IBA Awards

IBA Awards

  • Outstanding contributions to electrochemical energy conversion and storage science over a protracted period.

    Award recipient:

    Esther Takeuchi

  • Outstanding contributions to advances in electrochemical energy conversion and storage research.

    Award recipient:

    Jun Lu and Hikari Sakaebe

  • Outstanding contributions to advances in electrochemical energy conversion and storage technology. A technology award may be solicited and awarded to an industrial company at the discretion of the IBA Board.

    Award recipient:

    Peter Lamp and Hong Li

  • Outstanding contributions to advances in electrochemical energy conversion and storage research at an early career stage, typically up to ten years after receiving a Master’s degree or PhD in science, or engineering equivalent (established in 2016).

    Award goes to:

    Wolfgang Zeier

  • Exceptional life-long contributions to electrochemical energy conversion and storage research and/or technology development. This award will be presented at a special one-day symposium of the respective IBA meeting in honor of the recipient (established in 2016).

    Award goes to:

    prof. Emanuel Peled

  • Outstanding contributions in service to the IBA (established in 2000).

Each year with an IBA meeting the IBA does award outstanding research and engagement that have impacted the advancement of electrochemical energy storage. Previous to each annual meeting the IBA calls for award nominations. The IBA Award Committee collects the nominations while the IBA board of directors and associate directors reviews the nominations in each category and selects the award winners. The IBA board reserves the right to decide, whether an IBA award is shared or will be not given in a certain category for the individual year. The winners are recognized at the respective IBA annual meeting.

Nominations for these awards must include:

  • A nomination letter highlighting the qualifications and accomplishments of the individual or organization;
  • At least two (2) recommendation letters but no more than four (4) from prominent individuals in the battery community;
  • A curriculum vitae outlining the accomplishments and credentials of the nominee.


The deadline for submitting nominations is May 31th, 2022. Nomination documents should be sent by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Self-nominations will not be considered. The IBA Award Committee will review the nominations in each category and select award winners which will be invited to deliver a presentation at IBA 2022 meeting.

IBA YEAGER AWARD

Petr Novak

ETH Zurich, Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland

IBA RESEARCH AWARD

Arumugam Manthiram

University of Texas at Austin, USA

IBA TECHNOLOGY AWARD

Boryann Liaw

Idaho National Laboratory, USA

Margret Wohlfahrt-Mehrens

ZSW, Ulm, Germany

IBA EARLY CAREER AWARD

Jun Lu

Argonne National Laboratory, USA

IBA MEDAL OF EXCELLENCE

John B. Goodenough

University of Texas at Austin, USA

M. Stanley Whittingham

Binghamton University, USA

Akira Yoshino

Asahi Kasei Corporation (prior), Japan
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