About Us
Solar Unsoiled was born out of research at Duke University. Our founders were studying impacts of air pollution beyond human health, and found an overlooked but significant impact of air pollution on solar energy production. Our CEO Michael Valerino focused his PhD on the science of soiling, with a broader goal of developing solutions that could be applied in industry and advance the global drive towards renewable energy. Solar Unsoiled leverages the latest advancements in soiling research on an easy to use software platform.
Meet the Team
Mike Valerino, PhD
Co-Founder & CEO
Leading soiling expert, making soiling research accessible to the industry.
Alexandra Rivera
Co-Founder & CTO
Expert in translating scientific analysis into usable software.
Mike Bergin, PhD
Co-Founder & Scientific Advisor
Expert in air pollution, remote sensing, and data networks.
Drew Shindell, PhD
Co-Founder & Scientific Advisor
World-recognized climate modeling expert with >70k citations of his work.
Harold Nyikal
Technical Advisor
Software engineer & leader with 16 years of experience at top software companies.
Josh Miller
Business & Technical Advisor
A 2x entrepreneur with an exit in the geospatial tech space and experience in starting and growing SaaS companies.