UA TechPark

Photo-voltaic solar arrays make up The Solar Zone on the campus of the UA Tech Park, 9070 S. Rita Road. The 1,345-acre research park on Tucson’s southeast side hosts technology businesses of varying sizes.

Tech Parks Arizona adds Powell as fellow

Richard Powell has joined Tech Parks Arizona as Senior Fellow. He will assist in evaluating new technology initiatives especially in the field of advanced energy.

Powell has held several key appointments with the University of Arizona including vice president of research, professor of optical sciences and of material science, and director of the Optical Sciences Center. He retired from UA in 2005 and has been a consultant for solar energy research projects at Science Foundation Arizona, Research Corporation for Science Advancement and Arizona Research Institute for Solar Energy.


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