Rik Howard

After starting his career the precious metal industry, Rik spent the next 35 years developing Li-ion batteries and Cathode/Anode/Electrolyte Materials at Avestor, Boston Power, and as an expert advisor to technology companies in the Li-ion industry on Research, Development, Scale-up and Industrialization of novel materials and applications.

Rik holds a BS from University of Vermont, a MS from University of Virginia, and a PhD in Physical Inorganic Chemistry from the University of Rhode Island, and is the author of 8 patents.