Karim Zaghib

Short Bio:

Dr. Karim Zaghib holds a master (1987) and a doctorate (1990) in Electrochemistry from the Institut national polytechnique de Grenoble, and an HDR (2002) from Pierre-et-Marie-Curie University. He is currently General Director at the Center of excellence in transportation electrification and energy storage of Hydro-Quebec [CETEES], CEO of SCE France and CTO of InnovHQ and HQ Energy Storage [HQES]. His work contributes to the development of lithium-ion battery materials. He is co-inventor of over 550 patents. He is also the author of 393 scientific publications and editor/co-editor of nearly 20 books, including Lithium Batteries: Science and Technology (2016), High Performance of Li-Ion and Li-Polymer Batteries (2004) and Lithium and Li-ion Batteries (2003).