Meet the Leadership Team

Dr. Orlov is Founder and CEO of SUPERClean Glass Inc. He is also a co-inventor of the technology, which was recognized by R&D 100 Award and the DOE American-Made Solar Prize.
Dr. Orlov is a Professor of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering at Stony Brook University.
He serves as an adviser and advisory board member of several techno

Dr. Orlov is Founder and CEO of SUPERClean Glass Inc. He is also a co-inventor of the technology, which was recognized by R&D 100 Award and the DOE American-Made Solar Prize.
Dr. Orlov is a Professor of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering at Stony Brook University.
He serves as an adviser and advisory board member of several technology companies. His principal business and research activities are in the development of novel materials for energy generation, structural applications, and environmental protection.
He is a reviewer for over 25 Governmental/International agencies, which includes his recent appointment as an academic and scientific expert to the European Parliament.

Jim Smith is a VP for Business and Technology Development. He is a former Assistant Vice President for Economic Development at Stony Brook University and Director of New York State Advanced Energy Center.
Jim has unparalleled experience in the solar energy industry. Jim has been the system architect, engineer, or senior technical advisor

Jim Smith is a VP for Business and Technology Development. He is a former Assistant Vice President for Economic Development at Stony Brook University and Director of New York State Advanced Energy Center.
Jim has unparalleled experience in the solar energy industry. Jim has been the system architect, engineer, or senior technical advisor on over 135 utility-scale PV projects with hundreds of MW’s (approximately 3300 MW in total to date).
Previously, Jim has held several executive positions at Rockwell Automation and Aeroflex Laboratories (now Cobham plc).

Advisory Board

Michael Johnson is a Chief Mechatronics Engineer in the Spacecraft Mechanical Engineering Division at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). He has been working at JPL since 1986 and has designed spaceflight hardware for many missions to Earth and the outer planets.
Michael was the Chief Engineer of a small rover for asteroid exploration

Michael Johnson is a Chief Mechatronics Engineer in the Spacecraft Mechanical Engineering Division at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). He has been working at JPL since 1986 and has designed spaceflight hardware for many missions to Earth and the outer planets.
Michael was the Chief Engineer of a small rover for asteroid exploration in microgravity that incorporated high-voltage electrostatic dust rejection on its solar panels and used electroactive polymers for a lens cleaning wiper function. He has provided structural, mechanism, and control system engineering for parade floats, entertainment mechanisms around the world for the Disney Company, and provides engineering analysis for several elements of the movie industry, including the design of gyro-stabilized camera platforms and cranes.
Michael also worked on developing carbon nanotube power transistors with a startup company where he was responsible for the process control system designs and the development of plasma and radio frequency enhancements to the nanotube growth process.

Dr. Kathleen Araújo is the Director of the CAES Energy Policy Institute and Professor of Sustainable Energy Systems, Innovation, and Policy at Boise State University. She is responsible for the strategic oversight, research, and advising for the Institute — the policy body for the Center for Advanced Energy Studies, a consortium of public

Dr. Kathleen Araújo is the Director of the CAES Energy Policy Institute and Professor of Sustainable Energy Systems, Innovation, and Policy at Boise State University. She is responsible for the strategic oversight, research, and advising for the Institute — the policy body for the Center for Advanced Energy Studies, a consortium of public universities plus Idaho National Laboratory. Dr. Araújo specializes in strategic planning and decision-making associated with energy systems change. This includes targeted adaptations, such as with decarbonization, critical minerals security, and regional industrial restructuring, as well as unplanned shifts, including extreme weather and cyber disruption.
Dr. Araújo’s research contributes to the advancing field of energy transitions, where she writes on practical choices and theory-building.
Author of Low Carbon Energy Transitions: Turning Points in National Policy and Innovation (Oxford University Press)
Dr. Araújo has been evaluating regional revitalization strategies in traditional fossil fuel-based economies that are diversifying; critical minerals security; regulatory change in emerging energy markets; and policies for resilience of critical infrastructure with respect to extreme weather.