UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
`WASHINGTON, D.C.
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`Before the Honorable Charles E. Bullock
`Chief Administrative Law Judge
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`Investigation No. 337-TA-1087
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`In the Matter of
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`CERTAIN BATTERIES AND
`ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICES
`CONTAINING COMPOSITE SEPARATORS,
`COMPONENTS THEREOF, AND
`PRODUCTS CONTAINING SAME
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`COMPLAINANTS’ IDENTIFICATION OF EXPERT WITNESSES
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`Pursuant to Ground Rule 6 (Order No. 2) and the Procedural Schedule (Order No. 6)
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`Complainants LG Chem, Ltd., LG Chem Michigan Inc., LG Chem Power Inc., and Toray
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`Industries, Inc. (collectively “Complainants”), by and through its undersigned attorneys, hereby
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`identifies the following individuals as experts that Complainants currently believe may testify
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`on behalf of Complainants in this Investigation. Complainants identify the following experts
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`and expected areas of testimony based on Complainants’ ongoing investigation. Complainants
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`reserve the right to supplement this identification in response as additional information
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`becomes available, including in response to any Respondent’s expert disclosures and expert
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`reports. Complainants further reserve the right to call any expert witness that a party deposes, to
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`call expert witnesses identified by or called to testify at the hearing by a Respondent, and to call
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`impeachment witnesses not identified below.
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`1. Dr. Jay Whitacre, Ph.D.
`Dr. Whitacre is an expert in the field of materials science and engineering, including
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`materials for energy technologies, power system design and implementation, and energy storage
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`and generation. Dr. Whitacre’s expertise is directly applicable to the design, manufacture, and
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`materials aspects of separator design for lithium ion secondary batteries. Dr. Whitcare may
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`provide expert testimony regarding infringement, validity, and/or enforceability of one or more
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`of the asserted patents, as well as Complainants’ satisfaction of the technical domestic industry
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`requirement for one or more of the asserted patents. Dr. Whitacre may also provide expert
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`testimony regarding the technical background of the asserted patents; the claim construction of
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`the asserted patents; the design, manufacture, composition, function, and operation of relevant
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`products, including the accused products and the domestic industry products, and whether such
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`products practice claims of the asserted patents; the knowledge of a person of ordinary skill in
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`the art; the scope of the prior art; the design, manufacture, function, and operation of prior art
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`products and designs; and any other technical or related issue that may arise. Dr. Whitacre may
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`also rebut the expert witness report(s), statement(s) and testimony of Respondents’ expert(s) and
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`fact witnesses, should any be presented, regarding the same. Dr. Whitacre’s qualifications are
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`set forth in his curriculum vitae, attached as Exhibit A.
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`2. Dr. Craig Arnold, Ph.D.
`Dr. Arnold is an expert in the field of materials science and engineering, including
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`materials for energy technologies, power system design and implementation, and energy storage
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`and generation. Dr. Arnold’s expertise is directly applicable to the design, manufacture, and
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`materials aspects of separator design for lithium ion secondary batteries. Dr. Arnold may
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`provide expert testimony regarding infringement, validity, and/or enforceability of one or more
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`of the asserted patents, as well as Complainants’ satisfaction of the technical domestic industry
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`requirement for one or more of the asserted patents. Dr. Arnold may also provide expert
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`testimony regarding the technical background of the asserted patents; the claim construction of
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`the asserted patents; the design, manufacture, composition, function, and operation of relevant
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`products, including the accused products and the domestic industry products, and whether such
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`products practice claims of the asserted patents; the knowledge of a person of ordinary skill in
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`the art; the scope of the prior art; the design, manufacture, function, and operation of prior art
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`products and designs; and any other technical or related issue that may arise. Dr. Arnold may
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`also rebut the expert witness report(s), statement(s) and testimony of Respondents’ expert(s) and
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`fact witnesses, should any be presented, regarding the same. Dr. Arnold’s qualifications are set
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`forth in his curriculum vitae, attached as Exhibit B.
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`3. Dr. John Bradley, Ph.D.
