Joshua Pearce

John M. Thompson Chair in Innovation, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering and Ivey Business School at Western University

London, Ontario, Canada

About

My work and research are motivated by a need to create a just sustainable society. My primary technical research concentration is in electronic device physics of solar photovoltaic cells and materials. My research interests, however, also include open source hardware/3-D printing, applied sustainability and sustainable development (both in the U.S. and in developing countries), open source appropriate technology, and energy policy. Specialties: researcher and consultant in photovoltaic field, open source hardware

Experience

  • Fellow at Canadian Academy of Engineering | L’Académie canadienne du génie
    May 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 2 mos

  • John M. Thompson Chair in Information Technology and Innovation, Department of Electrical & Computer at Western University
    Jul 2021 - Present · 5 yrs

  • Visiting Professor at Ecole Nationale Supérieure en Génie des Systèmes et de l'Innovation (ENSGSI)
    Jan 2019 - Present · 7 yrs 6 mos

  • Visiting Professor of Photovoltaics and Nanoengineering at Aalto University
    Aug 2017 - Present · 8 yrs 11 mos

  • Michigan Technological University (10 yrs)
    • Professor Materials Science & Engineering and Electrical & Computer Engineering
      Aug 2017 - Jul 2021 · 4 yrs

    • Associate Professor Materials Science & Engineering and Electrical & Computer Engineering
      Aug 2011 - Aug 2017 · 6 yrs 1 mo