About Patrick L. Chapman

2023     Inducted into the Academy of Electrical and Computer Engineering

EDUCATION

 2000     PhD – Purdue University

1997     MSEE – University of Missouri – Rolla

1996     BSEE – University of Missouri – Rolla

WORK EXPERIENCE

2022 – Present             Vice President, Electrical Engineering, Redwood Materials

2020 – 2022                  Vice President, Systems Innovation, Enphase Energy

2018 – 2020                  Senior Director, Inverter Technology, Enphase Energy

2014 – 2018                  Senior Director, Advanced Development, SunPower Corporation

2010 – 2014                  Cofounder and Chief Technology Officer, SolarBridge Technologies

2007 – 2010                  Associate Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2001 – 2007                  Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2000 – 2001                  Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

OTHER

 Limited Partner – Energy Transition Ventures

IEEE Fellow

IEEE McMurray Award for Industry Achievements in Power Electronics

IEEE Richard M. Bass Award for Outstanding Young Power Electronics Engineer

Approximately 75 patents and over 100 publications

Registered Patent Agent