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`Dr. Bradley is an expert in the field of materials science and chemistry, including
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`analytical microscopy of materials for energy technologies. Dr. Bradley’s expertise is directly
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`applicable to the design, manufacture, and materials aspects of separator design for lithium ion
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`secondary batteries. Dr. Bradley may provide expert testimony regarding infringement,
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`validity, and/or enforceability of one or more of the asserted patents, as well as Complainants’
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`satisfaction of the technical domestic industry requirement for one or more of the asserted
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`patents. Dr. Bradley may also provide expert testimony regarding the technical background of
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`the asserted patents; the claim construction of the asserted patents; the design, manufacture,
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`composition, function, and operation of relevant products, including the accused products and
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`the domestic industry products, and whether such products practice claims of the asserted
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`patents; the knowledge of a person of ordinary skill in the art; the scope of the prior art; the
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`design, manufacture, function, and operation of prior art products and designs; and any other
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`technical or related issue that may arise. Dr. Bradley may also rebut the expert witness
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`report(s), statement(s) and testimony of Respondents’ expert(s) and fact witnesses, should any
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`be presented, regarding the same. Dr. Bradley’s qualifications are set forth in his curriculum
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`vitae, attached as Exhibit C.
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`4. Mr. James Kaschmitter, M.S.E.E.
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`Mr. Kaschmitter is an expert in the field of materials science and engineering, including
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`materials for energy technologies, power system design and implementation, and energy storage
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`and generation. Mr. Kaschmitter’s expertise is directly applicable to the design, manufacture,
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`and materials aspects of separator design for lithium ion secondary batteries. Mr. Kaschmitter
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`may provide expert testimony regarding infringement, validity, and/or enforceability of one or
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`more of the asserted patents, as well as Complainants’ satisfaction of the technical domestic
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`industry requirement for one or more of the asserted patents. Mr. Kaschmitter may also provide
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`expert testimony regarding the technical background of the asserted patents; the claim
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`construction of the asserted patents; the design, manufacture, composition, function, and
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`operation of relevant products, including the accused products and the domestic industry
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`products, and whether such products practice claims of the asserted patents; the knowledge of a
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`person of ordinary skill in the art; the scope of the prior art; the design, manufacture, function,
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`and operation of prior art products and designs; and any other technical or related issue that may
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`arise. Mr. Kaschmitter may also rebut the expert witness report(s), statement(s) and testimony
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`of Respondents’ expert(s) and fact witnesses, should any be presented, regarding the same. Mr.
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`Kaschmitter’s qualifications are set forth in his curriculum vitae, attached as Exhibit D.
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`5. Dr. Pushpinder Puri, Ph.D
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`Dr. Puri is an expert in the field of materials science and engineering and chemistry,
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`including materials for energy technologies, power system design and implementation, and
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`energy storage and generation. Dr. Puri’s expertise is directly applicable to the design,
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`manufacture, and materials aspects of separator design for lithium ion secondary batteries. Dr.
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`Puri may provide expert testimony regarding infringement, validity, and/or enforceability of
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`one or more of the asserted patents, as well as Complainants’ satisfaction of the technical
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`domestic industry requirement for one or more of the asserted patents. Dr. Puri may also
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`provide expert testimony regarding the technical background of the asserted patents; the claim
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`construction of the asserted patents; the design, manufacture, composition, function, and
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`operation of relevant products, including the accused products and the domestic industry
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`products, and whether such products practice claims of the asserted patents; the knowledge of a
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`person of ordinary skill in the art; the scope of the prior art; the design, manufacture, function,
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`and operation of prior art products and designs; and any other technical or related issue that may
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`arise. Dr. Puri may also rebut the expert witness report(s), statement(s) and testimony of
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`Respondents’ expert(s) and fact witnesses, should any be presented, regarding the same. Dr.
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`Puri’s qualifications are set forth in his curriculum vitae, attached as Exhibit E.
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`6. Dr. Thomas D. Vander Veen, Ph.D.
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`Dr. Vander Veen is an expert in economics, competition, valuation, and remedies
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`issues relating to intellectual property rights, including without limitation in the context of
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`section 337 intellectual property matters before the U.S. International Trade Commission. Dr.
