Jay F. Whitacre, Ph.D.

Trustee Professor in Energy, Carnegie Mellon University

 

Carnegie Mellon University                                                Phone:              (412) 915-9103

Scott Institute for Energy Innovation                                  e-mail:              whitacre@andrew.cmu.edu

5000 Forbes Ave                                                                  

Pittsburgh, PA 15213                                                         

 

EDUCATION:

 

      Ph.D.               THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN                     Materials Science and Engineering

–      December 1999

 

      M.S.E.             THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN                     Materials Science and Engineering

–      December 1997

 

      B.A.                OBERLIN COLLEGE                                                         Physics/Philosophy(minor)

–      May 1994

–      Graduated with Honors in Physics

 

EXPERIENCE:

 

3/2017 - present    CARNEGIE MELLON                 Director, Scott Institute for Energy Innovation

–      University-wide leadership position

–      Day to day management of large endowed Institute,

–      Over 150 Energy Researchers at CMU involved

 

 

7/2015 - present    CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY                                                  Full Professor

–      Endowed Chair received Fall 2017; Trustee Professorship in Energy

–      Department Materials Science and Engineering

–      Department of Engineering and Public Policy

 

 

7/2012- 7/2015     CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY                                         Associate Professor

–      Department Materials Science and Engineering

–      Department of Engineering and Public Policy

                                            

 

6/2008 - 2017        AQUION ENERGY                                                        Chief Scientist and Founder

–      Served as Chief Technology Officer from 2012 through 2015

–      Low cost stationary energy storage company, CMU Spin Out

–      Focused on elevating company from lab demonstration to product production

–      Raised over $240,000,000, scaled a factory, shipped over 30 MWh of energy storage product worldwide

–      Acquired, March 2017 by Titan Clean Energy China

     

 

8/2007-7/2012      CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY                                          Assistant Professor                                                    

–      Awarded the Elia Development Professorship (2010-2012)

–      Department Materials Science and Engineering

–      Department of Engineering and Public Policy

 

 

12/00 – 7/2007    JET PROPULSION LABORATORY                        Senior Member, Technical Staff

–      Lithium-ion battery research specialist

–      Research efforts focusing on understanding and improving the interfacial and bulk properties of electrochemical materials for space and terrestrial applications:

–      Cognizant Engineer, Mars Science Laboratory Rover, Descent Stage system

–      Primary Investigator for the hybrid power system for the Athlete Lunar Rover

–      Member of “Team X” design team, worked the power subsystem aspect of new spacecraft development in an interactive, real-time design group

 

                             

12/99-11/00    CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY              Postdoctoral Scholar (@JPL)

–      Deposited (rf sputter, evaporation) and examined structure and composition of Li-based films for use in thin film batteries

–      Created thin film batteries based on LiCoO2 or LiNi0.8Co0.2O2 cathodes that had capacities approaching the practical limit without exceeding 300˚C processing temperature

–      Used synchrotron radiation to probe thin buried layers in battery layers and structures.

 

7/95-11/99            THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN                           Graduate Research Assistant

–      Managed a thin film growth and analysis facility

–      Developed and executed experiments to study the microstructure of thin films deposited onto roughened surfaces

–      Used synchrotron radiation source (Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory) extensively to study texturing and phase content of thin films

 

 8/96 - 5/97           THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN                           Graduate Teaching Assistant

–      Taught recitation/lab sections for materials physics courses (x-ray diffraction)

–      Prepared, presented and graded class material/examinations

 

 

  1/95 - 5/95         OHIO STATE, Electronic Materials and Devices Lab      Visiting Research Associate

–      Aided in development and use of discrete level transient spectrometer (DLTS)

–      Studied defect structure in semiconductor devices

 

  6/93-8/93            COLORADO STATE                                                     Visiting Summer Internship

–      Linked long-term capacitance transients to trap structure/type in polycrystalline    thin- film photovoltaic cells 

   

 5/92 - 8/92           THE UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO                      NSF Sponsored Research Program

–      Developed optical beam induced current system to analyze prototype solar cells

–      Studied the capacitance/voltage characteristics of non-ideal semiconductor devices

 

 1/92-5/94             OBERLIN COLLEGE                                                                   Research Assistant

–      Worked in solid-state physics lab on thin film solar cell technology

–      Extensive work on computer automated data acquisition (GPIB, LabView)

                        

ADVISORY/BOARD POSITIONS

–    Oberlin College Board of Trustees, Oberlin OH, 2017 – present.

–    Aquion Energy, Pittsburgh PA; Board of Directors, 2008 – 2017

–    Carbon Engineering, Vancouver British Columbia, Scientific Advisory Board, 2019-present

–    Ionic Materials, Boston MA; Board of Directors 2010 – 2013

–    Ionic Materials, Boston MA, Scientific Advisory Board, 2013 – present

–    Voltaiq, San Francisco, CA, Scientific Advisory Board, 2017 – present

–    Form Energy, Boston MA, Scientific Advisory Board, 2017 – present

–    Titan Advanced Energy Solutions, Boston MA, Technical Advisory Board, 2017 – present

 

 

AWARDS/HONORS:

–  Incepted and led first ever national meeting of University Energy Institutes aimed at forming a nationwide organization, Fall 2019, Pittsburgh PA.

–  Elected to serve on the Board of Trustees, Oberlin College, starting October 2018

–  Winner, 2017 Leigh Ann Conn Prize for Renewable Energy ($50,000), University of Louisville

–  2017 Outstanding Research Award, Carnegie Mellon University School of Engineering

–  Endowed chair/professorship, the CMU Trustee Chair in Energy, Bestowed October 2017

–  Invited/Attended National Academies/Royal Academies joint meeting, 2017 Sackler Forum, “Dealing with Carbon Dioxide at Scale,” Chicheley, UK.

–  Featured on the PBS series NOVA, “Search for the Super Battery,” 1 February 2017

–  Inducted Fellow, National Academy of Inventors (conferred in April 2015)

–  Winner, 2015 University of Michigan Alumni Arbor Networks Ph.D. Research Impact Lecture and Award

–  Winner, 2015 $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize

–  Member, National Academies Panel; 5 year Assessment of ARPA-E, July 2015 to Sept 2016.

–  Co-Author on two of the top 20 most cited papers published in the Journal of Power Sources since 2010

–  Selected to participate in multiple 4-person, half-day meeting on energy topics with Bill Gates

–  Winner: Caltech/Resnick Institute Resonate Award, May 2014. http://resnick.caltech.edu/awards-w-whitacre.php

–  Listed by Fortune Magazine as one of the world’s top 25 “Eco-Innovators” (#19), May 2014, http://money.cnn.com/gallery/technology/2014/05/01/brainstorm-green-innovators.fortune/20.html

–  2014 Carnegie Science Award: Advanced materials

–  2014 Carnegie Science Award: Honorable Mention – Entrepreneurship

–  2014 MIT Technology Review ranking of “50 Smartest Companies”: Aquion Energy listed at #34. 

