{"57039":{"#nid":"57039","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Rohatgi, Suniva Win 2009 Envention Award","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAjeet Rohatgi and his start-up company, Suniva, received the Atlanta Business Chronicle\u0027s Envention Award at the 2009 Environmental Awards, held at the Georgia Aquarium on April 9.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Envention Award is given to a new product developed by an Atlanta company or an individual who exhibits outstanding environmental or green benefits. Dr. Rohatgi and Suniva were honored for his trailblazing efforts in the field of solar energy. Founded in 2007 by Dr. Rohatgi, Suniva is an Advanced Technology Development Center start-up company that is based in Norcross.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe company\u0027s success is built on Dr. Rohatgi\u0027s 24-year career at Georgia Tech, where he has been dedicated to making solar energy more efficient and cost-effective. In October, the company completed installation of its first production line, the ARTisun solar cells, which it\u2019s already shipping to solar panel manufacturers around the world. The ARTisun solar cells have about 17 percent to 18 percent efficiency, and Suniva is currently working on a cell that would have an efficiency of 20 percent. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Rohatgi is a Regents\u0027 Professor and a Georgia Power Distinguished Professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech. He is the director of the University Center for Excellence in Photovoltaics Research and Education, which has been funded continuously by the U.S. Department of Energy since 1992. \u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"Ajeet Rohatgi and his start-up company, Suniva, received the Atlanta Business Chronicle\u0027s Envention Award at the 2009 Environmental Awards, held at the Georgia Aquarium on April 9.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Ajeet Rohatgi, Suniva receive top Atlanta Business Chronicle hon"}],"uid":"27241","created_gmt":"2009-04-11 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:41","author":"Jackie Nemeth","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2009-04-11T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2009-04-11T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/research\/UCEP\/","title":"University Center for Excellence in Photovoltaics Research and Education"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.suniva.com\/","title":"Suniva"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/faculty-staff\/fac_profiles\/bio.php?id=88","title":"Ajeet Rohatgi"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/","title":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"},{"url":"http:\/\/atdc.org\/","title":"Advanced Technology Development Center"}],"groups":[{"id":"1255","name":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"131","name":"Economic Development and Policy"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"144","name":"Energy"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"154","name":"Environment"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"390","name":"Ajeet Rohatgi"},{"id":"954","name":"Atlanta Business Chronicle Envention Award"},{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"953","name":"photovoltaics"},{"id":"166855","name":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"},{"id":"167364","name":"solar power"},{"id":"166856","name":"Suniva"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EJackie  Nemeth\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jackie.nemeth@ece.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EContact Jackie  Nemeth\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-894-2906\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["jackie.nemeth@ece.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}