Sir Michael Stanley Whittingham (born 22 December 1941) is a British-American chemist. He is a professor of chemistry and director of both the Institute for Materials Research and the Materials Science and Engineering program at Binghamton University, State University of New York. He also serves as director of the Northeastern Center for Chemical Energy Storage (NECCES. Age84 yearsDec 22, 1941Place of birthWatch full videoEducation and careerWhittingham was born in the Carlton suburb of,, on 22 December 1941. His father was a civil engineer, the first in the family to go to college. His mother Dorothy Mary (née Findley) wa. . Whittingham and his boss, Fred Gamble, PhD, conceived the electrode. Exxon manufactured Whittingham's lithium-ion battery in the 1970s, based on a cathode and a lithium-aluminum anode. Th. . Stanley is married to Dr. Georgina Whittingham, a professor of Spanish at the . He has two children, Michael Whittingham and Jenniffer Whittingham-Bras. . • 2007 Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities, and Outstanding Research Award, • 2010 Award for Lifetime Contributions from the
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