–  2013 Energy Leadership Award, Pittsburgh Business Times, for Aquion Energy

–  Invited Speakership: First International Symposium on Sodium Ion Batteries, Spain, 2013

–  Invited Speakership: Aspen Ideas Festival, July 2013

–  Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the year: Finalist 2012

–  World Technology Awards: Best Energy Technology, 2011

–  Tech 50 Award (Pittsburgh), Best Startup 2011

–  Elia Development Professorship, Carnegie Mellon University, October 2010

–  2010 Carnegie Mellon George Tallman Ladd Research Award

–  Invited Speakership, 2010 Toyota Sustainability Conference, April 2010, San Diego, CA

–  Invited Speakership, 2010 Gordon Research Conference, Solid State Ionics, August 2010

–  Invited Panel Member, 2010 DoE/TMS Workshop on Materials for Energy Storage, July 2010.

–  Invited Speakership: Spring 2007 American Chemical Society Meeting, Chicago, IL

–  Invited Speakership: The 46th Battery Symposium in Japan (New Fuel Cell Technologies Address), November 2005, Nagoya Japan

–   JPL Level B award/bonus, 2004  (for co-development of a low temperature Li/CFx battery chemistry)

–   Gordon Conference Invited Speakership: August 2003, Solid State Ceramics

–   Level C award/bonus, 2003 (Fuel Cell Catalyst Discovery and Development)

–   Level C award/bonus, 2004 (For development of the Power Tile - a novel integrated solar/thermal power harvesting device)

–   NASA space act award, 2002

–   Winner: 2001 Norman Hackerman Young Author Award (Given to author 30 years or younger judged to have written the best paper published in the Journal of the Electrochemical Society in the 2001 calendar year.)

–   Winner, Thin Film Division Student Award for the 46th AVS International Symposium, October 1999

–   Winner, 1999 University of Michigan Department of Materials Science and Engineering Graduate Student Research Award

–   MRS Graduate Student Research Award, Fall '98, Finalist and Silver Medal Winner

–   Nominated best poster of session, Fall Materials Research Society Meeting, 1997

 

IP/EXPERT WITNESS/TECHNICAL DILIGANCE EXPERIENCE

–   Served as Technical Diligence expert for venture capital firms such as (but not limited to) KPCB, Venrock, Foundation Capital, Great Point Ventures since 2006

–   Served as Expert Witness in a range of IP cases since 2014 including over 30 hours of recorded technical deposition and over 10 hours of trial time as a witness.  Worked with major multinational firms and nationally known law firms

–   Served on multiple international trade commission cases worth billions in commerce

 

 

 

 

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

1.     Dave, A.; Gering, K. L.; Mitchell, J. M.; Whitacre, J.; Viswanathan, V. Benchmarking Conductivity Predictions of the Advanced Electrolyte Model (AEM) for Aqueous Systems. Journal of The Electrochemical Society 2020, 167, 013514.

2.     Li, S.; Lorandi, F.; Whitacre, J. F.; Matyjaszewski, K. Polymer Chemistry for Improving Lithium Metal Anodes. Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics 2020, 221, 1900379.

3.     Yuan, R.; Wang, H.; Sun, M.; Whitacre, J.; Matyjaszewski, K.; Kowalewski, T. Copolymer‐Derived N/B Co‐Doped Nanocarbons with Controlled Porosity and Highly Active Surface. Journal of Polymer Science 2020, 58, 225–232.

4.     Wang, H.; Frisco, S.; Gottlieb, E.; Yuan, R.; Whitacre, J. F. Capacity Degradation in Commercial Li-Ion Cells: The Effects of Charge Protocol and Temperature. J. Power Sources 2019, 426, 67–73.

5.     Yuan, R.; Wang, H.; Sun, M.; Damodaran, K.; Gottlieb, E.; Kopeć, M.; Eckhart, K.; Li, S.; Whitacre, J.; Matyjaszewski, K.; Kowalewski, T. Well-Defined N/S Co-Doped Nanocarbons from Sulfurized PAN- b -PBA Block Copolymers: Structure and Supercapacitor Performance. ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 2019, 2, 2467–2474.

6.     Fisher, M.; Apt, J.; Whitacre, J. F. Can Flow Batteries Scale in the Behind-the-Meter Commercial and Industrial Market? A Techno-Economic Comparison of Storage Technologies in California. J. Power Sources 2019, 420, 1–8.

7.     Whiston, M. M.; Azevedo, I. L.; Litster, S.; Whitefoot, K. S.; Samaras, C.; Whitacre, J. F. Expert Assessments of the Cost and Expected Future Performance of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells for Vehicles. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 2019, 116, 4899–4904.

8.     Ciez, R. E.; Whitacre, J. F. Examining Different Recycling Processes for Lithium-Ion Batteries. Nat. Sustain. 2019, 2, 148–156.

9.     Whiston, M. M.; Azevedo, I. M.; Litster, S.; Samaras, C.; Whitefoot, K. S.; Whitacre, J. F. Meeting US Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Targets. Joule 2019, 3, 2060–2065.

10.  Whitacre, J. F.; Mitchell, J.; Dave, A.; Wu, W.; Burke, S.; Viswanathan, V. An Autonomous Electrochemical Test Stand for Machine Learning Informed Electrolyte Optimization. Journal of The Electrochemical Society 2019, 166, A4181–A4187.

11.  Aykol, M.; Hummelshøj, J. S.; Anapolsky, A.; Aoyagi, K.; Bazant, M. Z.; Bligaard, T.; Braatz, R. D.; Broderick, S.; Cogswell, D.; Dagdelen, J., Whitacre, J.F., et al,  The Materials Research Platform: Defining the Requirements from User Stories. Matter 2019, 1, 1433–1438.

12.  Li, S.; Wang, H.; Cuthbert, J.; Liu, T.; Whitacre, J. F.; Matyjaszewski, K. A Semiliquid Lithium Metal Anode. Joule 2019, 3, 1637–1646.

13.  Moutis, P.; Amini, H.; Khan, I. A.; He, G.; Mohammadi, J.; Kar, S.; Whitacre, J. A Survey of Recent Developments and Requirements for Modern Power System Control. In Pathways to a Smarter Power System; Academic Press, 2019; pp. 289–315.

14.  Li, S.; Wang, H.; Wu, W.; Lorandi, F.; Whitacre, J. F.; Matyjaszewski, K. Solvent-Processed Metallic Lithium Microparticles for Lithium Metal Batteries. ACS Applied Energy Materials 2019, 2, 1623–1628.

