Bernard J Kippelen

Bernard J Kippelen is a Professor and Vice Provost for International Initiatives at the Georgia Institute of Technology, holding the Steven A. Denning Chair for Global Engagement. He is affiliated with the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and directs the Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics (COPE).

• Education: Maitrise in Solid-State Physics (1985), Ph.D. in Nonlinear Optics (1990) from University Louis Pasteur in Strasbourg.

Dr. Kippelen’s research spans organic optoelectronics, focusing on flexible and printed devices for lighting, photovoltaics, and sensors. His work explores structure-property relationships in organic materials and their integration into lightweight systems for biometric monitoring and self-powered sensing. He has pioneered solution-based electrical doping techniques and stable encapsulation methods for organic electronics.

His publications include over 270 refereed articles with 25,000+ citations and an h-index of 82. He has co-authored 14 book chapters and holds 25 patents.

• Scientific Awards: NSF CAREER Award, 3M Young Faculty Award, Senior Member IEEE, Fellow of the Optical Society of America, Fellow of the International Society for Optical Engineering, Fellow of the Materials Research Society, and Fellow of the American Physical Society.

Dr. Kippelen has served as Deputy Editor of Energy Express, founding editor of the same journal, and co-President of the Lafayette Institute, a commercialization initiative at Georgia Tech-Lorraine in France.