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EFRC 10@10: Developing the Next Generation of Scientific Talent: Erin Ratcliff

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OSTI ID:1615905
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  1. Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ (United States). Center for Interface Science: Solar Electric Materials (CISSEM)
Erin Ratcliff studied chemistry, mathematics, and statistics as an undergraduate at St. Olaf College in Minnesota and then completed a doctorate in physical chemistry at Iowa State University. That breadth of knowledge combined with her enthusiasm, drive, and ability to communicate were what convinced Regents Professor Neal Armstrong to offer her a postdoctoral position in his laboratory at the University of Arizona. One of her first tasks there was to help with the application for what became an Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC), the Center for Interface Science: Solar Electric Materials, focused on thin-film solar cell materials. When the grant came through, Armstrong created a position for Erin as a research scientist for the Center.
Research Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC) (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)
OSTI ID:
1615905
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English