15.  He, G.; Zhang, D.; Pi, X.; Chen, Q.; Kar, S.; Whitacre, J. Spatiotemporal Arbitrage of Large-Scale Portable Energy Storage for Grid Congestion Relief. In; IEEE, 2019; pp. 1–5.

16.  Liu, X.; Whitacre, J. F.; Mauter, M. S. Mechanisms of Humic Acid Fouling on Capacitive and Insertion Electrodes for Electrochemical Desalination. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2018, 52, 12633–12641.

17.  He, G.; Chen, Q.; Moutis, P.; Kar, S.; Whitacre, J. F. An Intertemporal Decision Framework for Electrochemical Energy Storage Management. Nat. Energy 2018, 3, 404–412.

18.  Chun, S.-E.; Choi, J.; Whitacre, J. F. Tailoring the Porous Texture of Activated Carbons by CO2 Reactivation to Produce Electrodes for Organic Electrolyte-Based EDLCs. Ionics (Kiel) 2018, 24, 1–7.

19.  Yee, G.; Shanbhag, S.; Wu, W.; Carlisle, K.; Chang, J.; Whitacre, J. F. TiP 2 O 7  Exhibiting Reversible Interaction with Sodium Ions in Aqueous Electrolytes. Electrochem. commun. 2018, 86, 104–107.

20.  Wang, H.; Whitacre, J. F. Direct Recycling of Aged LiMn2O4 Cathode Materials Used in Aqueous Lithium‐ion Batteries: Processes and Sensitivities. Energy Technology 2018, 6, 2429–2437.

21.  Li, S.; Mohamed, A. I.; Pande, V.; Wang, H.; Cuthbert, J.; Pan, X.; He, H.; Wang, Z.; Viswanathan, V.; Whitacre, J. F.; Matyjaszewski, K. Single-Ion Homopolymer Electrolytes with High Transference Number Prepared by Click Chemistry and Photoinduced Metal-Free Atom-Transfer Radical Polymerization. ACS Energy Lett. 2017, 3, 20–27.

22.  Shanbhag, S.; Bootwala, Y.; Whitacre, J. F.; Mauter, M. S. Ion Transport and Competition Effects on Nati2(Po4)3 and Na4mn9o18 Selective Insertion Electrode Performance. Langmuir 2017, 33, 12580–12591.

23.  Fisher, M.; Whitacre, J.; Apt, J. A Simple Metric for Predicting Revenue from Electric Peak-Shaving and Optimal Battery Sizing. Energy Technology 2017, 6, 649–657.

24.  Chun, S.-E.; Whitacre, J. F. Formation of Micro/Mesopores during Chemical Activation in Tailor-Made Nongraphitic Carbons. Micropor. Mesopor. Mat. 2017, 251, 34–41.

25.  Sakti, A.; Azevedo, I. M. L.; Fuchs, E. R. H.; Michalek, J. J.; Gallagher, K. G.; Whitacre, J. F. Consistency and Robustness of Forecasting for Emerging Technologies: The Case of Li-Ion Batteries for Electric Vehicles. Energy Policy 2017, 106, 415–426.

26.  Clack, C. T. M.; Qvist, S. A.; Apt, J.; Bazilian, M.; Brandt, A. R.; Caldeira, K.; Davis, S. J.; Diakov, V.; Handschy, M. A.; Hines, P. D. H.; Jaramillo, P.; Kammen, D. M.; Long, J. C. S.; Morgan, M. G.; Reed, A.; Sivaram, V.; Sweeney, J.; Tynan, G. R.; Victor, D. G.; Weyant, J. P.; Whitacre, J. F. Evaluation of a Proposal for Reliable Low-Cost Grid Power with 100% Wind, Water, and Solar. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 2017, 114, 6722–6727.

27.  Frisco, S.; Liu, D. X.; Kumar, A.; Whitacre, J. F.; Love, C. T.; Swider-Lyons, K. E.; Litster, S. Internal Morphologies of Cycled Li-Metal Electrodes Investigated by Nano-Scale Resolution X-Ray Computed Tomography. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2017, 9, 18748–18757.

28.  Mohamed, A. I.; Whitacre, J. F. Capacity Fade of Nati 2 (PO 4 ) 3 in Aqueous Electrolyte Solutions: Relating Ph Increases to Long Term Stability. Electrochim. Acta 2017, 235, 730–739.

29.  Ciez, R. E.; Whitacre, J. F. Comparison between Cylindrical and Prismatic Lithium-Ion Cell Costs Using a Process Based Cost Model. Journal of Power Sources 2017, 340, 273–281.

30.  Ciez, R. E.; Whitacre, J. F. The Cost of Lithium Is Unlikely to Upend the Price of Li-Ion Storage Systems. J. Power Sources 2016, 320, 310–313.

31.  Ciez, R. E.; Whitacre, J. F. Comparative Techno-Economic Analysis of Hybrid Micro-Grid Systems Utilizing Different Battery Types. Energy Conversion and Management 2016, 112, 435–444.

32.  Shanbhag, S.; Whitacre, J. F.; Mauter, M. S. The Origins of Low Efficiency in Electrochemical De-Ionization Systems. Journal of The Electrochemical Society 2016, 163, E363.

33.  Frisco, S.; Kumar, A.; Whitacre, J. F.; Litster, S. Understanding Li-Ion Battery Anode Degradation and Pore Morphological Changes through Nano-Resolution X-Ray Computed Tomography. Journal of The Electrochemical Society 2016, 163, A2636.

34.  Walker, P. J.; Mauter, M. S.; Whitacre, J. F. Electrodeposited Mno2 for Pseudocapacitive Deionization: Relating Deposition Condition and Electrode Structure to Performance. Electrochim. Acta 2015, 182, 1008–1018.

35.  Whitacre, J. F.; Shanbhag, S.; Mohamed, A.; Polonsky, A.; Carlisle, K.; Gulakowski, J.; Wu, W.; Smith, C.; Cooney, L.; Blackwood, D.; Dandrea, J. C.; Truchot, C. A Polyionic, Large-Format Energy Storage Device Using an Aqueous Electrolyte and Thick-Format Composite NaTi2 (PO4 )3 /Activated Carbon Negative Electrodes. Energy Technology 2015, 3, 20–31.

36.  Wu, W.; Shabhag, S.; Chang, J.; Rutt, A.; Whitacre, J. F. Relating Electrolyte Concentration to Performance and Stability for NaTi2 (PO4) 3/Na0. 44MnO2 Aqueous Sodium-Ion Batteries. Journal of The Electrochemical Society 2015, 162, A803–A808.

37.  Mohamed, A. I.; Sansone, N. J.; Kuei, B.; Washburn, N. R.; Whitacre, J. F. Using Polypyrrole Coating to Improve Cycling Stability of NaTi2 (PO4) 3 as an Aqueous Na-Ion Anode. Journal of The Electrochemical Society 2015, 162, A2201–A2207.

