Ph.D., Vice President and Solar Chief Technology Officer
(CTO) for the Energy and Environmental Solutions and Display
businesses, Applied Materials, Inc., Alzenau, Germany
A solar industry veteran with nearly 30 years of
experience, Dr. Hoffmann is responsible for the Company's
technology development in the U.S., Europe and Asia, including
technology and products in solar, glass, lighting and alternative
energies that help reduce the need to burn fossil fuels and lower
greenhouse gas emissions.
He also oversees Applied's external research partnerships, and
serves as the Company's primary interface to European environmental
initiatives.
Dr. Hoffmann also serves as president of the European Photovoltaic
Industry Association (EPIA), the world's largest industry
association devoted to the solar electricity market.
Dr. Hoffmann began his career at NUKEM's solar division in 1979
and took over its leadership in 1985. In 1994, he formed the
photovoltaic joint venture between NUKEM and Daimler-Benz Aerospace
and became managing director of ASE (Applied Solar Energy) GmbH and
chairman of the board of ASE Americas after the acquisition of
Mobil Solar. In 2002, he was appointed chairman of the management
board at RWE SCHOTT Solar GmbH. With the acquisition by SCHOTT in
2005, Dr. Hoffmann became a member of the management committee of
SCHOTT Solar, GmbH.
Dr. Hoffmann is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the
Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (fhG-ISE) in Freiburg
and a member of the supervisory board of the Institute for Solar
Energy Research (ISFH) in Hameln, Germany. He has a doctorate
degree in physics from the University of Freiburg, Germany.
Dr Hoffmann has been a member of the CEI-Europe faculty since
2010.
Course #66
Advanced Photovoltaics and Electronics:
Device Reliability and Lifetime Performance Applications for Thin
Film Electronics and Photovoltaics