Dr. Putnam received his PhD in Chemical Engineering from Caltech in 2010. In 2019, Dr. Putnam joined REsurety as their VP of Solar Analytics. REsurety helps a number of entities to manage financial risks associated with the variability of renewable energy production.
Before joining REsurety, he was a Renewable Energy Consultant at Clean Power Research where worked on the development of a distributed energy resource planning tool for utilities. Dr. Putnam co-founded Caelux Corporation based upon his doctoral research. Dr. Putnam is interested in startups, business development, renewables, material science and the environment.
Available Publications
Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Evolution Using Si Microwire Arrays
Shannon W Boettcher, Emily L Warren, Morgan C Putnam, Elizabeth A Santori, Daniel Turner-Evans, Michael D Kelzenberg, Michael G Walter, James R McKone, Bruce S Brunschwig, Harry A Atwater, Nathan S Lewis
Journal of the American Chemical Society (2011)
- Micro- and Nanowires
High-Performance Si Microwire Photovoltaics
Michael D Kelzenberg, Daniel B Turner-Evans, Morgan C Putnam, Shannon W Boettcher, Ryan M Briggs, Jae Yeon Baek, Nathan S Lewis, Harry A Atwater
Energy & Environmental Science (2011)
- Photovoltaics
Enhanced absorption and carrier collection in Si wire arrays for photovoltaic applications
Michael D Kelzenberg, Shannon W Boettcher, Jan A Petykiewicz, Daniel B Turner-Evans, Morgan C Putnam, Emily L Warren, Joshua M Spurgeon, Ryan M Briggs, Nathan S Lewis, Harry A Atwater
Nature materials (2010)
- Micro- and Nanowires
Energy-conversion properties of vapor-liquid-solid–grown silicon wire-array photocathodes
Shannon W Boettcher, Joshua M Spurgeon, Morgan C Putnam, Emily L Warren, Daniel B Turner-Evans, Michael D Kelzenberg, James R Maiolo, Harry A Atwater, Nathan S Lewis
Science (2010)
- Photovoltaics
Si microwire-array solar cells
Morgan C Putnam, Shannon W Boettcher, Michael D Kelzenberg, Daniel B Turner-Evans, Joshua M Spurgeon, Emily L Warren, Ryan M Briggs, Nathan S Lewis, Harry A Atwater
Energy & Environmental Science (2010)
- Micro- and Nanowires