1988, degree in Engineering, Metallurgy and Applied Materials Science, Univ. of Leuven; 1991, PhD in Materials Science, Univ. of California, Berkeley. Since 1991, Faculty Member, MIT, including: Group Leader, Research Programme on High Performance Power Sources, Cttee on Intellectual Property; Member, MIT's Presidential Council on Energy. Founder: Computational Modeling Consultants; Pellion, a start-up on novel battery technology; Materials Geno me Project. Author of 300 scientific papers. Holder of 15 current or pending US patents. Recipient of awards including: Battery Research Award, Electrochemical Society; Career Award, National Science Foundation; Robert Lansing Hardy Award, Metals, Minerals and Materials Society. Research interests: design of novel materials in energy field, incl. energy generation & storage, thermoelectrics & solar.