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`Vander Veen may provide expert testimony regarding the scope of the domestic industry
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`practicing the asserted patents, the appropriate form(s) of relief, and the appropriate bond to be
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`posted by Respondents during the Presidential Review Period. Dr. Vander Veen may also
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`rebut the expert witness report(s), statement(s) and testimony of Respondents’ expert(s) and
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`fact witnesses, should any be presented, regarding the same. Dr. Vander Veen’s qualifications
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`are set forth in his curriculum vitae, attached as Exhibit F.
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`Dated: March 5, 2018
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`/s/ Ralph A. Phillips
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`Michael J. McKeon
`Lauren A. Degnan
`Timothy W. Riffe
`Ralph A. Phillips
`Thomas S. Fusco
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`The McPherson Building
`901 15th St N.W., 7th Floor
`Washington, DC 20005
`Telephone: (202) 783-5070
`Facsimile: (202) 783-2331
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`Leeron G. Kalay
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`500 Arguello St., Suite 500
`Redwood City, CA 94063
`Telephone: (650) 839-5070
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`Robert Courtney
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`3200 RBC Plaza
`60 South 6th Street
`Minneapolis, MN 55402
`Telephone: (612) 335-5070
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`Counsel for Complainants LG Chem, Ltd., LG
`Chem Michigan, Inc., LG Chem Power, Inc.
`and Toray Industries, Inc.
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
`I hereby certify that true and correct copies of the foregoing document,
`COMPLAINANTS’ IDENTIFICATION OF EXPERT WITNESSES
`5th
`have been filed and served on this
` day of March, 2018, on the following:
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`Lisa R. Barton
`Secretary to the Commission
`U.S. International Trade Commission
`500 E Street, S.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20436
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`The Honorable Charles E. Bullock
`Chief Administrative Law Judge
`U.S. International Trade Commission
`500 E Street, S.W.
`Washington, DC 20436
`Benjamin.Richards@usitc.gov
`William.Slaven@usitc.gov.
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`Harold H. Davis, Jr.
`K&L Gates LLP
`Four Embarcadero Center
`Suite 1200
`San Francisco, CA 94111
`Tel: 415.882.8200
`Fax: 415.882.8220
`ATL-DJI-1087@klgates.com
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`Counsel for Amperex Technology Limited, SZ DJI
`Technology Co., Ltd., DJI Technology, Inc., Guangdong
`OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd., and
`OPPO Digital, Inc.
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`Sturgis M. Sobin
`Maureen F. Browne
`Brian G. Bieluch
`COVINGTON & BURLING LLP
`One CityCenter, 850 Tenth Street,
`NW Washington, DC 20001
`Telephone: (202) 662-6000
`OPPO337-1087@cov.com
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`Ruixue Ran
`COVINGTON & BURLING LLP
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`CHINA
`Tel: +86 (10) 5910 0591
`OPPO337-1087@cov.com
`Counsel for Respondents Guangdong OPPO Mobile
`Telecommunications Corp., Ltd. and OPPO Digital, Inc.
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`/s/ Patrick Edelin, Jr.
`Patrick Edelin, Jr.
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`Exhibit A
`Exhibit A
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`Jay F. Whitacre, Ph.D.
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`Carnegie Mellon University Phone:
` (412) 915-9103
`Scott Institute for Energy Innovation
`e-mail: whitacre@andrew.cmu.edu
`5000 Forbes Ave
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`Pittsburgh, PA 15213
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` EDUCATION:
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`Ph.D.
`THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Materials Science and Engineering
`•   December 1999
` M.S.E.
`THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Materials Science and Engineering
`•   December 1997
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` B.A.
