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.
Harold Nyikal
Co-Founder & CTO
Software engineer & leader with 16 years of experience at top software companies.
Mike Bergin, PhD
Co-Founder & Scientist
Expert in air pollution, remote sensing, and data networks.
Drew Shindell, PhD
Co-Founder & Scientist
World-recognized climate modeling expert with >70k citations of his work.
Alexandra Rivera
Lead Modeling Engineer
Expert in translating scientific analysis into usable software.