Prof Subodh MHAISALKAR
Chief Executive Officer
Prof Subodh MHAISALKAR is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (SERIS) at the National University of Singapore (NUS). He concurrently serves as the Executive Director for Academic Research at the National Research Foundation (NRF) Singapore. From 2010 to 2022, he served as the founding Executive Director of the Energy Research Institute @ NTU (ERI@N), a pan-university multidisciplinary research institute dedicated to developing innovative energy solutions. Prior to taking up an academic position at NTU in 2001, Subodh accumulated over a decade of research and engineering experience related to the microelectronics industry. His research interests include perovskite solar cells, light-emitting devices, and printable electronics. Over the course of his career, he has mentored more than 100 Masters and PhD students as well as Post-Doctoral Research Fellows. Subodh holds a Bachelor's degree from IIT Bombay and MS/PhD degrees from The Ohio State University.
Dr Thomas REINDL
Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Dr Thomas REINDL is Deputy CEO of the Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (SERIS) and Principal Research Fellow (equivalent to Associate Professor) at the National University of Singapore (NUS).
He started with photovoltaics (PV) in 1992 at the SIEMENS Corporate R&D Labs. After holding several management positions at SIEMENS and running one of the leading German PV system integration companies (ILIOTEC Solar) as Chief Operating Officer and their spin-off company (PROACTIVE new energy) as Managing Director, he joined SERIS in 2010 and soon became Director of the Solar Energy System cluster. During his time at SERIS, he won public research grants in excess of SGD 20 million, founded 2 spin-off companies and authored strategic scientific papers such as the "PV Roadmap for Singapore".
Dr. Reindl holds a Master in Chemistry, a Ph.D. in Natural Sciences and an MBA from INSEAD, all awarded with highest honours. His research interest are high-performance PV systems, techno-economic road-mapping and the reliable integration of renewable energies into energy supply systems.