Silvana Ovaitt
Researcher Scientists IV Bifacial PV Analyst at National Laboratory of the Rockies
Golden, Colorado, United States
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Top SchoolSilvana Ovaitt is a photovoltaics researcher and bifacial PV analyst with nine years of experience translating advanced optics and field data into practical, deployable clean-energy solutions. Based in Golden, Colorado, she leads bifacial modeling and software development efforts at a national lab, combining ray-tracing, view-factor, and electrical mismatch models to improve real-world performance prediction and reliability. Her work spans experimental testbeds, high-performance and cloud deployments, and open-source tool releases—she spearheaded GUI and HPC integration for bifacial_radiance and contributed to PV circular-economy tools. Comfortable bridging science, policy, and industry, she has an unusually broad background that includes PhD-level optics and electrical engineering, an MFA in creative writing, and hands-on experience mentoring students and communicating results to international audiences.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
The University of ArizonaMaster of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) Creative Writing, Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) Creative Writing at The University of Texas at El PasoBachelor’s Degree Mechatronics Robotics and Automation Engineering, Bachelor’s Degree Mechatronics Robotics and Automation Engineering at Tecnológico de MonterreyPontifical Catholic University of Paraná
English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German
Github Skills (94)
mass10
python10
radiance10
energy10
opcodes10
photovoltaic10
recycle10
documented10
pong10
solar-energy10
abaqus10
economy10
wavefront10
renewable-energy10
solar10
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
NREL/pySMARTS
Jun 2020 - Sep 2021
Python wrapper for SMARTS2, Simple Model of the Atmospheric Radiative Transfer of Sunshine
Contributions:2 releases, 21 commits, 28 pushes in 1 year 2 months
atmosphericsunshinepythonpython-wrapperphotovoltaic
PV-Tutorials/PVPMC_2022
Aug 2022 - Dec 2022
PVPMC_2022
Contributions:1 review, 14 commits, 1 PR in 3 months
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