M Stanley Whittingham
Encyclopedia
M. Stanley Whittingham is an American
chemist
. He is currently a professor
of chemistry and director of both the Institute for Materials Research and the Materials Science
and Engineering program at Binghamton University
.
, where he took his BA
(1964), MA
(1967), and DrPhil
(1968).
After completing his graduate studies, Dr. Whittingham was a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford University
until 1972. He then worked for Exxon Research & Engineering Company from 1972 until 1984. He then spent four years working for Schlumberger prior to becoming a professor at Binghamton University
.
For five years, he served as the University’s vice provost for research and outreach. He also served as Vice-Chair of the Research Foundation of the State University of New York for six years.
' study of Chemical Energy Storage in 2007, and is now Associate Director of the Northeastern Center for Chemical Energy Storage, a DOE
Energy Frontier Research Center.
He received the Young Author Award from the Electrochemical Society in 1971, the Battery Research Award in 2004, and was elected a Fellow in 2006 for his contributions to lithium battery science and technology.
United States
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chemist
Chemist
A chemist is a scientist trained in the study of chemistry. Chemists study the composition of matter and its properties such as density and acidity. Chemists carefully describe the properties they study in terms of quantities, with detail on the level of molecules and their component atoms...
. He is currently a professor
Professor
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of chemistry and director of both the Institute for Materials Research and the Materials Science
Materials science
Materials science is an interdisciplinary field applying the properties of matter to various areas of science and engineering. This scientific field investigates the relationship between the structure of materials at atomic or molecular scales and their macroscopic properties. It incorporates...
and Engineering program at Binghamton University
Binghamton University
Binghamton University, also formally called State University of New York at Binghamton, , is a public research university in the State of New York. The University is one of the four university centers in the State University of New York system...
.
Education and career
Whittingham read Chemistry at the University of OxfordUniversity of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
, where he took his BA
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
(1964), MA
Master of Arts (Oxbridge)
In the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Dublin, Bachelors of Arts of these universities are admitted to the degree of Master of Arts or Master in Arts on application after six or seven years' seniority as members of the university .There is no examination or study required for the degree...
(1967), and DrPhil
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
(1968).
After completing his graduate studies, Dr. Whittingham was a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
until 1972. He then worked for Exxon Research & Engineering Company from 1972 until 1984. He then spent four years working for Schlumberger prior to becoming a professor at Binghamton University
Binghamton University
Binghamton University, also formally called State University of New York at Binghamton, , is a public research university in the State of New York. The University is one of the four university centers in the State University of New York system...
.
For five years, he served as the University’s vice provost for research and outreach. He also served as Vice-Chair of the Research Foundation of the State University of New York for six years.
Research
Dr. Whittingham is a key figure in the history of the development of Lithium-ion batteries discovering the concept of intercalation electrodes. Exxon commercialized the first rechargeable lithium-ion battery, which was based on a titanium disulfide cathode and a lithium-aluminum anode. He developed the hydrothermal synthesis technique for making cathode materials, which is now being used commercially for the manufacture of lithium iron phosphate by Phostech/Sud-Chimie in Montreal, Canada. He co-chaired DOEUnited States Department of Energy
The United States Department of Energy is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government concerned with the United States' policies regarding energy and safety in handling nuclear material...
' study of Chemical Energy Storage in 2007, and is now Associate Director of the Northeastern Center for Chemical Energy Storage, a DOE
United States Department of Energy
The United States Department of Energy is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government concerned with the United States' policies regarding energy and safety in handling nuclear material...
Energy Frontier Research Center.
He received the Young Author Award from the Electrochemical Society in 1971, the Battery Research Award in 2004, and was elected a Fellow in 2006 for his contributions to lithium battery science and technology.
Patents
- 5,514,490 Secondary lithium battery using a new layered anode material
- 4,339,424 Method of preparing W or Mo metal oxides
- 4,243,624 Method of making cathodes derived from ammonium-metal-chalcogen compounds
- 4,233,375 High energy density plural chalcogenide cathode-containing cell
- 4,201,839 Cell containing an alkali metal anode, a solid cathode, and a closoborane and/or closocarborane electrolyte
- 4,166,160 Cells having cathodes derived from ammonium-molybdenum-chalcogen compounds
- 4,144,384 Cells having cathodes with vanadium-chalcogen-containing compounds
- 4,143,213 Cells having cathodes containing chalcogenide compounds of the formula M.sub.a FeX.sub.b and species thereof exhibiting alkali metal incorporation
- 4,139,682 Cells having cathodes derived from ammonium-copper-molybdenum-chalcogen compounds
- 4,086,403 Alkali metal/niobium triselenide cell having a dioxolane-based electrolyte
- 4,084,046 Rechargeable electrochemical cell with cathode of stoichiometric titanium disulfide
- 4,049,887 Electrochemical cells with cathode-active materials of layered compounds
- 4,049,879 Intercalated transition metal phosphorus trisulfides
- 4,040,917 Preparation of intercalated chalcogenides
- 4,009,052 Chalcogenide battery
- 4,007,055 Preparation of stoichiometric titanium disulfide