38.  Wu, W.; Shanbhag, S.; Wise, A.; Chang, J.; Rutt, A.; Whitacre, J. F. High Performance TiP2O7 Based Intercalation Negative Electrode for Aqueous Lithium-Ion Batteries via a Facile Synthetic Route. Journal of The Electrochemical Society 2015, 162, A1921–A1926.

39.  Sakti, A.; Michalek, J. J.; Fuchs, E. R.; Whitacre, J. F. A Techno-Economic Analysis and Optimization of Li-Ion Batteries for Light-Duty Passenger Vehicle Electrification. Journal of Power Sources 2015, 273, 966–980.

40.  Hittinger, E.; Wiley, T.; Kluza, J.; Whitacre, J. Evaluating the Value of Batteries in Microgrid Electricity Systems Using an Improved Energy Systems Model. Energy Conversion and Management 2015, 89, 458–472.

41.  Babu, S. K.; Mohamed, A. I.; Whitacre, J. F.; Litster, S. Multiple Imaging Mode X-Ray Computed Tomography for Distinguishing Active and Inactive Phases in Lithium-Ion Battery Cathodes. Journal of Power Sources 2015, 283, 314–319.

42.  Hittinger, E.; Apt, J.; Whitacre, J. F. The Effect of Variability-Mitigating Market Rules on the Operation of Wind Power Plants. Energy Syst. 2014, 5, 737–766.

43.  Kim, Y. J.; Wu, W.; Chun, S.-E.; Whitacre, J. F.; Bettinger, C. J. Electrochemical Storage: Catechol-Mediated Reversible Binding of Multivalent Cations in Eumelanin Half-Cells (Adv. Mater. 38/2014). Adv Mater Weinheim 2014, 26, 6521.

44.  Wu, W.; Yan, J.; Wise, A.; Rutt, A.; Whitacre, J. F. Using Intimate Carbon to Enhance the Performance of NaTi2 (PO4) 3 Anode Materials: Carbon Nanotubes vs Graphite. Journal of The Electrochemical Society 2014, 161, A561–A567.

45.  Kim, Y. J.; Wu, W.; Chun, S.; Whitacre, J. F.; Bettinger, C. J. Catechol‐Mediated Reversible Binding of Multivalent Cations in Eumelanin Half‐Cells. Advanced Materials 2014, 26, 6572–6579.

46.  Kim, Y. J.; Wu, W.; Chun, S.-E.; Whitacre, J. F.; Bettinger, C. J. Biologically Derived Melanin Electrodes in Aqueous Sodium-Ion Energy Storage Devices. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 2013, 110, 20912–20917.

47.  Wu, W.; Mohamed, A.; Whitacre, J. F. Microwave Synthesized NaTi2 (PO4) 3 as an Aqueous Sodium-Ion Negative Electrode. Journal of The Electrochemical Society 2013, 160, A497–A504.

48.  Chun, S.-E.; Whitacre, J. F. Rapid Carbon Activation via Microwave Irradiation of Nongraphitic Carbon Doped with Metallic Potassium and Tetrahydrofuran (THF). Journal of power sources 2013, 240, 306–313.

49.  Chun, S.-E.; Whitacre, J. F. Investigating the Role of Electrolyte Acidity on Hydrogen Uptake in Mesoporous Activated Carbons. Journal of power sources 2013, 242, 137–140.

50.  Kim, Y. J.; Chun, S.-E.; Whitacre, J.; Bettinger, C. J. Self-Deployable Current Sources Fabricated from Edible Materials. Journal of Materials Chemistry B 2013, 1, 3781–3788.

51.  Sakti, A.; Michalek, J. J.; Chun, S.; Whitacre, J. F. A Validation Study of Lithium‐ion Cell Constant C‐rate Discharge Simulation with Battery Design Studio®. International journal of energy research 2013, 37, 1562–1568.

52.  Zhong, M.; Kim, E. K.; McGann, J. P.; Chun, S.-E.; Whitacre, J. F.; Jaroniec, M.; Matyjaszewski, K.; Kowalewski, T. Electrochemically Active Nitrogen-Enriched Nanocarbons with Well-Defined Morphology Synthesized by Pyrolysis of Self-Assembled Block Copolymer. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 14846–14857.

53.  Chun, S.-E.; Whitacre, J. F. The Evolution of Electrochemical Functionality of Carbons Derived from Glucose during Pyrolysis and Activation. Electrochimica acta 2012, 60, 392–400.

54.  McGann, J. P.; Zhong, M.; Kim, E. K.; Natesakhawat, S.; Jaroniec, M.; Whitacre, J. F.; Matyjaszewski, K.; Kowalewski, T. Block Copolymer Templating as a Path to Porous Nanostructured Carbons with Highly Accessible Nitrogens for Enhanced (Electro) Chemical Performance. Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics 2012, 213, 1078–1090.

55.  Hittinger, E.; Whitacre, J. F.; Apt, J. What Properties of Grid Energy Storage Are Most Valuable? Journal of Power Sources 2012, 206, 436–449.

56.  Hess, K. C.; Whitacre, J. F.; Litster, S. In Situ Measurements of Potential, Current and Charging Current across an EDL Capacitance Anode for an Aqueous Sodium Hybrid Battery. Journal of The Electrochemical Society 2012, 159, A1351–A1359.

57.  Whitacre, J. F.; Wiley, T.; Shanbhag, S.; Wenzhuo, Y.; Mohamed, A.; Chun, S. E.; Weber, E.; Blackwood, D.; Lynch-Bell, E.; Gulakowski, J. An Aqueous Electrolyte, Sodium Ion Functional, Large Format Energy Storage Device for Stationary Applications. Journal of Power Sources 2012, 213, 255–264.

58.  Peterson, S. B.; Whitacre, J. F.; Apt, J. Net Air Emissions from Electric Vehicles: The Effect of Carbon Price and Charging Strategies. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2011, 45, 1792–1797.

59.  Apt, J.; Peterson, S. B.; Whitacre, J. F. Battery Vehicles Reduce CO2 Emissions. Science 2011, 333, 823–823.

60.  Chun, S.-E.; Picard, Y. N.; Whitacre, J. F. Relating Precursor Pyrolysis Conditions and Aqueous Electrolyte Capacitive Energy Storage Properties for Activated Carbons Derived from Anhydrous Glucose-d. Journal of The Electrochemical Society 2011, 158, A83–A92.

61.  Hashambhoy, A. M.; Whitacre, J. F. Li Diffusivity and Phase Change in LiFe0. 5Mn0. 5PO4: AComparative Study Using Galvanostatic Intermittent Titrationand Cyclic Voltammetry. Journal of The Electrochemical Society 2011, 158, A390–A395.

62.  Whitacre, J. F. Charing Up Electric Cars: Bottled Lightning Superbatteries, Electric Cars, and the New Lithium Economy. Science 2011, 333, 290–290.

