Martin Green (professor)

Martin Andrew Green AM FRS FAA (born 20 July 1948) is an Australian engineer and professor at the University of New South Wales who works on solar energy.

[9] Green was born in Brisbane on 20 July 1948,[10] and was educated at the selective Brisbane State High School, graduated from University of Queensland and completed his PhD on a Commonwealth Scholarship at McMaster University in Canada, where he specialised in solar energy.

[2] In the early 1980s, Green developed numerous technologies that increased the efficiency of solar power generation.

[11]: 143  Many of Green's students during this period later became significant in the development of China's solar industry, including Shi Zhengrong.

His nomination for the Royal Society reads: Professor Green is cited for his extensive and distinguished contributions to photovoltaic science and technology.