Laurie Burnham

Scientist

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Scientist

lburnha@sandia.gov

Biography

Dr. Laurie Burnham is a scientist in the Photovoltaics and Materials Technology Program at Sandia National Laboratories. She is a major contributor to multiple topics in photovoltaic research, including lifetime performance and reliability, design optimization, monitoring and characterization. Dr. Burnham is the technical lead of the US DOE Regional Test Center program; in addition, she is founder and leader of the Photovoltaic Collaborative to Advance Multiclimate Performance and Energy Research (PV CAMPER), a 10-member international organization made up of prominent research institutions worldwide. She also leads a multi-institutional investigation on the optimization of PV systems at northern latitudes, where snow creates both opportunities and challenges.

Dr. Burnham received her PhD from Cornell University.

Publications

Laurie Burnham, (2021). Harsh weather as a conributor to PV degradation and reliability https://doi.org/10.2172/1866562 Publication ID: 78330

Laurie Burnham, (2021). PV CAMPER Annual Report 30 December 2020 https://doi.org/10.2172/1770826 Publication ID: 77529

William Lytle, Theresa Meyer, Nagendra Tanikella, Laurie Burnham, Julie Engel, Chelsea Schelly, Joshua Pearce, (2021). Conceptual Design and Rationale for a New Agrivoltaics Concept: Pasture-Raised Rabbits and Solar Farming Journal of Cleaner Production https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.124476 Publication ID: 72007

Laurie Burnham, (2020). Optimization of Photovoltaic Systems for Northern Latitudes https://doi.org/10.2172/1825586 Publication ID: 71179

Laurie Burnham, Daniel Riley, Jennifer Braid, (2020). Increasing Photovoltaic Efficiency in Snowy Climates: Design Considerations https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1820560 Publication ID: 74835

Marilia Braga, Aline De Oliveira, Laurie Burnham, Sebastian Dittmann, Ralph Gottschalg, Tom Betts, Carlos Rodriguez-Gallegos, Thomas Reindl, Ricardo Ruther, (2020). Solar Over-Irradiance Events: Preliminary Results from a Global Study Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1804646 Publication ID: 73860

Jennifer Braid, Daniel Riley, Joshua Pearce, Laurie Burnham, (2020). Image Analysis Method for Quantifying Snow Losses on PV Systems https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1807431 Publication ID: 73785

Jennifer Braid, Daniel Riley, Joshua Pearce, Laurie Burnham, (2020). Image Analysis Method for Quantifying Snow Losses on PV Systems https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1807432 Publication ID: 73786

Laurie Burnham, (2020). Snow as a Factor in Photovoltaic Performance and Reliability https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1773407 Publication ID: 73165

Cameron Stark, Laurie Burnham, (2020). Photovoltaic Collaborative to Advance Multi-Climate Performance and Energy Research (PV CAMPER) https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1768140 Publication ID: 72772

Laurie Burnham, (2019). Building the Foundation for a Terwatt World https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1642944 Publication ID: 65809

Laurie Burnham, Sebastian Dittmann, Ralph Gottschalk, Ahmed Benlarabi, Ben Figgis, Thomas Reindl, Soo-Young Oh, Kyung-Soo Kim, Jun-Hong Choi, Ricardo Ruther, Christopher Fell, (2019). PhotoVoltaic Collaborative to Advance Multiclimate Performance and Energy Research https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1641987 Publication ID: 64877

Laurie Burnham, Daniel Fay, Joshua Pearce, Erin Whitney, (2019). Increased Performance of Photovoltaic Systems Installed at Northern Latitudes https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1642199 Publication ID: 65178

Laurie Burnham, (2019). The Nevada Regional Test Center: An Opportunity for Impact https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1645841 Publication ID: 64581

Laurie Burnham, (2019). PV Performance and Reliability in Snowy Climates: Opportunities and Challenges https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1645842 Publication ID: 64582

Laurie Burnham, (2019). PV Performance and Reliability in Snowy Climates: Opportunities and Challenges https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1645703 Publication ID: 70253

Laurie Burnham, Daniel Fay, Bevan Walker, Joshua Pearce, (2019). Performance of Bifacial Modules on a Dual-Axis Tracker in a High-Albedo Environment https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1641282 Publication ID: 69779

Laurie Burnham, Daniel Riley, Bevan Walker, Joshua Pearce, (2019). Performance of Bifacial Modules Dual-Axis Trackers in a High-Latitude High-Albedo Environment https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC40753.2019.8980964 Publication ID: 69169