`OBERLIN COLLEGE Physics/Philosophy(minor)
`•   May 1994
`•   Graduated with Honors in Physics
` EXPERIENCE:
` 3/2017 - present CARNEGIE MELLON Director, Scott Institute for Energy Innovation
`•   Campus wide leadership position
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`7/2015 - present CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY Full Professor
`•   Endowed Chair received Fall 2017; Trustee Professorship in Energy
`•   Department Materials Science and Engineering
`•   Department of Engineering and Public Policy
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`7/2012- 7/2015 CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY Associate Professor
`•   Department Materials Science and Engineering
`•   Department of Engineering and Public Policy
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`6/2008 - present AQUION ENERGY Chief Scientist and Founder
`•   Served as Chief Technology Officer from 2012 through 2015
`•   Low cost stationary energy storage company, CMU Spin Out
`•   Focused on elevating company from lab demonstration to product production
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`8/2007-7/2012
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`CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY Assistant Professor
`•   Awarded the Elia Development Professorship (2010-2012)
`•   Department Materials Science and Engineering
`•   Department of Engineering and Public Policy
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`12/00 – 7/2007 JET PROPULSION LABORATORY Senior Member, Technical Staff
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`•   Lithium-ion battery research specialist
`•   Led and contributed to research efforts focusing on understanding and improving
`the interfacial and bulk properties of electrochemical materials for space and
`terrestrial applications:
`•   Cognizant Engineer, Mars Science Laboratory Rover, Descent Stage Energy
`Storage
`•   Primary Investigator for the hybrid fuel cell/battery/PV power system for the
`Athlete Lunar Rover Project
`•   Member of “Team X” design team (starting September 2004): worked the power
`subsystem aspect of new spacecraft development in an interactive, real-time
`design group
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`7/95-11/99
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` 8/96 - 5/97
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` 5/92 - 8/92
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`12/99-11/00 CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Postdoctoral Scholar (@JPL)
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`•   Deposited (rf sputter, evaporation) and examined structure and composition of Li-
`based films for use in thin film batteries
`•   Created thin film batteries based on LiCoO2 or LiNi0.8Co0.2O2 cathodes that had
`capacities approaching the practical limit without exceeding 300˚C processing
`temperature
`•   Used synchrotron radiation to probe thin buried layers in battery layers and
`structures.
`THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Graduate Research Assistant
`•   Managed a thin film growth and analysis facility
`•   Developed and executed experiments to study the microstructure of thin films
`deposited onto roughened surfaces
`•   Used synchrotron radiation source (Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory)
`extensively to study texturing and phase content of thin films
`THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Graduate Teaching Assistant
`•   Taught recitation/lab sections for materials physics courses (x-ray diffraction)
`•   Prepared, presented and graded class material/examinations
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` 1/95 - 5/95 OHIO STATE, Electronic Materials and Devices Lab Visiting Research Associate
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`•   Aided in development and use of discrete level transient spectrometer (DLTS)
`•   Studied defect structure in semiconductor devices
` Visiting Summer Internship
`COLORADO STATE
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`•   Linked long-term capacitance transients to trap structure/type in polycrystalline
`thin- film photovoltaic cells
`THE UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO NSF Sponsored Research Program
`•   Developed optical beam induced current system to analyze prototype solar cells
`•   Studied the capacitance/voltage characteristics of non-ideal semiconductor
`devices
`•   Used spectrophotometry to characterize thin film semiconductors
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` Research Assistant
` 1/92-5/94
`OBERLIN COLLEGE
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`•   Worked in solid-state physics lab on thin film solar cell technology
`•   Extensive work on computer automated data acquisition (GPIB, LabView)
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` AWARDS/HONORS:
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` 6/93-8/93
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`–   Winner, 2017 Leigh Ann Conn Prize for Renewable Energy ($50,000), University of Louisville
`–   2017 Outstanding Research Award, Carnegie Mellon University School of Engineering
`–   Endowed chair/professorship, the CMU Trustee Chair in Energy, Bestowed October 2017
`–   Invited/Attended National Academies/Royal Academies joint meeting, 2017 Sackler Forum, “Dealing with
`Carbon Dioxide at Scale,” Chicheley, UK.
`–   Featured on the PBS series NOVA, “Search for the Super Battery,” 1 February 2017
`–   Inducted Fellow, National Academy of Inventors (conferred in April 2015)
`–   Winner, 2015 University of Michigan Alumni Arbor Networks Ph.D. Research Impact Lecture and Award
`–   Winner, 2015 $500k Lemelson-MIT Prize
`–   Member, National Academies Panel; 5 year Assessment of ARPA-E, July 2015 to Sept 2016.
