B.J. Stanbery

Dr. B.J. Stanbery has achieved an illustrious career spanning more than 28 years in the solar industry. He is an expert in the business and science of photovoltaic materials. In 2005, he won international recognition for his theoretical model of CIGS. Representing his ongoing commitment to understanding the device physics behind this thin-film material, his Intra-Absorber Junction (IAJ) model revealed that CIGS’s inherent physical properties make it one of nature’s best solar materials. He founded HelioVolt to develop and commercialize his groundbreaking FASST™ process for applying CIGS thin-film photovoltaics directly onto conventional construction materials. Prior, Dr. Stanbery managed Boeing’s terrestrial PV program. During his 17-year tenure, his accomplishments included registering seven patents in thin-film PV technology and successfully manufacturing and deploying PV for spacecraft. In 1990, he achieved the world record in multi-junction thin-film efficiency, a distinction he still holds today. Dr. Stanbery completed his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering in 2001 from the University of Florida, having previously obtained an M.S. in Physics from the University of Washington and a B.S. in Physics and Mathematics from the University of Texas.