63.  Hittinger, E.; Whitacre, J. F.; Apt, J. Compensating for Wind Variability Using Co-Located Natural Gas Generation and Energy Storage. Energy Systems 2010, 1, 417–439.

64.  Shiau, C.-S. N.; Kaushal, N.; Hendrickson, C. T.; Peterson, S. B.; Whitacre, J. F.; Michalek, J. J. Optimal Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Design and Allocation for Minimum Life Cycle Cost, Petroleum Consumption, and Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Journal of Mechanical Design 2010, 132.

65.  Peterson, S. B.; Apt, J.; Whitacre, J. F. Lithium-Ion Battery Cell Degradation Resulting from Realistic Vehicle and Vehicle-to-Grid Utilization. Journal of Power Sources 2010, 195, 2385–2392.

66.  Peterson, S. B.; Whitacre, J. F.; Apt, J. The Economics of Using Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Battery Packs for Grid Storage. Journal of Power Sources 2010, 195, 2377–2384.

67.  Whitacre, J. F.; Tevar, A.; Sharma, S. Na4Mn9O18 as a Positive Electrode Material for an Aqueous Electrolyte Sodium-Ion Energy Storage Device. Electrochemistry Communications 2010, 12, 463–466.

68.  Tevar, A. D.; Whitacre, J. F. Relating Synthesis Conditions and Electrochemical Performance for the Sodium Intercalation Compound Na4Mn9O18 in Aqueous Electrolyte. Journal of The Electrochemical Society 2010, 157, A870–A875.

69.  Whitacre, J. F.; Murphy, R. D.; Marrie, A.; Yalisove, S. M. Enhanced Catalyst Utilization in PEM Fuel Cells via Ultrafast Laser Modification of the Polymer Exchange Membrane Surface. Electrochemistry communications 2009, 11, 655–659.

70.  Whitacre, J. F.; Valdez, T. I.; Narayanan, S. R. A High-Throughput Study of PtNiZr Catalysts for Application in PEM Fuel Cells. Electrochim. Acta 2008, 53, 3680–3689.

71.  Whitacre, J. F.; Zaghib, K.; West, W. C.; Ratnakumar, B. V. Dual Active Material Composite Cathode Structures for Li-Ion Batteries. Journal of Power Sources 2008, 177, 528–536.

72.  Alahmad, M.; Hess, H.; Mojarradi, M.; West, W.; Whitacre, J. Battery Switch Array System with Application for JPL’s Rechargeable Micro-Scale Batteries. Journal of Power Sources 2008, 177, 566–578.

73.  Yazami, R.; Ozawa, Y.; Miao, S.; Hamwi, A.; Whitacre, J.; Smart, M.; West, W.; Bugga, R. The Kinetics of Sub-Fluorinated Carbon Fluoride Cathodes for Lithium Batteries. ECS Transactions 2007, 3, 199–211.

74.  West, W. C.; Whitacre, J. F.; Leifer, N.; Greenbaum, S.; Smart, M.; Bugga, R.; Blanco, M.; Narayanan, S. R. Reversible Intercalation of Fluoride-Anion Receptor Complexes in Graphite. Journal of The Electrochemical Society 2007, 154, A929–A936.

75.  Smart, M. C.; Whitacre, J. F.; Ratnakumar, B. V.; Amine, K. Electrochemical Performance and Kinetics of Li {sub 1+ X}(Co {sub 1/3} Ni {sub 1/3} Mn {sub 1/3}){sub 1-X} O {sub 2} Cathodes and Graphite Anodes in Low Temperature Electrolytes. J. Power Sources 2007, 168.

76.  Whitacre, J. F.; West, W. C.; Smart, M. C.; Yazami, R.; Prakash, G. S.; Hamwi, A.; Ratnakumar, B. V. Enhanced Low-Temperature Performance of Li–CF x Batteries. Electrochemical and Solid State Letters 2007, 10, A166.

77.  Smart, M. C.; Whitacre, J. F.; Ratnakumar, B. V.; Amine, K. Electrochemical Performance and Kinetics of Li1+ x (Co1/3Ni1/3Mn1/3) 1− XO2 Cathodes and Graphite Anodes in Low-Temperature Electrolytes. Journal of power sources 2007, 168, 501–508.

78.  Whitacre, J.; Yazami, R.; Hamwi, A.; Smart, M. C.; Bennett, W.; Prakash, G. S.; Miller, T.; Bugga, R. Low Operational Temperature Li–CFx Batteries Using Cathodes Containing Sub-Fluorinated Graphitic Materials. Journal of power sources 2006, 160, 577–584.

79.  Van Sluytman, J. S.; West, W. C.; Whitacre, J. F.; Alamgir, F. M.; Greenbaum, S. G. Cycling-Induced Degradation of LiCoO2 Thin-Film Cathodes at Elevated Temperature. Electrochimica acta 2006, 51, 3001–3007.

80.  Whitacre, J. F.; Valdez, T.; Narayanan, S. R. Investigation of Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Electrocatalysts Using a Robust Combinatorial Technique. Journal of the Electrochemical Society 2005, 152, A1780–A1789.

81.  Sukumar, V.; Alahmad, M.; Buck, K.; Hess, H.; Li, H.; Cox, D.; Zghoul, F. N.; Jackson, J.; Terry, S.; Blalock, B. High Voltage MOSFET Gate/Bulk Driver Controller for a Microbattery Switch Matrix in a 0.35 μ m Microwave SOI Technology. Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing 2005, 44, 203–211.

82.  West, W. C.; Whitacre, J. F. Long Cycle Life Elevated Temperature Thin-Film Batteries Incorporating MoO3 Cathodes. Journal of The Electrochemical Society 2005, 152, A966–A969.

83.  Smart, M. C.; Ratnakumar, B. V.; Whitacre, J. F.; Whitcanack, L. D.; Chin, K. B.; Rodriguez, M. D.; Zhao, D.; Greenbaum, S. G.; Surampudi, S. Effect of Electrolyte Type upon the High-Temperature Resilience of Lithium-Ion Cells. Journal of The Electrochemical Society 2005, 152, A1096–A1104.

84.  Whitacre, J. F.; Valdez, T.; Narayanan, S. R. Batteries, Fuel Cells, and Energy Conversion-Investigation of Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Electrocatalysts Using a Robust Combinatorial Technique. Journal of the Electrochemical Society 2005, 152, A1780.

85.  Alamgir, F. M.; Strauss, E.; Greenbaum, S.; Whitacre, J. F.; Kao, C. C.; Neih, S. LiCoO2 Thin-Film Batteries Structural Changes and Charge Compensation. Journal of The Electrochemical Society 2005, 152, A845–A849.

86.  Lim, J. R.; Whitacre, J. F.; Fleurial, J. P.; Huang, C. K.; Ryan, M. A.; Myung, N. V. Fabrication Method for Thermoelectric Nanodevices. Advanced materials 2005, 17, 1488–1492.

