Assistant Professor at Colorado State University
Amit Munshi is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Colorado State University (CSU) and the founder and president of JPHB Solutions LLC. He earned his doctorate in mechanical engineering from CSU in 2017. He also briefly served as the Chief Research & Development Officer of Toledo Solar Inc. in 2021 before returning to academia and simultaneously founding his own company. He also serves as the Site Co-Director of the CSU Site for the NSF IUCRC for a Solar Powered Future. He also continues to serve as a PI or co-PI for several US Department of Energy funded programs. He specializes in thin film CdTe PV technology and his research interests are process development for novel materials and its repeatable implementation, and understanding the influence of subtle process conditions on device performance through materials and optoelectrical characterization. Other research interests include technoeconomics of photovoltaic technologies and barriers to implementation, supply chain and end-of-life management of PV technologies, assessment of PV technologies under real world applications, etc. Dr. Munshi's PV commercialization efforts at JPHB are focused on scaling innovations in CdTe technology for niche applications such as Building Integrated PV (BIPV), Agriculture Integrated Photovoltaics (AgroVoltaics), and Internet of Things (IOT).