Laurie Burnham, (2019). PhotoVoltaic Collaborative to Advance Multiclimate Performance and Energy Research https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1640787 Publication ID: 69170

Daniel Riley, Laurie Burnham, Bevan Walker, Joshua Pearce, (2019). Differences in Snow Shedding in Photovoltaic Systems with Framed and Frameless Modules Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC40753.2019.8981389 Publication ID: 69095

Daniel Riley, Laurie Burnham, Bevan Walker, Joshua Pearce, (2019). Snow Shedding Differences between Framed and Frameless Modules – Poster https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1640744 Publication ID: 69109

Laurie Burnham, Daniel Fay, Cameron Stark, (2019). Sandia’s Technical Approach to Cross-Climate Performance Analysis https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1645269 Publication ID: 68591

Laurie Burnham, Bevan Walker, Daniel Fay, (2019). Electroluminescent Imaging of Modules Exposed to Snow and Ice Loading: a Preliminary Analysis https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1602620 Publication ID: 67164

Laurie Burnham, Sebastian DIttman, Ralph Gottschalg, Ahmed Benlarabi, Ben Figgis, Thomas Reindl, Soo-Young Oh, (2019). Supporting the Global Growth of PV: an International Collaborative to Improve Data Quality and Minimize Measuement Uncertainty https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1639219 Publication ID: 66954

Laurie Burnham, Daniel Riley, Joshua Pearce, Bevan Walker, (2019). Performance of Bifacial Modules on a Dual-Axis Tracker in a High-Albedo Environment https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1639220 Publication ID: 66955

Sebastian Dittmann, Laurie Burnham, Soo-Young Oh, Ahmed Benlarabi, Jun-Hong Choi, Matthias Ebert, Ben Figgis, Ralph Gottschalg, Kyung-Soo Kim, Thomas Reindl, Ricardo Ruther, (2019). Comparative analysis of albedo measurements (plane-of-array horizontal satellite) at multiple sites worldwide https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1601744 Publication ID: 67039

Laurie Burnham, (2018). Energy Assurance for Solar-Powered Operations: the US DOE Regional Test Center Program https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1592597 Publication ID: 59700

Laurie Burnham, (2018). An International PV Collaborative to Advance Multi-climate and Performance Research https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1511785 Publication ID: 61885

Robert Jeffers, Abraham Ellis, Laurie Burnham, (2017). Energy Resilience: A Framework and Case Studies for Community-Based Resilience https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1486983 Publication ID: 54600

Joshua Stein, Laurie Burnham, Christian Jones, (2017). Regional Test Center Operations Manual https://doi.org/10.2172/1372166 Publication ID: 57374

Laurie Burnham, Matthew Lave, Joshua Stein, (2017). Performance Comparison of Four SolarWorld Module Technologies at the US DOE Regional Test Center in New Mexico: November 2016 – March 2017 https://doi.org/10.2172/1374008 Publication ID: 57673

Laurie Burnham, (2017). The US DOE Regional Test Center Program https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1463775 Publication ID: 57681

Joshua Stein, Laurie Burnham, Matthew Lave, (2017). One Year Performance Results for the Prism Solar Installation at the New Mexico Regional Test Center: Field Data from February 15 2016 – February 14 2017 https://doi.org/10.2172/1367463 Publication ID: 56693

Matthew Lave, Robert Broderick, Laurie Burnham, (2017). Targeted Evaluation of Utility-Scale and Distributed Solar Forecasting https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1459080 Publication ID: 57068

Matthew Lave, Robert Broderick, Laurie Burnham, (2017). Targeted Evaluation of Utility-Scale and Distributed Solar Forecasting https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1458092 Publication ID: 56596

Laurie Burnham, (2017). The US DOE Regional Test Center Program https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1431601 Publication ID: 55495

Matthew Lave, Laurie Burnham, Joshua Stein, (2017). Performance Comparison of Stion CIGS Modules to Baseline Monocrystalline Modules at the New Mexico Florida and Vermont Regional Test Centers: January 2015-December 2016 https://doi.org/10.2172/1342487 Publication ID: 53040

Kevin Stamber, Laurie Burnham, Susan Adams, Robert Jeffers, Stephen Verzi, (2016). Modeling the benefits (or detriments) of increased automation in electric power grid operations: Methodology and experiments Electricity Journal https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tej.2016.09.015 Publication ID: 51930

