Dr. Greene received her Ph.D. (2007) in materials chemistry from the College of Chemistry at UC Berkeley, and a B.S. (2001) in chemistry and geology from the University of Washington. Her dissertation research focused on nanotechnology and solar energy conversion. Prior to coming to UCI, Dr. Greene worked as a scientific technical monitor at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, CO. She worked closely with the U.S. Department of Energy and scientists at NREL to fund university and industry research in photovoltaics and other renewable energy technologies. Dr. Greene has worked in research development at UCI since 2008. In her current position as an Assistant Dean, she is responsible for proactively facilitating the advancement of the research enterprise in the Samueli School of Engineering.