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.