The San Diego Joint Chapters of IMAPS, IEEE/CPMT, and ACerS will hold its next lunch time meeting on Tuesday, February 23rd.

Lonnie Morris, VP of Business Development of Advanced Technology at NovaSpectra, will present “Solar Energy to the Common Man.”

Solar cells today are primarily based on low cost manufacturing of semiconductor material that typically result in only 13%-17% efficiency leaving the vast majority of the sun’s energy wasted. NovaSpecta has developed a technique that includes micro-concentrators,thousands of P-N junctions,with extremely small (2mm x 2mm) solar cells that capture the full spectrum of energy from the sun with over 50% efficiency.

The meeting will be held at Outsource Manufacturing, 1600 Faraday Ave. (between Cannon Rd. and College Blvd.) in Carlsbad. Lunch is atnoon with presentation to follow.

The cost is $15for IMAPS, IEEE/CPMT, ACerSmembers who reserve in advance. The fee for non-members is $20. It’s free for students with ID.

To register, please contact Dave Virissimo at dvirissimo@sempck.com or 619-464-5430.