Wes Stein holds a B. Eng degree in Mechanical Engineering with first class honors and a Master’s degree in engineering. He is a member of the Research Advisory Committee for the Australian Solar Institute and was awarded an Australian Institution of Engineers scholarship to develop high-temperature solar cycles, working at each of the major solar thermal research institutions in the world. He also won the UK’s Rendel Award and is Australia’s member on the Executive committee of the International Energy Agency’s Solar PACES, the predominant CSP international body.