Dr. Mark Obrovac
Associate Professor泭of Chemistry and Physics
NSERC/Novonix Industrial Research Chair
Department of Chemistry
AV整氈窒
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Canada泭B3H 4R2
Mark.Obrovac@dal.ca
Phone:1-902-494-7745
Fax:1-902-494-1310
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AV整氈窒 Dr. Mark Obrovac
Work Experience
| 2010-2018 | NSERC/3M Canada Industrial Research Chair Associate Professor of Chemistry and Physics, AV整氈窒, Halifax, N.S., Canada |
| 2002-2010 | Research Specialist, Project Leader, Anode Materials Group Principal Investigator, DOE Advanced Negative Electrode Project 3M Electronics Marketing Material Division 3M Center, St-Paul, Minnesota, United States |
| 1995 | Coop Research Scientist BlueStar Battery Systems Inc., North Vancouver, B.C., Canada |
| 1993 | Coop Research Scientist Ballard Advanced Materials, North Vancouver, B.C., Canada |
| 1992 | Coop Research Scientist Moli Energy (1990) Ltd., Maple Ridge, B.C., Canada |
Awards
| 2006 | 3M Corporate Level Circle of Technical Excellence and Innovation Award* |
| 2006 | 3M Division Level Circle of Technical Excellence and Innovation Award* |
| 2005 | 3M Division Level Circle of Technical Excellence and Innovation Award* |
| 2001 | NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship |
| 1997 | Killam Scholarship |
| 1997 | NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship |
| 1997 | Walter C. Sumner Memorial Fellowship for Doctoral Study in Physics |
| 1995 | NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship |
*The 3M Circle of Technical Excellence and Innovation Award is 3M's highest award given for technical achievement. Typically 5 persons per division (1000 researchers) are awarded the division level award. The corporate level award recognizes the outstanding achievement of 7 individual awardees out of the entire 3M Corporation (7000+ researchers worldwide).
Education
Postdoctoral Fellow in Chemistry, Cornell University, 2001-2002
Inorganic Materials Synthesis
Supervisor: Dr. Frank DiSalvo
Ph.D. in Physics, AV整氈窒, 1997-2001
Nanostructured Electrode Materials for Lithium Ion Batteries
Supervisor: Dr. Jeff Dahn
M.Sc. in Physics, AV整氈窒, 1995-1997
Valence Band Study of Chromium Substituted Lithium Manganese Oxides
Supervisor: Dr. Jeff Dahn
B.Sc. with Honors, Simon Fraser University, 1989-1995
Department of Chemical Physics