Joseph Armstrong Ph.D. Vice President & Chief Technology Officer: Dr. Armstrong served as the Manager of ITN’s Advanced Photovoltaic Division from 1995 until joining Ascent Solar in October 2005. While at ITN Dr. Armstrong led its advancement into thin-film CIGS flexible Photovoltaic products. Prior to joining ITN Dr. Armstrong was employed for 10 years by Martin Marietta Corporation (now Lockheed Martin) where he managed Photovoltaic research projects. He is a named inventor on four U.S. patents in areas including shape memory alloys thin-film PV technology and electronic circuit assembly. Dr. Armstrong holds a B.S. degree in Physics from Lewis University in Illinois and a M.S. degree and Ph.D. in Solid State Physics from the University of Denver. |