School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering
- School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering
Infobox_University
name = School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering
established = 1977
Head of School = Richard Corkish
city = Sydney
state = New South Wales
country = Australia
students = 316
241 Undergraduate
75 Postgraduate
staff= 43
campus = Urban
website= [http://www.pv.unsw.edu.au www.pv.unsw.edu.au]
The School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering (SPREE) is one of ten schools of engineering at the University of New South Wales.
It was officially recognised as a school on January 1, 2006, after having previously been known as the Centre for Photovoltaic Engineering.
As of 2003, the school includes the Australian Research Council (ARC) Photovoltaics Centre of Excellence. [ [http://www.pv.unsw.edu.au/research/advancedsilicon.asp ARC Photovoltaics Centre of Excellence] ]
The school offers two undergraduate coursework programs, combined undergraduate programs with science, arts, commerce or law, a Master of Engineering Science postgraduate coursework program, and three research programs:- Master of Philosophy, Master of Engineering by Research and a Doctor of Philosophy.
Notable Alumni
* Stuart Wenham (PhD, '86) - Scientia Professor and 1999 Australia Prize recipient.
* Zhengrong Shi (PhD, '92) - Founder and CEO, Suntech.
External links
* [http://www.pv.unsw.edu.au School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Engineering website]
* [http://www.csgsolar.com/ CSG Solar]
* [http://www.pv.unsw.edu.au/documents/Annual%20Report%202007/PVAR%202007%20ALL.pdf 2007 Annual Report: ARC Photovoltaics Centre of Excellence]
References
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