Speakers

Dr. Pekala is Chief Technology Officer for ENTEK Technology Holdings LLC. He has a B.S. degree in biomedical engineering from Duke University and a Sc.D. degree in polymeric materials from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 1999, Dr. Pekala joined ENTEK where he helped to commercialize new products such as lithium-ion battery separators, Pb-acid battery separators, flow battery separators, conductive carbon films, and waterproof breathable membranes. Dr. Pekala has over 100 technical publications, 2 R&D 100 awards, and 51 patents.