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Jeff Dahn (born in 1957 in America and emigrated to Nova Scotia, Canada in 1970) is a Professor at Department of Physics & Atmospheric Science and Department of Chemistry in Dalhousie University. He was involved in the development of the lithium-ion battery.^[3]

Career

Jeff Dahn obtained his Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia in 1982. He then worked at the National Research Council of Canada (1982-1985) and at Moli Energy Limited (1985-1990) before taking up a faculty position in the Physics Department at Simon Fraser University in 1990. He returned to Dalhousie University as a professor at Department of Physics & Atmospheric Science in 1996.

Contributions

Jeff Dahn
Jeff Dahn
Born	1957 (age 66–67)
Alma mater	Dalhousie University (BSc); University of British Columbia (MSc, PhD);
Awards	Simon Fraser University Excellence in Teaching Award (1994); Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (2001); Dalhousie University Faculty of Science Teaching Award (2004); Fellow of the Electrochemical Society (2012); Governor General (Canada) Innovation Award (2016) ;
	Scientific career
Fields	Combinitorial Material Synthesis; Lithium-ion Battery Electrode Materials; Lithium-ion Battery Electrolyte; PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Materials; Respirator Materials;
Institutions	National Research Council; Moli Energy; Simon Fraser University; Dalhousie University;
Website	www.dal.ca/diff/dahn.html

In 2001 Jeff and his PdD student Zhonghua Lu patented and published a new class of positive electrode materials: Lithium Nickle Manganese Cobalt (NMC). These materials batter satftey and better energy density ocompared to the standard positive electrode material at the time: Lithium Cobalt Oxide

Awards and honors

Jeff has received numerous awards including: International Battery Materials Association (IBA) Research Award (1995); Herzberg Medal, Canadian Association of Physicists (1996); ECS Battery Division Research Award (1996); Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (2001); Medal for Excellence in Teaching (2009) from the Canadian Assoc. of Physicists, The Rio-Tinto Alcan Award from the Canadian Institute of Chemistry (2010), the ECS Battery Division Technology Award (2011), the Yeager award from the International Battery Materials Association (2016) and the Inaugural Govenor General's Innovation Award (2016)^[1]