Daniel Lincot, born in 1954, is a CNRS researcher and has been involved in photovoltaic solar energy research since 1978, where he has contributed to significant advances. His specialty is the interface between chemistry, materials and photovoltaics. He is the author of over three hundred publications and twenty-two patents. He has also been active as a lecturer, in particular at Chimie Paristech and in various universities and schools. After studying at the ESPCI, he joined the CNRS at Chimie Paristech in 1980, where he devoted himself to the photoelectrochemistry of semiconductors, then to the development of thin films for photovoltaic applications. This led to the creation with EDF of the Institut de recherche et de développement sur l'énergie photovoltaïque (IRDEP 2005-2018), from which the start-up Nexcis (2009-2015) emerged.

In 2013, he helped set up the Institut Photovoltaïque d'Île-de-France (IPVF), of which he will be Scientific Director until July 2019. His work has been recognized by several awards and distinctions, including the CNRS silver medal in 2004, the Pierre Süe prize from the Société chimique de France (2015), and the Ivan Peychès prize from the Académie des sciences (2020). He takes part in the public debate on renewable energies and is involved in the development of citizen initiatives on energy transition.