Elod L Gyenge
University of British Columbia, Canada
Biography
Elod L Gyenge is a Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Clean Energy Research Centre at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. His research is focused on electrocatalysis and electrochemical engineering for improving the performance of electrochemical power sources and electrosynthetic processes. His research led to many innovations for a variety of electrochemical systems including diverse fuel cells and rechargeable batteries, and electrosynthesis of hydrogen peroxide. The research materialized in over 75 refereed research publications in peer reviewed journals, over 40 invited presentations and 10 patents and patent applications. He has received a number of awards and recognitions, among them the Japanese Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS) Fellowship at Osaka University and Elisabeth and Leslie Gould Endowed Professorship at UBC (2007-2014). Since 2016 he is also cross-appointed Professor in the Graduate School of Engineering at Osaka University, Japan. He is a Co-Founder of two companies: Catalyst Square Materials Ltd. and Agora Energy Technologies Ltd.