Hydro-Québec’s Karim Zaghib Listed Among World’s Top Scientific Researcher

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Hydro-Québec’s Karim Zaghib has been included in a list of the world’s most influential scientific minds, as designated by Thomson Reuters in its prestigious list of top researchers. The distinction is awarded to those scientists most frequently cited by fellow researchers in the past 11 years and who have had an exceptional impact in their field of research.

“This is an outstanding recognition for Karim Zaghib and our research team at Hydro-Québec’s research institute and it confirms our strong global position with regard to battery materials,” says Éric Martel, President and CEO of Hydro-Québec.

Karim Zaghib holds a doctorate in electrochemistry from the Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble (France), and has worked at Hydro-Québec’s research institute (IREQ) for nearly 20 years, where he is responsible for projects involving battery materials. A veteran researcher, Karim Zaghib has developed many business partnerships with universities and industrial corporations worldwide.

In recent years, major scientific breakthroughs resulting from Karim Zaghib’s research have been announced, particularly in collaboration with research institutes in Singapore and Spain. Zaghib’s research also inspired a partnership with Sony for the establishment of the joint venture Esstalion Technologies to develop large-scale energy storage systems.

Find out more about the top scientific minds for 2015: http://thomsonreuters.com/en/press-releases/2016/january/thomson-reuters-announces-worlds-most-scientific-minds.html.

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