Dr. Khalil Amine is a Senior Scientist and the Manager of the Advanced Lithium Battery Technology group at Argonne National Laboratory, where he is responsible for directing the research and development of advanced materials and battery systems for HEV, PHEV, EV, satellite, military and medical applications. Dr. Amine currently serves as an Advisor to the U.S. National Research Consul on battery related technologies. He was the lead organizer and chair of the 1st International Conference on Advanced Lithium Batteries for Automotive Applications. Among his many awards, Dr. Amine is a 2003 recipient of Scientific America’s Top Worldwide Research 50 Research Award, a 2009 recipient of the US Federal Laboratory Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer, and is the three-time recipient of the R&D 100 Award. He was recently awarded the international Battery Association award and the electrochemical society battery technology award. He holds or has filed over 120 patents, patent applications and inventions and has over 254 publications. From 1998-2008, Dr. Amine was the most cited scientist in the world in the field battery technology.