Dr. Max B. Koentopp received his PhD in Physics from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Germany. After post docs at Columbia University, Princeton University and Rutgers University in the United States he joined Q CELLS in 2009. As Director Analysis & Modeling at Hanwha Q CELLS GmbH he is globally responsible for module reliability testing and outdoor test fields, cell and module characterization, production calibration and device simulation.

His experience includes PV module reliability and certification, solar cell characterisation, and modeling of device performance. He has over 15 years of experience in modeling and simulation.