Michael A. Danzer

Michael A. Danzer studied electrical and energy engineering at Ulm University, Ulm, Germany, and at Cardiff University, Cardiff, U.K. He received the Dipl.-Ing. and Dr.-Ing. (Ph.D.) degrees both in electrical engineering from Ulm University, Ulm, in 2003 and 2009, respectively. His doctoral thesis was focused on the dynamics and efficiency of proton exchange membrane fuel cell systems. From 2009 to 2010, he was at A123 Systems, Inc., Boston, MA, USA, as a Research Scientist, where he was involved in research in the field of battery characterization and fundamentals of battery operation. Since 2011, he has been the Deputy Head of the Accumulator Department, Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung Baden-Württemberg, Ulm, where he leads the Battery System Engineering Group. Since 2011, he has also been a Principal Investigator of the System Group, Helmholtz Institute Ulm Electrochemical Energy Storage, Ulm.