2013 Conference Acknowledgements


Takeuchi

Dr. Esther Takeuchi
SUNY Distinguished Professor
Stony Brook University, Advanced Energy Center

Dr. Esther S. Takeuchi is a SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Departments of Materials Science and Engineering and Chemistry at Stony Brook University.  She also has a joint appointment at Brookhaven National Laboratory. 

Dr. Takeuchi was employed previously at Greatbatch, Inc., where her achievements in lithium battery research, particularly on cells for implantable applications, led to a number of key technological developments, including the lithium/silver vanadium oxide (Li/SVO) battery, which powers the majority of implantable cardiac defibrillators (ICDs).  A prolific inventor, she holds over 140 patents. 
 
Dr. Takeuchi is a member of National Academy of Engineering and has received numerous awards for her research achievements.  These include the Electrochemical Society Technology Award and the inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the Technical Societies Council of the Niagara Frontier.  She has been inducted into the Western New York Women’s Hall of Fame, and was selected for an inaugural Astellas Foundation Award by the American Chemical Society for scientific work impacting public health.  In 2009, Dr. Takeuchi was awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation by President Obama.  In 2010, she was awarded the Chancellor Charles P. Norton Medal. In May, 2011 she was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. 

Dr. Takeuchi received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania with a double major in chemistry and history and completed a Ph.D. in chemistry at the Ohio State University.   She completed post-doctoral work at the University of North Carolina and University at Buffalo.  Her research focus is novel power sources including development of new materials and investigation of faradaic and non-faradaic mechanisms relevant to battery systems.