RACHID YAZAMI, Ph. D.

Research Topics
Within Prof. Robert H. Grubbs group, Dr. Yazami; leads a research team covering different science and technology topics related to primary and rechargeable lithium batteries, which includes:

• Thermodynamics and kinetic studies of electrode / electrolyte interactions
• Crystallography of phase transitions in electrode material for lithium intercalation
• Carbonaceous materials for anode and cathode applications, including lithuate carbons and fluorinated carbons
• Transition metal oxides and phosphates (olinie phase)
• Polymer electrodes and electrolytes
• Organic electrolytes for lithium and fluorine batteries

Biography

A native of Fez, Morocco, Dr. Yazami joined the graduate school of electrochemistry (ENSEEG) of the Grenoble National Institute of Technology (INPG), where he obtained a MS Degree (Engineer) in 1978.

He then engaged in a research project in Carbonaceous Materials for Lithium storage in batteries at a wharis now known as LEPMI’ Lab where he earned a Ph.D. in 1985.

In the same year he joined CNRS as a research scholar and was promoted to ‘Director of Research’ in 1988.

In 2000, Yazami came to CALTECH under a cooperative exchange program with CNRS and co-founded a joint CNRS-CALTECH international laboratory on ‘Materials for Electrochemical Energetic’ (LIA-ME2) with Prof. Brent Fultz with the Department of Material Science.

In 2006 Yazami was appointed ‘Visiting Associate’ in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering’ in collaboration with Prof. Robert Grubbs. Yazami and Grubbs are the co-founders of CFx Battery, Inc. a CALTECH – CNRS start-up company on primary and rechargeable batteries.

Publications
Dr. Yazami coauthored over 200 papers and presentations in international journals and meetings.

A selection of recent papers include: