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Professor Jai Prakash Receives Energy Research Award from Electrochemical Society

The IIT Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering congratulates Acting Chair and Professor Jai Prakash for receiving the 2009 Research Award of the Energy and Technology Division of the Electrochemical Society in recognition of his internationally renowned research in the areas of alternative energy sources.  This prestigious award recognizes "outstanding and original contributions to the science and technological aspects of fossil fuels and alternative energy sources, energy management and environmental consequences of energy utilization."  Prakash will deliver his award lecture at the Spring 2009 ECS meeting in San Francisco.

Prakash has been a member of the ChBE department since 1998 and has served as the Director of the Center for Electrochemical Science and Engineering for the past six years.  His research interests are in the area of energy and sustainability, with an emphasis on electrochemical energy conversion and storage.  His research group applies the key tenets of fundamental electrochemistry and materials science to achieve advances in battery, fuel cell, photovoltaic and hydrogen storage technologies.  His work has resulted in eight patents and in more than 124 peer-reviewed publications and refereed proceedings papers in these areas.