Jay Whitacre, 2015 Lemelson-MIT Prize Winner

Jay Whitacre, Ph.D. is internationally recognized for his work in the field of large-scale energy storage devices and systems. He invented a new non-toxic energy storage product – the Aqueous Hybrid Ion (AHI™) battery.

Whitacre is a professor at Carnegie Mellon University in the Departments of Materials Science & Engineering and Engineering & Public Policy. He also retains the title of Chief Technology Officer at Aquion Energy, a company he founded in 2008.

Whitacre won the 2015 $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize for his groundbreaking sustainable inventions to improve our world and dedication to the next generation.

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