`–   Co-Author on two of the top 20 most cited papers published in the Journal of Power Sources since 2010
`(as of 2015)
`–   Selected to participate in a 4-person, half-day meeting on energy topics with Bill Gates in May 2014.
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`–   Winner: Caltech/Resnick Institute Resonate Award, May 2014. http://resnick.caltech.edu/awards-w-
`whitacre.php
`–   Listed by Fortune Magazine as one of the world’s top 25 “Eco-Innovators” (#19), May 2014,
`http://money.cnn.com/gallery/technology/2014/05/01/brainstorm-green-innovators.fortune/20.html
`–   2014 Carnegie Science Award: Advanced materials
`–   2014 Carnegie Science Award: Honorable Mention – Entrepreneurship
`–   2014 MIT Technology Review ranking of “50 Smartest Companies”: Aquion Energy listed at #34.
`–   2013 Energy Leadership Award, Pittsburgh Business Times, for Aquion Energy
`–   Invited Speakership: First International Symposium on Sodium Ion Batteries, Spain, 2013
`–   Invited Speakership: Aspen Ideas Festival, July 2013
`–   Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the year: Finalist 2012
`–   World Technology Awards: Best Energy Technology, 2011
`–   Tech 50 Award (Pittsburgh), Best Startup 2011
`–   Elia Development Professorship, Carnegie Mellon University, October 2010
`–   2010 Carnegie Mellon George Tallman Ladd Research Award
`–   Invited Speakership, 2010 Toyota Sustainability Conference, April 2010, San Diego, CA
`–   Invited Speakership, 2010 Gordon Research Conference, Solid State Ionics, August 2010
`–   Invited Panel Member, 2010 DoE/TMS Workshop on Materials for Energy Storage, July 2010.
`–   Invited Speakership: Spring 2007 American Chemical Society Meeting, Chicago, IL
`–   Invited Speakership: The 46th Battery Symposium in Japan (New Fuel Cell Technologies Address),
`November 2005, Nagoya Japan
`–   JPL Level B award/bonus, 2004
`–   Gordon Conference Invited Speakership: August 2003, Solid State Ceramics
`–   Level C award/bonus, 2003 (Fuel Cell Catalyst Development)
`–   Level C award/bonus, 2002 (Power Tile)
`–   NASA space act award, 2002
`–   Winner: 2001 Norman Hackerman Young Author Award (Given to author 30 years or younger judged to
`have written the best paper published in the Journal of the Electrochemical Society in the 2001 calendar
`year.)
`–   Winner, Thin Film Division Student Award for the 46th AVS International Symposium, October 1999
`–   Winner, 1999 University of Michigan Department of Materials Science and Engineering Graduate Student
`Research Award
`–   MRS Graduate Student Research Award, Fall '98, Finalist and Silver Medal Winner
`–   Nominated best poster of session, Fall Materials Research Society Meeting, 1997
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`PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
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`1.   S.-E. Chun, J. Whitacre (2017), “Formation of micro/mesopores during chemical activation in tailor-made
`nongraphitic carbons,” Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 251 34–41.
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`2.   Clack, C.T. M., Staffan A. Qv, Apt, J., Bazilian, M, Brandt A.R, Caldeira, K., Davis, S.J., Diakov,V.,
`Handschy, M.A., Hines, P., Jaramillo, P., Kammen, D.M., Long, J. Morgan, M.G., Reed, A., Sivaram,
`V., Sweeney, James, Tynan,G., Victor,D.G., Weyant, J.P., Whitacre, J.F., (2017), “Evaluation of a
`proposal for reliable low-cost grid power with 100% wind, water, and solar,” Proceedings of the National
`Academy of Sciences. 114 6722–6727.
`3.   S. Frisco, D.X. Liu, A. Kumar, J.F. Whitacre, C.T. Love, K.E. Swider-Lyons, S. Litster, Internal
`“Morphologies of Cycled Li-Metal Electrodes Investigated by Nano-Scale Resolution X-ray Computed
`Tomography,” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 9 18748–18757.