87.  Sukumar, V.; Alahmad, M.; Buck, K.; Hess, H.; Li, H.; Cox, D.; Zghoul, F. N.; Jackson, J.; Terry, S.; Blalock, B. Switch Array System for Thin Film Lithium Microbatteries. Journal of power sources 2004, 136, 401–407.

88.  Whitacre, J. F.; West, W. C. Crystalline Li3Po4/Li4SiO4 Solid Solutions as an Electrolyte for Film Batteries Using Sputtered Cathode Layers. Solid State Ionics 2004, 175, 251–255.

89.  West, W. C.; Myung, N. V.; Whitacre, J. F.; Ratnakumar, B. V. Electrodeposited Amorphous Manganese Oxide Nanowire Arrays for High Energy and Power Density Electrodes. Journal of power sources 2004, 126, 203–206.

90.  West, W. C.; Whitacre, J. F.; Lim, J. R. Chemical Stability Enhancement of Lithium Conducting Solid Electrolyte Plates Using Sputtered LiPON Thin Films. Journal of power sources 2004, 126, 134–138.

91.  Whitacre, J. F.; West, W. C.; Ratnakumar, B. V. A Combinatorial Study of Li y Mn x Ni2− x O 4 Cathode Materials Using Microfabricated Solid-State Electrochemical Cells. Journal of The Electrochemical Society 2003, 150, A1676–A1683.

92.  Whitacre, J. F.; West, W. C.; Ratnakumar, B. V. Batteries, Fuel Cells, and Energy Conversion-A Combinatorial Study of LiyMnxNi2-XO4 Cathode Materials Using Microfabricated Solid-State Electrochemical Cells. Journal of the Electrochemical Society 2003, 150, A1676.

93.  West, W. C.; Whitacre, J. F.; Brandon, E. J.; Ratnakumar, B. V. Lithium Micro-Battery Development at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine 2001, 16, 31–33.

94.  Whitacre, J. F.; West, W. C.; Brandon, E.; Ratnakumar, B. V. Crystallographically Oriented Thin-Film Nanocrystalline Cathode Layers Prepared without Exceeding 300 C. Journal of The Electrochemical Society 2001, 148, A1078–A1084.

95.  Whitacre, J. F.; West, W. C.; Ratnakumar, B. V. The Influence of Target History and Deposition Geometry on RF Magnetron Sputtered LiCoO2 Thin Films. Journal of power sources 2001, 103, 134–139.

96.  Whitacre, J. F.; Yalisove, S. M.; Bilello, J. C. Real-Time/in Situ Diffraction Study of Phase and Microstructural Evolution in Sputtered β-Ta/Ta 2 O 5 Films. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces, and Films 2001, 19, 2910–2919.

97.  Whitacre, J. F.; Yalisove, S. M.; Bilello, J. C. In-Plane Texturing in Sputtered Films. Texture, Stress, and Microstructure 2000, 34, 91–103.

98.  Malhotra, A. K.; Whitacre, J. F.; Zhao, Z. B.; Hershberger, J.; Yalisove, S. M.; Bilello, J. C. An in Situ/Ex Situ X-Ray Analysis System for Thin Sputtered Films. Surface and Coatings Technology 1998, 110, 105–110.

99.   Whitacre, J. F.; Rek, Z. U.; Bilello, J. C.; Yalisove, S. M. Surface Roughness and In-Plane Texturing in Sputtered Thin Films. Journal of applied physics 1998, 84, 1346–1353.

 

 

PATENTS/PATENT APPLICATIONS

 

1.   Bettinger,  Whitacre JF, Kim YJ. “Melanins as active components in energy storage materials,” US Patent 9,928,968

2.   Bettinger C., Whitacre, JF, “Water-activated, ingestible battery,” US Patent 9,985,320

3.   Neudecker, B.J., Whitacre, J.F., “Method for sputter targets for electrolyte films”, Granted US  Patent # 9334557

4.   Whitacre, J. F.,  “Sodium based aqueous electrolyte electrochemical secondary energy storage device”, Granted US Patent # 9,088,046

5.   Whitacre, J.F., “High voltage battery composed of anode limited electrochemical cells,” Granted US Patent # 8,945,751

6.   Whitacre, J., Shanbhag, S., " Composite Anode Structure for Aqueous Electrolyte Energy Storage and Device Containing Same," United States 8,945,756, 

7.   Whitacre, J., Shanbhag, S., Mohamed, A., Polonsky, A., Carlisle, K., "Activated Carbon With Surface Modified Chemistry Optimized for Alkali ion Interaction in Aqueous Media," United States Regular Patent Application Filed 61392158

8.   Whitacre, J., Blackwood, D., Blackwood, E., Yang, W., Mohamed, A., Humphreys, D., Lynch-Bell, E., "Aqueous electrolyte energy storage device," United States Regular Patent Awarded 20130017417

9.   Whitacre, J., "High Voltage Battery Composed of Anode Limited Electrochemical Cells," United States Patent 8,945,751

10.  Whitacre, J., Blackwood, D., Blackwood, E., Yang, W., Sheen, E., Campbell, W., Humphreys, D., Lynch-Bell, E., "Large Format Electrochemical Energy Storage Device Housing and Module," United States Regular Patent Awarded 20130059185

11.  Whitacre, J., "Metal-Free Aqueous Electrolyte Energy Storage Device," United States Regular Patent Application Filed 13043787

12.  Bettinger, C. J., Whitacre, J., "Non-toxic water activated ingestible batteries for medical devices," Provisional Patent Application Filed, April 11, 2012

13.  Whitacre, J., "Profile Responsive Electrode Ensemble," United States Provisional Patent Application Filed 61447833, March 1, 2011

14.  Whitacre, J., "Sodium Based Aqueous Electrolyte Electrochemical Secondary Energy Storage Device," Regular Patent Application Filed US20110052945, November 10, 2010

15.  Whitacre, J., Narayanan, S.R., "Low Pt content direct methanol fuel cell anode catalyst: nanophase PtRuNiZr," United States Regular Patent Awarded 7695849, April 13, 2010

16.  Whitacre, J., Neudecker, B., "Method for Sputter Targets for Electrolyte Films," United States Regular Patent Application Filed 20090159433, June 25, 2009

17.  Whitacre, J., "Sodum-ion based aqueous electrolyte electrochemical secondary energy storage device," United States Patent Application Filed US 2009/0253 025 A1, April 6, 2009

18.  Whitacre, J., "Sodium ion based aqueous electrolyte electrochemical secondary energy storage device," United States Regular Patent Application Filed 20090253025, April 3, 2009

19.  Whitacre, J., "Alkali/Alkaline Earth –ion reversible intercalation electrodes having an orthorhombic Structure for use in aqueous Na-ion based electrochemical energy storage device," Provisional Patent Application Filed, May 2008

