Solar Research Staff
These staff lead solar research programs at NREL.
Also, see NREL staff listings for concentrating solar power and photovoltaic research.
Mary Werner
Solar Energy Technologies Lab Program Manager
In 2015, Mary became the program manager for the Solar Program, the flagship program at the lab.
Kristen Ardani
Chief of Staff
Kristen leads the solar market research and analysis program at NREL, focusing on efforts to reduce soft costs and transfer emerging technologies to market.
Stephen Gorin
Laboratory Program Manager II-Partnership Development
Steve serves as the partnership lead for photovoltaic research at NREL. He develops collaborative efforts in materials science, renewable energy generation, energy efficiency, and energy systems integration.
Nancy Haegel
Research Advisor III-Materials Science
Nancy Haegel is director of the National Center for Photovoltaics.
Joe Simon
Researcher V-Systems Engineering
Joe leads NREL’s solar tech-to-market research. He is an experienced project manager focusing on renewable energy, event management, competition management and optimizing the built environment through sustainable, energy-efficient design, development, and analysis.
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