`4.   A.I. Mohamed, J. Whitacre (2017), “Capacity Fade of NaTi 2 (PO 4 ) 3 in Aqueous Electrolyte
`Solutions: Relating pH Increases to Long Term Stability,” Electrochimica Acta. 235 730–739.
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`5.   A. Sakti, I.M. Azevedo, E.R. Fuchs, J.J. Michalek, K.G. Gallagher, J.F. Whitacre (2017), “Consistency
`and robustness of forecasting for emerging technologies: The case of Li-ion batteries for electric vehicles,
`Energy Policy.” Energy Policy 106 (2017) 415–426.
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`6.   Ciez, R.E., Whitacre, J.F., (2017), “Comparison between cylindrical and prismatic lithium-ion cell costs
`using a process based cost model,” Journal of Power Sources, 340, 273-281.
`7.   S. Shanbhag, J. F. Whitacre, M. S. Mauter (2016), “The Origins of Low Efficiency in Electrochemical
`De-Ionization Systems,” Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 163 (14) E1-E9.
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`8.   Ciez, R.E., Whitacre, J.F., (2016), “Comparative techno-economic analysis of hybrid micro-grid systems
`utilizing different battery types,” Energy Conversion and Management 112, 435-444.
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`9.   S Frisco, A Kumar, JF Whitacre, S Litster (2016), “Understanding Li-Ion Battery Anode Degradation and
`Pore Morphological Changes through Nano-Resolution X-ray Computed Tomography,” Journal of The
`Electrochemical Society 163 (13), A2636-A2640.
`10.  A Sakti, I Azevedo, ERH Fuchs, JJ Michalek, KG Gallagher, JF Whitacre, (2016) “A New Framework
`for Technology Forecasting: The Case of Li-Ion Batteries for Plug-In Electric Vehicles,” SSRN 2815143
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`11.  Y Kim, A Khetan, W Wu, S E Chun, VeViswanathan, J F Whitacre, C J Bettinger (2016), “Evidence of
`Porphyrin-­‐‑Like Structures in Natural Melanin Pigments Using Electrochemical Fingerprinting,”
`Advanced Materials 28(16), 3173–3180.
`12.  Ciez, R.E., Whitacre, J.F., (2016) “The cost of lithium is unlikely to upend the price of Li-ion storage
`systems,” The Journal of Power Sources 320, 310-313.
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`13.  Mohamed, A. I., Sansone, N. J., Kuei, B., Washburn, N. R. & Whitacre, J.F. (2015), Using polypyrrole
`coating to improve cycling stability of NaTi2 (PO4) 3 as an aqueous Na-ion anode. Journal of The
`Electrochemical Society 162, A2201-A2207.
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`14.  Walker, P., Mauter, M. & Whitacre, J., (2015) Electrodeposited MnO2 For Pseudocapacitive
`Deionization: Relating Deposition Condition and Electrode Structure to Performance, Electrochimica
`Acta 182, 1008-1018
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`15.  Babu, S. K., Mohamed, A. I., Whitacre, J. F. & Litster, S. (2015) Multiple imaging mode X-ray computed
`tomography for distinguishing active and inactive phases in lithium-ion battery cathodes. J Power Sources
`283, 314-319.
`16.  Wu, W. S Shanbhag, A Wise, J Chang, A Rutt, JF Whitacre, (2015) High performance TiP2O7 based
`intercalation negative electrode for aqueous lithium-ion batteries via a facile synthetic route, Journal of
`The Electrochemical Society 162, A1921-A1926.
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`17.  Whitacre, J. F. et al. (2015) A Polyionic, Large-Format Energy Storage Device Using an Aqueous
`Electrolyte and Thick-Format Composite NaTi2(PO4)(3)/Activated Carbon Negative Electrodes. Energy
`Technol-Ger 3, 20-31.
`18.  Wu, W., Shabhag, S., Chang, J., Rutt, A. & Whitacre, J. F. (2015) Relating Electrolyte Concentration to
`Performance and Stability for NaTi2(PO4)(3)/Na0.44MnO2 Aqueous Sodium-Ion Batteries. J
`Electrochem Soc 162, A803-A808.
