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Jay Whitacre is a Trustee Professor at Carnegie Mellon University with a joint appointment in the Department of Engineering Public Policy and the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. His research focuses on material science, particularly in synthesizing, characterizing, and implementing promising materials and device architectures for energy storage and generation technologies such as lithium-ion batteries, fuel cells, and photovoltaics. He addresses the policy implications associated with selecting and implementing renewable technologies, working on hybrid power systems and mobile platforms. Whitacre has authored or co-authored 60 peer-reviewed papers and is an inventor on 30 patents, demonstrating a strong commitment to advancing technology in his fields of expertise. He has received several honors, including the Caltech/Resnick Sustainability Institute Resonate Award in 2014 and being named one of the top 25 Eco-Innovators in the world by Fortune Magazine. In addition, he was the recipient of the $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize for Innovation in 2015.
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