Cliff Ho
About Cliff Ho
Cliff Ho is a Senior Scientist at Sandia National Laboratories and a Legislative Fellow at the United States Senate, known for his contributions to solar energy technologies and his extensive academic and professional achievements.
Title
Cliff Ho holds the position of Senior Scientist at Sandia National Laboratories. Additionally, he serves as a Legislative Fellow at the United States Senate.
Education and Expertise
Cliff Ho received his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, where he also earned his Master's degree. Prior to that, he completed his Bachelor of Science (BS) in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His academic background has provided him with a solid foundation in mechanical engineering, particularly in the areas of solar technologies and thermal systems.
Work at Sandia National Laboratories
Since 1993, Cliff Ho has been a Senior Scientist at Sandia National Laboratories. He has significantly contributed to the Concentrating Solar Technologies Department from 2008 to 2022. His work primarily involved developing high-temperature solar thermal receivers and heliostat optics. Over his tenure, he authored over 300 scientific papers and secured over 20 patents.
Achievements
Cliff Ho has received numerous accolades throughout his career, including the Outstanding Professor Award at the University of New Mexico in 1997 and the national Asian American Engineer of the Year Award in 2010. His development of the Solar Glare Hazard Analysis Tool earned him an R&D 100 Award in 2013, and the Falling Particle Receiver for Concentrated Solar Energy earned another R&D 100 Award in 2016. Additionally, he won Discover Magazine’s 'The Future of Energy in Two-Minutes-or-Less' video contest in 2008.
Publications and Editorial Work
Cliff Ho is an accomplished author and editor, co-authoring and co-editing three books. He also serves as an Associate Editor for the Solar Energy Journal, contributing to the dissemination of research findings in the field of solar energy.