Karin Hinzer

Dr. Karin Hinzer is the University Research Chair in Photonic Devices for Energy and a Professor at the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Ottawa. Having worked in industry, government laboratories and academia, her research involves developing new ways to harness the sun’s energy. She is the founder of the SUNLAB, the premier Canadian modelling and characterization laboratory for next generation solar devices and systems. She has published over 170 refereed papers, trained over 140 highly-qualified personnel and her laboratory has spun-off three Canadian companies in the energy sector. Her research interests include new materials, high efficiency light sources and light detectors, solar cells, solar modules, new electrical grid architectures and voltage converters.