- Dr. Robert Grubbs
- Dr. Andre Hamwi
- Dr. James Akridge
- Dr. Marc Dubois
- Dr. Yang Shao-Horn
- Dr. Brent Fultz
Dr. Robert Grubbs
Victor and Elizabeth Atkins Professor of Chemistry at the California Institute of Technology and a co-Founder and Director of Contour Energy Systems. Dr Grubbs has also established several additional high technology materials companies, leveraging more than 40 years experience in the fields of catalysis, organic, organometallic and polymer chemistry. Throughout his career, Dr. Grubbs has been honored with many awards, including election to the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the 2005 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Dr. Andre Hamwi
Co-Founder of Contour Energy Systems, and a Professor in the Inorganic Materials Laboratory at the University of Blaise Pascal, Clermont-Ferrand, France. Dr. Hamwi has over 30 years of experience with electrochemistry and materials chemistry, holds over 30 patents, and is a globally recognized specialist in fluorine chemistry. Much of the core technology currently being commercialized by Contour Energy has its origin in the breakthrough research performed in Dr. Hamwi's
laboratories.
Dr. James Akridge
Internationally acclaimed electrochemist who has held numerous senior positions with Energizer, Sion Power and Valence Technologies. Dr. Akridge provides a comprehensive source of knowledge in all aspects of the energy storage business, from fundamental battery chemistries to the management of a publicly traded battery company, gathered throughout a career of more than 30 years from the laboratory to the boardroom. He is currently President of JRA Advisors, LLC, engaged in consultation to the global battery, fuel cell and portable power markets on all aspects of corporate structure and staffing with concentration on technical hurdles of the development of battery cells and packs.
Dr. Marc Dubois
Professor in the Inorganic Materials Laboratory at the University of Blaise Pascal, Clermont-Ferrand, France. Dr. Dubois is an expert on the synthesis and characterization of inorganic and carbonaceous fluoride materials from the laboratory to the industrial scale, and has numerous publications describing their application in many fields from electrochemistry to solid lubrication.
Dr. Yang Shao-Horn
Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a member of the MIT Presidential Energy Research Council. Dr. Shao-Horn has substantial experience in the field of electrochemical energy storage and conversion in both fundamental research and commercial application, having been employed by Energizer Holdings, Inc. prior to joining the MIT faculty. Dr. Shao-Horn's expertise is particularly acute in the application of thin films and nanomaterials towards new methods for energy storage. Her honors include the Charles W. Tobias Young Investigator Award of the Electrochemical Society, the Tajima Prize of the International Society of Electrochemistry, the DuPont Young Faculty Award, and the Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award.
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Dr. Brent Fultz
Professor of Materials Science and Applied Physics at the California Institute of Technology. Dr. Fultz is a world-renowned expert in the physics and chemistry of materials for energy applications, with a particular focus on the fundamental thermodynamics of lithium and hydrogen storage. He has authored over 300 publications, including a graduate-level textbook on diffraction and microscopy of materials (now in its 3rd edition), and has received many honors including the Presidential Young Investigator Award and the TMS EMPMD Distinguished Scientist Award for 2010.
