JJäger-Waldau, ArJames Associates James, Lawrence Jayamaha, Upali Jones, Kim JX Crystals Inc. KKaram, Nasser H. Karpov, Victor Keszler, Douglas AKing, Richard R. Kinsey, Geoffrey SKoudelka, Robert Krut, Dimitri D. Kurtz, Sarah Kusek, Stephen LLaw, Daniel C. Li, Sheng S. Linfield College 
Author / Affiliation Index (continued)

MMauk, Michael G. C6McCandless, Brian E. P3a, P3b, P4

McMahon, William E. C5Morel, Don L. P6Moutinho, Helio C5NNational Renewable P1, P2, P7,

Energy Laboratory P10, C1, C5, C15

Newman, Fred C9Noufi, Rommel P2, P7

OOhio State UniversityOlson, Jerry M. C5Oregon State University P12PPankow, Joel P7Paredes, Anastacio C10Perkins, Craig P2Persson, Clas P10Ptak, Aaron J. C1

RRamanathan, Kan

Rand, James A. Reedy, Robert C. Repins, Ingrid Ringel, SteveRockett, Angus Rohatgi, Ajeet Romero, Manuel JRostro, Marc SSalzman, David Shafarman, WilliaSharps, Paul Sherif, Raed A. Spectrolab, Inc. Stan, Mark Stone, Ken Sulima, Oleg V. Sun, Yanning SunPower Corpor

Swanson, Richard Symko-Davies, M
Author / Affiliation Index (concluded)

TTerao, Akira C11To, Bobby C5Turner, Gerald C9UUniversity of Delaware P3a, P3b, P4, P8

University of Florida P5University of Illinois P14University of Michigan C4University of Oregon P11University of South Florida P6University of Toledo P4WWager, John F. P12Ward, J. Scott P2Woodall, Jerry P9Wu, Xuanzhi P2, P7

YYale University P9Yoon, Hojun C10Young, David L. P2

ZZhou, Jie Zunger, Alex 
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