Stanford University
Applied Physics, Condensed Matter
2006 - present
The amount of solar energy that reaches the earth in an hour is enough to power the entire world for roughly one year. Due to the large theoretical yield of solar energy, the development of inexpensive massively-scalable solar technologies would provide a critical innovation towards avoiding significant global climate change and realizing a sustainable world economy.
Eric is currently working on understanding and developing nano-structured polymer photovoltaics with Prof. Michael McGehee in the Material Science department at Stanford. Eric is particularly interested in understanding how nanoscale structure influences bulk electrical properties of semiconducting polymers.
A native of Wayland, MA, Eric graduated summa cum laude in Chemistry and Physics from Harvard University in 2006. A recipient of the Herchel Smith Harvard Scholarship and National Science Foundation GRFP fellowship, he received a MPhil in Physics from Cambridge University in 2008 where he worked on developing solution-processable nanoparticle-polymer composite solar cells with Dr. Neil Greenham. Outside of research, Eric enjoys running marathons, biking and traveling.
