Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Colorado State University (CSU).
Dr. W.S. Sampath is Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Colorado State University (CSU). He has been a faculty member at CSU since 1985 with research focus on CdTe photovoltaics since 1991. His research group has demonstrated an efficiency of 20.1% for polycrystalline thin film CdTe photovoltaics, one of the highest efficiencies among universities and has published more than 130 papers. He is a site director of the NSF I/UCRC (Industry/University Co-Operative Research Center) for SPF2050. The center has completed ten years (Phase I & II) and is currently in phase III that includes financial support from industrial members. His research has been supported by NSF, DOE, EPA, USAID, UN-ICS, and industry over the past 37 years.