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`19.  Sakti, A., Michalek, J. J., Fuchs, E. R. H. & Whitacre, J. F. (2015) A techno-economic analysis and
`optimization of Li-ion batteries for light-duty passenger vehicle electrification. J Power Sources 273, 966-
`980.
`20.  Hittinger, E., Wiley, T., Kluza, J. & Whitacre, J. F (2015) Evaluating the value of batteries in microgrid
`electricity systems using an improved Energy Systems Model. Energ Convers Manage 89, 458-472.
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`21.  Kim Y.J., Wu W., Whitacre J.F., Bettinger C., (2014) Catechol-mediated Reversible Binding of
`Multivalent Cations in Eumelanin Half-cells, Journal of Advanced Materials, 26(38), 6572-6579.
`22.  Hittinger, E., Apt., J., Whitacre, J.F. (2014). The effect of variability-mitigating market rules on the
`operation of wind power plants, Energy Systems, 5, 737-766
`23.  Wu, W., Yan, J., Rutt, A., & Whitacre, J. (2014). Using Intimate Carbon to Enhance the Performance of
`NaTi2 (PO4) 3 Anode Materials: Carbon Nanotubes vs Graphite. Journal of The Electrochemical Society,
`161(4), A561-A567.
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`24.  Tully, K. C., Whitacre, J., & Litster, S. (2014). Spatiotemporal electrochemical measurements across an
`electric double layer capacitor electrode with application to aqueous sodium hybrid batteries. Journal of
`Power Sources, 159, 348-355.
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`25.  Sakti, Michalek, J. J., Chun, & Whitacre, J. (2013). A validation study of lithium-ion cell constant C-rate
`discharge simulation with Battery Design Studio©. International Journal of Energy Research.
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`26.  Kim, Y., Chun, S., Whitacre, J., & Bettinger, C. (2013). Biologically derived melanin electrodes in
`aqueous sodium-ion energy storage devices. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 110(52),
`20912-20917.
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`27.  Kim, Y., Chun, S., Whitacre, J., & Bettinger, C. (2013). f-deployable current sources fabricated from
`edible materials. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 1(31), 3781-3788.
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`28.  Chun, S., & Whitacre, J. (2013). Investigating the role of electrolyte acidity on hydrogen uptake in
`mesoporous activated carbons. Journal of Power Sources, 242, 137-140.
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`29.  Wu, W., Mohamed, A., & Whitacre, J. (2013). Microwave synthesized NaTi2 (PO4) 3 as an aqueous
`sodium-ion negative electrode. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 160(3), A497-A504.
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`30.  Chun, S., & Whitacre, J. (2013). Rapid carbon activation via microwave irradiation of nongraphitic
`carbon doped with metallic potassium and tetrahydrofuran (THF). Journal of Power Sources, 240, 206-
`313.
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`31.  Kim, Y. J., Wu, W., Chun, S.-E., Whitacre, J., & Bettinger (2013), C. J. Biologically derived melanin
`electrodes in aqueous sodium-ion energy storage devices. Proceedings of the National Academy of
`Sciences, 110 (52) 20912-20917.
`32.  Kim, Y. J., Chun, S. E., Whitacre, J., & Bettinger, C. J. (2013). Self-deployable current sources fabricated
`from edible materials. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 1, 3781-3788.
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`33.  Hess, K. C., Whitacre, J., & Litster, S. (2012). In Situ Measurements of Potential, Current and Charging
`Current across an EDL Capacitance Anode for an Aqueous Sodium Hybrid Battery. Journal of The
`Electrochemical Society, 159(8), A1351-A1359.
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`34.  Hittinger, E., Whitacre, J., & Apt, J. (2012). What Properties of Grid Energy Storage are Most Valuable?
`Journal of Power Sources, 206, 436-449.
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`35.  Whitacre, J., Wiley, T., Shanbhag, S., Wenzhuo, Y., Mohamed, A., Chun, S. E., Weber, E., Blackwood,
`D., Lynch-Bell, E., & Gulakowski, J. (2012). An aqueous electrolyte, sodium ion functional, large format
`energy storage device for stationary applications. Journal of Power Sources, 213, 255-264.
