Subhash
C. Singhal
Battelle Fellow
and Director, Fuel Cells
Education:
B.S., Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics,
B.E., Metallurgy, Indian Institute of
Science, 1965
Ph.D., Materials Science & Engineering,
M.B.A.,
Experience:
Dr. Singhal joined the
Energy Science and Technology Directorate at PNNL in April 2000 after having
worked at Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation (formerly Westinghouse Electric
Corporation) for over 29 years. At
Siemens Westinghouse, he conducted and/or managed major research, development,
and demonstration programs in the field of advanced metallic, ceramic, and
composite materials and protective coatings for various energy conversion
systems including steam and gas turbines, coal gasification, and fuel
cells. Since 1984, he was manager
of Fuel Cell Technology there, and was responsible for the development of the
high temperature solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) for stationary power
generation. In this role, he led an
internationally recognized group in the SOFC technology and brought this
technology from a few-watt laboratory curiosity to fully-integrated 200 kW size
power generation systems. He has authored over 70 scientific publications,
edited 13
At PNNL, Dr. Singhal
provides senior technical, managerial, and commercialization leadership to the
Laboratory’s extensive fuel cell program.
Memberships/Affiliations:
Dr. Singhal is a member of
the National Academy of Engineering, Fellow of the American Ceramic Society,
Fellow of the Electrochemical Society, Fellow of ASM International; and a member
of the Mineral, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) and the American
Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). He served on the
Electrochemical Society’s Board of Directors during 1992-94, received its
Outstanding Achievement Award in High Temperature Materials in 1994, and
continues as the Chairman of its International Symposium on Solid Oxide Fuel
Cells held biennially since 1989.
He is currently the President of the International Society for Solid
State Ionics (2003-2005). In 2001, he received the American Ceramic Society’s
Edward Orton Jr. Memorial Award, and in 2002, he received an Invited
Professorship Award from the Japan Ministry of Science, Education and Culture.
He serves on the Editorial Board of the Elsevier’s Fuel Cell Virtual Journal and is an
Associate Editor of ASME’s Journal of Fuel Cell Science and
Technology. He has also served on many national and international advisory
panels including those of the National Materials Advisory Board of the National
Research Council, National Science Foundation, Materials Properties Council,
U.S. Department of Energy, NATO Advanced Study Institutes and NATO Science for
Peace Programs, United Nations Development Program (UNDP), United Nations
Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), International Energy Agency (IEA),
and the European Commission.
Dr. Singhal is also an
Adjunct Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the