20.  Whitacre, J., Neudecker, B. J., "Sputter targets for ionically conductive ceramic films," Patent Application Filed, November 2007

21.  Whitacre, J., Yazami, R., Bugga, R.V., Prakash, S. G., Smart, M. C., West, W. C., Hamwi, A., "Low Temperature Electrochemical Cell," United States Regular Patent Application Filed 20070218364, February 15, 2007

22.  Whitacre, J., West, W. C., "Long cycle life elevated temperature thin film batteries," United States Regular Patent Application Filed US20060062904, July 22, 2005

23.  Whitacre, J., Bugga, R.V., West, W. C., "Method for manufacturing thin-film lithium microbatteries," United States Regular Patent Awarded 6764525, July 20, 2004

24.  Whitacre, J., Bugga, R.V., West, W. C., "Structure of thin-film lithium microbatteries,," United States Regular Patent Awarded 6558836, May 6, 2003

25.  Whitacre, J., Mojarradi, M., Brandon, E., Del Castillo, L., Anderson, R., Johnson, T., West, W. C., "Neural prosthetic micro system," United States Regular Patent Application Filed 20040006264, November 20, 2002

 

 

TECHNICAL BRIEFS

 

1.     Composite Cathodes for Dual-Rate Li-Ion Batteries, J.F. Whitacre, W.C. West, and R.V. Bugga, NASA Tech Briefs, NPO 44387, June 2008

2.     Polymer-Based Composite Catholytes for Li Thin-Film Cells, NASA Tech Briefs, Jay Whitacre, William West, Keith Chin, and Sekharipuram NarayananNPO-41068, July 2008

3.     Nanophase Nickel-Zirconium Alloys for Fuel Cells, NASA Tech Briefs, Sekharipuram Narayanan, JayWhitacre, and Thomas Valdez NPO-40415, February 2008

4.     Chemical Passivation of Li+-Conducting Solid Electrolytes, William West, Jay Whitacre, andJames Lim, NASA Tech Briefs, NPO-40478, June 2008

5.     Solid-State High-Temperature Power Cells, Jay Whitacre and William West, NASA Tech Briefs, NPO44396, May 2008

6.     Integrated Microbatteries for Implantable Medical Devices, Jay Whitacre and William West, NASA TechBriefs, NPO-42287, February 2008

7.     Low-Pt-Content Anode Catalyst for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells, Sekharipuram Narayanan and JayWhitacre, NASA Tech Briefs, NPO 40841, February 2008

8.     Chemical Passivation of Li+-Conducting Solid Electrolytes, William West, Jay Whitacre, and James Lim, NASA Tech Briefs, NPO-40478, June 2008

9.     Solid-State High-Temperature Power Cells, Jay Whitacre and William West, NASA Tech Briefs, NPO44396, May 2008

10.  Integrated Microbatteries for Implantable Medical Devices, Jay Whitacre and William West, NASA TechBriefs, NPO-42287, February 2008

11.  Low-Pt-Content Anode Catalyst for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells, Sekharipuram Narayanan and JayWhitacre, NASA Tech Briefs, NPO 40841, February 2008

12.  High Capacity Electrode Materials for Thin Film Batteries Compatible with Integrated Circuit Manufacturing, W. C. West, J. F. Whitacre, and B. V. Ratnakumar, NASA Novel Technology Report

 

 

 

CONTRIBUTED PRESENTATIONS:

(Over 150 invited and contributed presentations given in past 10 years at conferences, academic institutions, national labs, and industrial centers.)

 

Invited Talks Delivered Since 2010 - Partial List:

1.     “Assessing End-of-Life Options for Li-Ion Battery Cells and Materials—Materials Recycling and Second Use Duty Cycling,” Fall 2019 Materials Research Society Meeting, 3 December 2019, Boston MA.

2.     “Autonomous Machine Learning-Informed Experimentation:  Optimizing Complex Battery Electrolyte Solutions with Maximum Efficiency,” University of Washington, Seattle Clean Energy Institute Seminar, 4 November 2019, Seattle Washington

3.     “The landscape of US Energy Institutes,” The first annual Energy Institute Leadership Retreat, Pittsburgh PA, 25 September 2019

4.     “Aqueous Sodium-ion Batteries,” International Battery Symposium, 28 March 2019, Ft Lauderdale, FL.

5.     “Energy and Environment R&D at Carnegie Mellon University,” Asian Development Bank Technical Symposium Series, Manila Philippines, 18 October 2018

6.     “Autonomously controlled ML-informed electrolyte test stand,”  Toyota Research Institute annual AMDD meeting, 31 May 2018, San Francisco, CA

7.     “Aquion Energy, a Retrospective,” The Leigh Ann Conn Renewable Energy Prize Technical Talk, Friday 16 March 2018, Louisville KY

8.     “The technical and economic realities of scaling a low cost battery technology,”  ARPA-E programmatic planning retreat, SCALED program, 8 December 2017, Chicago IL

9.     “Imaging lithium metal dendrites in polymer solid state batteries,” Electrochemical Society Fall Meeting, 3 October, 2017, Washington DC

10.  Cummins Board of Directors Meeting, “The Economic and Technical Future of Lithium Ion batteries,” Columbus IN, 22 September, 2017

11.  Bill Gates Energy Group Briefing:  “The Current Status of Stationary Energy Storage,” 28 July 2017, Seattle Washington.

12.  National Academies Panel, “ Roundtable Workshop on Sustainable Materials and Manufacturing for Renewable Energy Technology Development to 2030,’ 12 June 2017, Washington DC.

13.  “Scaling Materials Production for Large Scale Energy Storage-Challenges and Lessons Learned,” Materials Research Society Fall 2016 Meeting, Boston MA, 11/30/2016

14.  “Saltwater and Ice: Innovative Energy Storage Technologies” South by Southwest  (SXSW) ECO, Austin Texas, 10/11/2016

15.  “Poly-ionic Aqueous Electrolyte Batteries: Degradation Mechanisms and Methods for Increasing Stability” Beyond Lithium Ion Conference, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland WA, 5/25/2016

16.  “Using low cost materials for scaled energy storage” University of Texas, Austin, Department of Mechanical Engineering Symposium, 4/21/2016

17.  “Making Robust Next-Generation Energy Storage” Carnegie Mellon University “Andy” talk, Scott Institute for Energy Innovation, 3/14/2016

18.  “Using low cost materials for scaled energy storage”  University of Southern California, Department of Chemistry Symposium, 3/8/2016

19.  “Using low cost materials for scaled energy storage”Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Symposium, 2/26/2016

20.  “A Case Study in The Science and Engineering of Energy Storage Materials and Devices,”Oberlin College Department of Physics Symposium, 2/11/2016

21.  “The Future of Energy Storage,” MIT Emtech Conference, Cambridge, MA, 11/2/2015.

