Battery Experts

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Gary Henriksen, Manager, Battery Technology Department
phone: 630/252-4591, fax: 630/252-4176, e-mail: henriksen@anl.gov

• M.S., Physical and Inorganic Chemistry, Catholic University of America
• Manager of Battery Technology Department since May 1998
• Overall direction of advanced battery research, development, evaluation, and analysis
• More than 30 years of experience in the development of advanced battery systems

Khalil Amine, Group Leader, Technology Development
phone: 630/252-3838, fax: 630/252-4176, e-mail: amine@anl.gov

• Ph.D., Materials Science, University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
• Develop advanced battery systems for HEV and PHEV
• 190 publications and 40 patents

Ira D. Bloom, Manager, Electrochemical Analysis and Diagnostics Laboratory
phone: 630/252-4516, fax: 630/972-4516, e-mail: bloom@anl.gov

• Ph.D., Inorganic Chemistry, University of Chicago
• Overall management and direction of independent testing and evaluation of advanced battery and fuel cell technologies
• 62 publications, 9 patents, 98 presentations, 50 proceedings articles

Dennis W. Dees, Group Leader, Engineering Research
phone: 630/252-7349, fax: 630/972-4520, e-mail: dees@anl.gov

• Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
• More than 25 years experience in theoretical and experimental aspects of electrochemistry and electrochemical engineering
• Extensive experience in advanced battery and fuel cell technologies
• Seven patents and ten journal articles

Michael M. Thackeray, Group Leader, Materials Research
phone: 630/252-9184, fax: 630/252-4176, e-mail: thackeray@anl.gov

• Ph.D., Chemistry, University of Cape Town, South Africa
• 180 publications, 28 patents, and more than 100 contract reports

Daniel Abraham, Materials Engineer
phone: 630/252-4332, fax: 630/972-4406, email: abraham@anl.gov

• Ph.D., Metallurgical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Develop diagnostic tools to determine capacity- and power-fade mechanisms in advanced batteries for hybrid electric vehicles
• 12 publications on lithium-ion battery-related research

John K. Basco, Engineering Specialist Sr., Electrochemical Analysis and Diagnostics Laboratory
phone: 630/252-7627, fax: 630/972-4418, e-mail: jkbasco@anl.gov

• B.S., Information Technology, Capella University
• Overall operation of independent testing and evaluation of advanced battery and fuel cell technologies
• Thirty-five publications

Ilias Belharouak, Materials Scientist and Battery Specialist
phone: 630/252-4450, fax: 630/252-4176, e-mail: belharouak@anl.gov

• Develop high power and high energy lithium-ion batteries for hybrid electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid vehicles
• 5 patents, 40 peer-reviewed publications, 70 technical presentations

Zonghai Chen, Chemist
phone: 630/252-6551, fax: 630/252-4176, e-mail: chenz@anl.gov

• Ph.D., Chemistry, Dalhousie University, Canada
• Development of advanced electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries with improved power, life and abuse tolerance.
• 32 peer reviewed publications, 5 patent applications

Andrew N. Jansen, Chemical Engineer
phone: 630/252-4956, fax: 630/972-4461, e-mail: jansen@anl.gov

• Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Florida
• Develop high power and energy density electrochemical storage systems for hybrid electric vehicles
• 21 peer-reviewed publications, 44 proceedings & extended abstracts, 1 book chapter, 1 patent

Christopher S. Johnson, Chemist
phone: 630/252-4787, fax: 630/252-4176, e-mail: johnsoncs@anl.gov

• Ph.D., Inorganic Chemistry, Northwestern University
• Synchrotron spectroelectrochemical studies
• Synthesis and characterization of advanced lithium battery electrodes
• 51publications, 32 technical presentations, 1 patent

Sun-Ho Kang, Materials Scientist
phone: 630/252-4212, fax: 630/252-4176, e-mail: kangs@anl.gov

• Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Korea
• Development of high-power and high-energy lithium-ion batteries
• Synthesis of spherical metal hydroxide and metal carbonate
• 45 peer-reviewed publications, 44 technical presentations, 5 patents

Joseph E. Kulaga, Computer Scientist, Electrochemical Analysis and Diagnostic Laboratory and Information Systems Group
phone: 630/252-4327, fax: 630/972-4464, e-mail: kulaga@anl.gov

• M.S., Computer Science, Illinois Institute of Technology
• Real-time computer systems design and development, divisional computer support
• Seventeen publications, six presentations, 17 proceedings articles

Paul Nelson, Chemical Engineer
phone: 630/252-4503, fax: 630/252-4176, e-mail: nelson@anl.gov

• Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Northwestern University
• Battery design and HEV simulation modeling

Pano Prezas, Electrical Engineer
phone: 630/252-8885, e-mail: prezas@anl.gov

John T. Vaughey, Chemist
phone: 630/252-8885, fax: 630/252-4176, e-mail: vaughey@anl.gov

• Ph.D., Inorganic Chemistry, Northwestern University
• Synthesize, characterize, and assess new materials for lithium-ion batteries and solid oxide fuel cells
• 91 peer-reviewed publications, 140 invited presentations, 12 patents (+3 applications)

Donald R. Vissers, Chemist
phone: 630/252-4331, fax: 630/252-4176, e-mail: vissers@anl.gov

• Ph.D., Chemistry, University of WIsconsin, Madison
• Lithium-ion battery development
• 160 papers, 23 patents

• B.S., Electrical Engineering, Northern Illinois University
• Independent testing and evaluation of advanced battery and fuel cell technologies

Zhengcheng Zhang, Chemist
phone: 630/252-7868 , fax: 630/252-4176, e-mail: zhangz@anl.gov

• Ph.D., Polymer Chemistry/Physics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
• Synthesis and development of new organic electrolyte systems and electrolyte additives

April 2008