Contributors

Mike is Chairman and CEO of Applied Materials and a 30 year veteran of the semiconductor industry. Mike has focused the company on developing technology solutions in the Energy and Environment space. In addition to its leadership in the chip and flat panel display markets, Applied Materials is now the world's leading equipment supplier to... more

Technology pioneer and leader in clean energy, as CTO Mark understands how to put nanomanufacturing technology to work solving some of today’s most pressing issues. He’s currently leading efforts in solar, energy efficient glass and solid state lighting.... more

He has lived, breathed and championed the solar industry for more than 35 years. As President of Applied Solar, Charlie - also known as ‘Doctor Solar’ - has been dedicated to making solar photovoltaics a meaningful part of the world’s clean energy supply by making the technology scalable and low cost. Much of his passion comes from the... more

Managing technology and marketing for the VeritySEM product line, Ofer concludes and recommends on market trends and needs while seeking the disruptive technologies to address upcoming inflection points. He is also a member of SPIE advanced lithography steering committee for the metrology inspection and process control conference.... more

As Corporate Vice President of Solar Sales, John leads the Company’s strategic communications and downstream business efforts. This includes Applied’s innovative fab2farm™ business model for solar deployment designed to bring cost-effective, utility-scale solar photovoltaic power generation capability to local areas and stimulate economic... more

With over 30 years of experience, Victor, Director of Government Relations, is focused on expanding Applied Materials’ key policy alliances and partnerships with state and local... more

Michael leads Applied Materials’ corporate communications and corporate citizenship programs in Europe and the Middle East region (EMEA). Based in Alzenau, Germany, Michael is helping build a consistent corporate reputation and image with internal and external... more

As director of product management for SunFab module materials, Romain supports the race to lower solar PV cost per watt by driving module materials cost down while improving module performance. He enthusastically follows the clean energy market development with a special interest in Europe and his native country, France, which has... more

The Applied Blog team will publish blog posts of general interest to our readers.... more

Cathy is responsible for crafting and articulating Applied’s energy policy strategy for energy efficiency solutions, energy generation and energy storage, all of which Applied is accelerating with its nanomanufacturing expertise. She also leads Applied Materials government focused market development efforts. Most recently, she has taken... more