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Professor Gasteiger develops materials for electrodes in lithium-ion batteries, PEM fuel cells, and electrolyzers. He investigates aging mechanisms and employs a range of ex situ and in situ/operando diagnostics. Gasteiger has published 232 refereed articles with an h-index of 82, which have garnered 36,300 citations. He holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, completed in 1993. His academic career spans significant research in electrocatalysis and gas-phase catalysis at institutions including UC Berkeley, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and Ulm University. Gasteiger has a decade of significant industry experience with General Motors and Opel, where he led the development of fuel cell stack materials for hydrogen-powered vehicles. In 2007, he joined Acta S.p.A. (Italy) as Director of Catalyst Technology, focusing on catalysts for electrodes in alkaline fuel cells and electrolyzers. He was a visiting professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 2009, where his work centered on lithium-air batteries. Since 2010, he has been a full professor at the Technical University of Munich, where he founded and leads the Chair of Technical Electrochemistry.
Acta S.p.A. • Italy
Developing catalysts for electrodes in alkaline fuel cells and electrolyzers.
Technical University of Munich • Munich
Founded and leads the Chair of Technical Electrochemistry.