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Ex-Nanometrics Vice President of advanced technology Dr. Steven G. Hummel has been enlisted to the PV Powered team as vice president of engineering.  His new role will see him focus specifically on product development for the solar solutions company. 

Prior to his time at Nanometrics, Dr. Hummel held the role of CTO at Accent Optical Technologies.  He began his career with Bell Laboratories as a member of the technical staff, after which he progressed to roles such as director of engineering at Nova Crystals and principal scientist at Agilent/Hewlett-Packard.

A much-published author and holder of several patents, some pending, Dr. Hummel has a bachelor’s degree in chemistry and a master’s degree in engineering from Rutgers University and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Southern California.

PV Powered is a photovoltaic module manufacturer.

By Síle Mc Mahon