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`36.  Zhong, M., Kim, E. K., McGann, J. P., Chun, S.-E., Whitacre, J., Jaroniec, M., Matyjaszewski, K., &
`Kowalewski, T. (2012). Electrochemically Active Nitrogen-Enriched Nanocarbons with Well-Defined
`Morphology Synthesized by Pyrolysis of Self-Assembled Block Copolymer. Journal of the American
`Chemical Society, 134(36), 14846-14857.
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`37.  McGann, J. P., Zhong, M., Kim, E. K., Natesakhawat, S., Jaroniec, M., Whitacre, J., Matyjaszewski, K.,
`& Kowalewski, T. (2012). Block Copolymer Templating as a Path to Porous Nanostructured Carbons
`with Highly Accessible Nitrogens for Enhanced (Electro)chemical Performance. Macromolecular
`Chemistry and Physics, 213(11-Oct), 1078-1090.
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`38.  Chun, S.-E., & Whitacre, J. (2012). The evolution of electrochemical functionality of carbons derived
`from glucose during pyrolysis and activation. Electrochimica ACTA, 60, 392-400.
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`39.  Peterson, S. B., Whitacre, J., & Apt, J. (2011). Net air emissions from electric vehicles. Environmental
`Science & Technology, 45(5), 1792-1797.
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`40.  Chun, S.-E., Picard, Y. N., & Whitacre, J. (2011). Relating Precursor Pyrolysis Conditions and Aqueous
`Electrolyte Capacitive Energy Storage Properties for Activated Carbons Derived from Anhydrous
`Glucose-d. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 158(2), A83-A92.
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`41.  Chun, S., & Whitacre, J. (2011). Relating Precursor Pyrolysis Conditions and Aqueous Electrolyte
`Capacitive Energy Storage Properties for Activated Carbons Derived from Anhydrous Glucose-d. Journal
`of The Electrochemical Society, 158(2), A83.
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`42.  Hashambhoy, A., & Whitacre, J. (2011). Li Diffusivity and Phase Change in LiFe(0.5)Mn(0.5)PO(4): A
`Comparative Study using Galvanostatic Intermittent Titration and Cyclic Voltammetry. Journal of The
`Electrochemical Society, 158(4), A390-A395.
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`43.  Apt, J., Peterson, S. B., & Whitacre, J. (2011). Battery Vehicles Reduce CO2 Emissions. Science,
`333(6044), 823-823.
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`44.  Hittinger, E., Whitacre, J., & Apt, J. (2010). Compensating for Wind Variability Using Co-Located
`Natural Gas Generation and Energy Storage. Energy Systems - Optimization, Modeling, Simulation, and
`Economic Aspects, 1, 417-439.
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`45.  Peterson, S., Apt, J., & Whitacre, J. (2010). Lithium-Ion Battery Cell Degradation Resulting from
`Realistic Vehicle and Vehicle-to-Grid Utilization. Journal of Power Sources, 195, 2385-2392.
`46.  Peterson, S., Apt, J., & Whitacre, J. (2010). The Economics of Using PHEV Battery Packs for Grid
`Storage. Journal of Power Sources, 195, 2377-2384.
`47.  Whitacre, J., Tevar, A., & Sharma, S. (2010). Na4Mn9O18 as a Positive Electrode Material for an
`Aqueous Electrolyte Sodium-Ion Energy Storage Device. Electrochemistry Communications, 12, 463-466
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`48.  Whitacre, J., Chun, S., & Picard, Y. N. Relating precursor pyrolysis conditions and physicochemical
`properties of activated carbons derived from anhydrous glucose-d. Journal of The Electrochemical
`Society, 158(2), A83-A92.
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`49.  Shiau, C.-S. N., Kaushal, N., Hendrickson, C. T., Peterson, S., Whitacre, J., & Michalek, J. J. (2010).
`Optimal Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Design and Allocation for Minimum Life Cycle Cost, Petroleum
`Consumption, and Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Journal of Mechanical Design, 132(September), 11.
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`50.  Whitacre, J., Murphy, R. D., Marrie, A., & Yalisove, S. M. (2009). Enhanced Catalyst Utilization in PEM
`fu