Previous to Weber, Kristin has been an R&D scientist with Abengoa Solar, LLC and MVSystems, Inc. At Abengoa, Kristin actively managed solar cell development projects including: thin film development for photovoltaic (PV) applications and optimization of III-­‐V solar cells for concentrated PV modules. At MVSystems, Inc., Kristin developed new material deposition equipment and processes for photovoltaic and thin film transistor applications. Kristin was also adjunct and research faculty at Colorado School of Mines. She received her B.S. in Physics from University of Maryland, College Park, her M.S. in Physics from University of Colorado, Boulder and her Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Colorado School of Mines.