Chief Scientist, Energy Storage Research, U.S. Dept. of Energy
Dr. Imre Gyuk is Chief Scientist for Energy Storage Research at the U.S. Department of Energy. He has a B.S from Fordham and a Ph.D. from Purdue. He has taught at the University of Wisconsin and at Kuwait University. For the past 2 decades, he has directed innovative research at the forefront of Energy Storage. His team developed a wide portfolio of storage technologies for a broad spectrum of applications. The program partners with states, municipalities, tribes, and utilities on numerous projects for grid resilience and decarbonization. It includes research on materials, devices, and systems; it also funds work on analytics, policy, finance, and most recently, social equity and long duration storage. His work has led to 13 R&D 100 awards, two EPA Green Chemistry Challenge Award, and Lifetime Achievement Awards from ESA and NAATBatt. He is internationally recognized as a leader in the energy storage field.