According to the award committee "His groundbreaking research in understanding the mechanisms of operation and degradation of batteries are used to develop advanced generations of batteries all over the world"
The Minister of Education, Yoav Kish, announced that Prof. Emanuel Peled, a world-renowned scientist in the field of batteries and fuel cells, is the recipient of the Israel Prize in the field of chemical research and chemical engineering for the year XNUMX.
Prof. Emmanuel Peled from the school of chemistry at the Faculty of Exact Sciences by Raymond and Burley Sackler: "I am very excited to receive the award, it is a great honor for me and I am happy that the State of Israel cherishes my many years of academic activity."
The award committee convened under the chairmanship of Prof. Dan Meirstein and with the participation of members Prof. Belha Fischer, Prof. Giti Fry and Prof. Uri Cheshnovsky, and stated in its reasoning that "His groundbreaking research in understanding the mechanisms of operation and degradation of batteries are used to develop advanced generations of batteries worldwide ". The committee also noted that the award is given to him for his pioneering research in the development of batteries for the accumulation and conversion of energy and for his extensive contribution to Israeli industry and national security.
Peled was among the founders of three innovative start-up companies, Chemtronics EnStorage, and Honeycomb based on technologies developed in his laboratory. Conducts research in two areas: lithium batteries and fuel cells.
His research deals with the following topics:
- Advanced anodes for lithium ion batteries based on nanometer particles or nanometer wires made of silicon alloys
- Study of processes in lithium sulfur batteries
- Ion and mass transfer in composite electrolyte polymers
- Solid state lithium batteries
- XNUMXD printing of lithium ion batteries
- Count symmetrical and asymmetrical capacitors
- Synthesis and characterization of nanometer catalysts for fuel cells
- Study of hydrogen oxidation and oxygen reduction processes in fuel cells
- Development and characterization of membranes for fuel cells
- Study of action mechanisms and corrosion mechanisms of the catalysts in methanol-fed fuel cells
The Israel Award is the most prestigious award given in the State of Israel in various and varied fields of the existence of doing and creating in Israel. The awards will be presented at the end of the country's 75th Independence Day to the 11 brides and grooms of the award.