Laurie Burnham, Kevin Stamber, Robert Jeffers, Susan Adams, Stephen Verzi, Meghan Sahakian, Michael Haass, Katherine Cauthen, (2016). Improving Grid Resilience through Informed Decision-making (IGRID) https://doi.org/10.2172/1431483 Publication ID: 52545

Matthew Lave, Joshua Stein, Laurie Burnham, (2016). Performance Results for the Prism Solar Installation at the New Mexico Regional Test Center: Field Data from February 15 – August 15 2016 https://doi.org/10.2172/1431472 Publication ID: 52344

Kevin Stamber, Laurie Burnham, Susan Adams, Robert Jeffers, Stephen Verzi, (2016). Modeling the Benefits (or Detriments) of Increased Automation in Utility Operations https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1390470 Publication ID: 52114

Laurie Burnham, (2016). The US DOE Regional Test Center Program https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1514693 Publication ID: 52126

Laurie Burnham, (2016). To Err Is Human: Grid Automation and Operator Performance https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1380091 Publication ID: 52005

Aaron Sahm, Laurie Burnham, Robert Boehm, Adam Betemedhin, Gary Wood, (2016). The long-term viability of concentrated photovoltaic systems in the southwestern US ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings (IMECE) https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2016-66931 Publication ID: 50984

Laurie Burnham, Francis Hannigan, Matthew Reno, (2015). Improving Grid Resilience through Informed Decision-Making https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1531080 Publication ID: 45279

Michael Haass, Laurie Burnham, Kerstan Cole, Robert Jeffers, Susan Adams, Christina Warrender, James Forsythe, (2015). Toward an Objective Measure of Automation for the Electric Grid https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1263980 Publication ID: 44395

Susan Adams, Kerstan Cole, Michael Haass, Christina Warrender, Robert Jeffers, Laurie Burnham, James Forsythe, (2015). Situation Awareness and Automation in the Electric Grid Control Room https://doi.org/10.1016/j.promfg.2015.07.609 Publication ID: 44681

Laurie Burnham, Bruce King, Chris Deline, Stephen Barkaszi, Aaron Sahm, Joshua Stein, (2015). The US DOE Regional Test Center Program:Driving Innovation Quality and Reliability https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1279686 Publication ID: 44741

Laurie Burnham, Joshua Stein, Chris Deline, (2015). US DOW Regional Test Centers: Pathway to Bankability https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1240254 Publication ID: 42261

Susan Adams, Kerstan Cole, Michael Haass, Christina Warrender, Robert Jeffers, Laurie Burnham, James Forsythe, (2015). Situation Awareness and Automation in the Electric Grid Control Room Procedia Manufacturing https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1248689 Publication ID: 42959

Michael Haass, Christina Warrender, Laurie Burnham, Robert Jeffers, Susan Adams, Kerstan Cole, James Forsythe, (2015). Toward an Objective Measure of Automation for the Electric Grid Procedia Manufacturing https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1248698 Publication ID: 42973

Laurie Burnham, (2014). The Regional Test Center Program: Supporting the US PV Industry with Outdoor Technology Validation in Multiple Climates https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1504031 Publication ID: 39569

Laurie Burnham, (2014). Solar at Sandia National Laboratories: Opportunities for Partnered Research https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1504032 Publication ID: 39570

Laurie Burnham, Joshua Stein, Christopher Deline, (2014). US DOE Regional Test Centers for Solar Technologies: Pathway to Bankability https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1502757 Publication ID: 38505

Laurie Burnham, Christina Warrender, Kerstan Cole, James Forsythe, Michael Haass, Susan Adams, (2014). Improving Grid Resilience Through Informed Decision-Making https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1497595 Publication ID: 38020

Laurie Burnham, Christina Warrender, Kerstan Cole, James Forsythe, Michael Haass, Susan Adams, (2014). The Role of Real-Time Decision-Making in Grid Resilience https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1140646 Publication ID: 37124

Laurie Burnham, (2013). The Vermont Regional Test Center https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1682562 Publication ID: 32025

Todd Heinrichs, Laurie Burnham, (2013). Launch of Solar Testing Site in Vermont https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1673857 Publication ID: 31687

Laurie Burnham, Robert Hwang, Juan Torres, (2012). A Model for the Nation: Promoting Education and Innovation in Vermont’s Electricity Sector Summary of Activities Completed Through the Department of Energy Power Systems Fellowship Program Under Inter-Entity Work Order Number M610000767 https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1657057 Publication ID: 27308

Laurie Burnham, (2012). SPIDERS: The Smart Power Infrastructure Demonstration for Energy Reliability and Security https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1660666 Publication ID: 26813

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