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Jiale Xing received her Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees from Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China. She is pursuing her PhD degree from Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at University of Connecticut (UConn) under the supervision of Prof. Radenka Maric. Her research currently focuses on nanomaterials, fuel cells, and battery systems.
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Stoyan Bliznakov is currently an associate research professor at the Center for Clean Energy Engineering and the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Connecticut. Dr. Bliznakov has extensive knowledge and hands-on experience in electrochemistry, electrocatalysis, electrochemical energy storage, and conversion device development, including fuel cell and battery assembly and testing. Previously, as a staff member at Brookhaven National Laboratory and a member of a world leading research group in the field of fuel cell catalysis, Dr. Bliznakov directed team activities on the development of a novel approach for nanoengineering of platinum monolayer core–shell-type fuel cell electrocatalysts and advanced membrane electrode assemblies. Before joining the Center for Clean Energy Engineering at UConn, he worked as a Senior Research Support Specialist and Lecturer at the Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering at Stony Brook University. Dr. Bliznakov is a co-author of 65 peer-reviewed papers, two book chapters, and four US patents.
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Leonard Bonville is currently a Research Specialist for the Center for Environmental Science and Engineering at the University of Connecticut, focusing on catalyst fabrication and testing for both performance and stability. Previously, Mr. Bonville was Vice President of Engineering at International Fuel Cell (IFC), Division of United Technologies. As Vice President of Engineering, he managed more than 120 engineers and scientists in the development and application of the IFC fuel cell database for the manufacture and improvement of IFC fuel cell products. Mr. Bonville has more than 70 publications, 35 of which are peer-reviewed, and 14 patents relating to fuel cells. He has coauthored publications in both industrial and academic environments.
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Miodrag Oljaca has more than twenty years of technology and business leadership experience. Dr. Oljaca worked at large companies and start-ups, where he managed technical and business organizations to innovate, develop, and commercialize products in various markets. Over the last decade, Dr. Oljaca was focused on the development of new technologies and products for batteries and other energy storage applications. He worked closely with leading battery, automotive, energy and electronics companies as well as academic and governmental partners. Dr. Oljaca holds a PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
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Radenka Maric serves as Vice President for Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship across all UConn campuses, including UConn Health, and is responsible for overseeing the University’s $280 + million annual research enterprise. She is also a CT Clean Energy Fund Professor of Sustainable Energy in the Departments of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering, with an active research program. Dr. Maric is an entrepreneur and leading scientist with experience in academia, industry, national labs, and federal agencies in the USA, Japan, and Canada. She received countless awards and honors from the international research community and is an NAI and AAAS Fellow.
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