22.  “Innovating with Materials for Energy,”Arbor Networks Lectureship, University of Michigan Graduate Symposium, Ann, Arbor, Michigan, 10/30/2015

23.  “Materials in Society” Lecture, 8th International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies of the Materials Research Society of Singapore,   “Innovating With Materials for Energy Technologies: Challenges and Opportunities,” Singapore, 6/30/2015

24.  Invited to speak in Congress before the House Committee on Science and Technology;  “Energy Storage”, Washington DC, 5/1/2015

25.  “Update on the Aqueous Hybrid Ion Battery Technology”, International Battery Symposium, Ft. Lauderdale FL, 3/10/2015

26.  “Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Scaling in the United States,” Talk/Round Table to Congressional Members/staffers, Washington DC, 12/10/2014.

27.  Grid Energy Storage: Current Activities at Aquion Energy: A Pittsburgh-based start-up, Three Rivers Association for Energy Economics, Pittsburgh PA, 11/19/2014

28.  “The Scaling and Implementation of a Novel Energy Storage Technology from University Lab to the Marketplace in Six Years,” 10th Annual Knowledge Foundation Lithium Battery Power 2014, Washington DC, 11/12/2014

29.  “Opportunities for Grid-Tied Energy Storage,”  Ameren Energy Storage Symposium, St. Louis Missouri, 9/4/2014

30.  “Scaling an energy storage technology”, Joint Center for Energy Storage, Argonne National Lab, 3/4/2014.

31.  "Update on The Aqueous Hybrid Ion Battery, a Large Format Stationary Energy Storage Device," Electrical Energy Storage Applications and Technologies, San Diego, CA, October 21, 2013.

32.  "Aqueous Electrolyte Sodium Interactive Electrochemical Cells For Scaled Stationary Energy Storage," CIC Energigune, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain, October 15, 2013.

33.  "Large Scale Energy Storage," Carnegie Science Museum, Pittsburgh, PA, October 11, 2013

34.  "Mildred Perry Memorial Guest Lectureship," Washington and Jefferson University, Washington, PA, October 8, 2013.

35.  "Aqueous Electrolyte Poly-ionic Electrochemical Cells For Scaled Stationary Energy Storage," Carnegie Mellon University (ChemE Dept. Seminar), Pittsburgh, PA, October 3, 2013.

36.  "Enhancing the Performance of a Scaled Low-Cost Energy Storage System For Microgrid Applications," The Battery Show, Detroit (Lovi) Michigan, September 18, 2013.

37.  "Scaling an Energy Enterprise," Aspen Ideas Festival, Aspen, CO, June 27, 2013.

38.  "A scaled low cost energy storage system: The aqueous hybrid ion battery," Massive Energy Storage, Newport Beach, CA, June 24, 2013.

39.  "Scaling a New Energy Storage Technology from Bench-top to Factory: Technical and Organizational Lessons Learned," California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, May 10, 2013.

40.  "Scaling and Energy Storage Comapny: Technology and Entrepreneurship," University of West Virgina, Morgantown West Virginia, May 3, 2013

41.  "Low Cost Poly-Ionic Energy Storage Devices," Dalhause University, Nova Scotia, Canada, April 3, 2013.

42.  "A High Voltage Grid-Tied Stationary Energy Storage Demonstration Based on The Aqueous Hybrid Ion Battery System," 30th International Battery Conference, Ft Lauderdale, FL, March 12, 2013.

43.  “Starting an Energy Based Company,” 2012 One Young World Summit, Pittsburg, PA,  19 Oct, 2012

44.  "Low Cost Aqueous Electrolyte Energy Storage," DoE Energy Storage Peer Review, Washington DC, September 26, 2012.

45.  "Aqueous Electrolyte Polyionic Electrochemical Cells for Scaled Stationary Energy Storage," Advanced Automotive Battery Conference, Mainz, GE, June 20, 2012.

46.  "Aqueous Electrolyte Polyionic Electrochemical Cells for Scaled Stationary Energy Storage," Beyond Lithium Ion V (DoE sponsored event), Berkeley, CA, June 6, 2012.

47.  "Scaled Electrochemical Cells for Scaled Stationary Energy Storage: A Case Study," Lenfest Center for Sustainable Energy 2012 Energy Storage Symposium, Columbia University, May 5, 2012.

48.  "Poly-ionic functoinal materials for energy storage," Princeton University, Mechanical Engineering Department, Princeton, NJ, April 27, 2012.

49.  "Low Cost Energy Storage Solutions," General Electric, General Electric Global Headquarters, NY, March 30, 2012.

50.  "Reinterpreting the Process of Innovation," TEDx CMU, Pittsburgh, PA, March 4, 2012.

51.  "Aqueous Electrolyte Sodium-Ion Electrochemical Cells For Scaled Energy Storage," Univeristy of Texas, Austin Texas, February 11, 2012.

52.  "Low Cost Energy Storage," The Compass Summit, Palos Verdes, CA, October 26, 2011.

53.  "Low Cost Sodium Ion Energy Storage," EESAT (Electrical Energy Storage applications and technologies), San Diego, CA, October 18, 2011.

54.  "Low Cost Sodium Ion Energy Storage," National Battery Technology (NAATBAT), Louisville, KY, September 7, 2011.

55.  "Low Cost Sodium Ion Energy Storage," Electricity Storage Association, Washington, DC, June 7, 2011.

56.  "Materials and Systems for Energy Storage: Technology and Policy," American Chemical Society Technology Group, Pittsburgh, PA, February 15, 2011.

57.  "Progress at Aquion Energy," Department of Energy/ARPA E, Energy Storage Meeting, Washington, DC, November 2010.

58.  "Bright Green Who is Traveling in the Local Green Fast Lane (Panel Discussion)," The Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence, Pittsburgh, PA, November 16, 2010.

59.  "Materials for Energy Storage: Science and Policy," 3M, November 9, 2010.

60.  "Deans Leadership Lecture Series Panel Discussion with CEO of Westinghouse Aris Candris, Ed Rubin, and Andy Gellman," Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, October 11, 2010.

61.  "Aqueous electrolyte energy storage: Materials and devices," American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, August 23, 2010.

62.  "Energy Materials, Economics, and Policy," Gordon Conference: Studies in Solid State Ceramics, Colby-Sawyer College, New London, NH, August 19, 2010.

63.  "The Economics of Materials for Energy Storage," The Electrochemical Society, 217th International Meeting, Vancouver, Canada, April 2010.

64.  "Advanced Batteries," Toyota Sustainable Mobility Seminar, La Jolla, CA, April 2010

65.  "Low Cost Aqueous Electrolyte Based Energy Storage: Materials and Performance," TMS 2010 Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Seattle WA, Seattle, WA, February 18, 2010.