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The Canadian-based Algerian scientist Karim Zgheib was awarded the 2019 Lionel Bollett Award, the highest award awarded by the Government of the Province of Quebec in the field of industrial research and development, for his outstanding contribution to the development of batteries for three decades.
According to the statement of the Government of Quebec has been honored d. Zogheib is one of the “most influential scientists in the world” and is one of the pioneers of research in the field of automotive battery materials. He is the Director of the Center for Excellence in Transport and Energy Storage of the Hydro-Quebec Research Institute.
who is he?
Zougheib grew up in the eastern city of Constantine, Algeria, and earned a doctorate in electrical chemistry from the Polytechnic Institute in Grenoble, then qualification for the research department, the highest university qualification a person can obtain in France, from the University of Pierre and Marie Curie.
He continued his research career at the Osaka National Research Institute in Japan for three years, where he gained unrivaled knowledge and experience about materials used in lithium-ion batteries.
From 1995, he joined the Hydro-Quebec Research Institute in Canada, becoming the first to develop lithium-ion batteries in the world-renowned institute.
Distinctive scientific production
Zogheib is characterized by his prolific scientific and research production in the field of battery development.His name is associated with more than 550 patents and more than 420 scientific articles (with the Hersh index up to 65) which means that the world influence in his field - according to the number of citations of his publications - is very high. He is also the author or co-author of 22 books. He also has communicative talents that have made him a distinguished speaker on hundreds of occasions.
Since 2017, he has led the Hydro Quebec Center of Excellence in Transport Electrification and Energy Storage, where he oversees one of the most important research teams in the development of battery materials, which includes more than 100 creative minds who are united to realize the dream of this ambassador who will go further.
Honoring .. Awards
Beginning in 2015 appeared d. Zgheib was on the list of "Clarivate Analytics" (formerly Thomson Reuters) for the most influential scientific minds in the world for three consecutive years. This distinction is made by scientists who have an exceptional global impact on their research, that is, those most cited by their peers.
He also received more than a dozen international awards and other honors, including the 2017 Canadian Academy of Engineering Fellowship, the International Battery Technology Award (2017), the Electrochemical Society Fellowship (2011) and many other scientific awards.