M. Rosa Palacin
BS in Chemistry and PhD in Materials Science (UAB), she is currently a Research Professor at the Institute of Materials Science of Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC). Her career has been fully focused in solid state chemistry and electrochemistry applied to batteries and covered a wide diversity of technologies from commercial (e.g. Ni or Li-ion) or pre-commercial (Na-ion) concepts to new emerging chemistries (Mg, Ca). She has always placed emphasis on developing fertile cooperation scenarios between basic oriented research and industry, and often performed research under direct industrial contracts.
She has published over 150 articles in peer reviewed journals, and is co-inventor of 11 patents. She serves as an associate editor for Chemistry of Materials (ACS) since 2016 and has several editorial and institutional responsibilities, was appointed (2010-2017) as scientific co-director of ALISTORE ERI and is member of the International Battery Association Board since 2012, being also elected to the Governing Board of Batteries Europe ETIP (Future and Emerging Technologies) in 2019.
In 2021 she was elected Fellow of the Electrochemical Society and received the Research Award from the International Battery Association for her contribution to energy storage and conversion research through the development of new materials and tecnologies and understanding of reaction mechanisms. She has also been awarded the Spanish-French Miguel Catalán – Paul Sabatier prize by the French Chemical Society, delivered in June 2023.
