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Skyllas-Kazakos, Maria (1951 - )

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Chemical engineer
Born: 26 October 1951  Kalymnos, Greece
Maria Skyllas-Kazakos has been Professor, School of Chemical Engineering and Industrial Chemistry, University of New South Wales since 1993. She has considerable expertise in battery research and has invented a revolutionary battery called the vanadium redox battery,which can be used to provide power in remote areas as a renewable energy storage system, and in electric vehicles.

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1974Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc (Hons)) completed at the University of New South Wales
1978 - 1979Member of the technical staff at Bell Labs in New Jersey
1979Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the University of New South Wales
1980 - 1981Queen Elizabeth II Fellow in Physics at the University of New South Wales
1982 - 1986Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Chemical Engineering at the University of New South Wales
1987 - 1992Associate Professor at the University of New South Wales
1993 - Professor of School of Chemical Engineering and Industrial Chemistry at the University of New South Wales
1997Whiffen Medal received from the Institution of Chemical Engineers and the Institution of Engineers Australia
1998CHEMECA Medal received from the Institution of Chemical Engineers and the Institution of Engineers Australia
1999Member of the Order of Australia (AM)

 
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