Prof. Dr. Karsten Pinkwart
Karsten Pinkwart is Professor of Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion and Vice Dean of the Faculty of Electrical and Information Engineering at Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences (HKA) and Deputy Head of the Applied Electrochemistry Product Division at the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology (Fh-ICT) in Pfinztal.
He studied chemistry at Friedrich Schiller University Jena and the University of Karlsruhe (TH Karlsruhe, now KIT). In 1999, he received his doctorate from Witten/Herdecke University for his work on lithium-ion batteries. From 1996 to 2002, he was a scientist and project manager at Fh-ICT, where he led numerous national and international research, consulting, and industrial projects. In 2003, he became Deputy Head of the Applied Electrochemistry Division. His research focuses particularly on electrocatalysis, storage, utilization, and safety technology for special applications of hydrogen.
He is co-author of several books and articles in scientific journals. At the national and international levels, he serves as a reviewer for various scientific journals, organizations, ministries, and research institutions. Furthermore, he has been a member of the Helmut Schmidt University of the German Federal Armed Forces for many years and participates in various committees of NATO and the European Defence Agency (EDA) on the topic of sustainable energy supply. He also serves on the board of the Association of Electrochemical Research Institutions in Germany (AGEF), the "Chemistry and Energy" division of the German Chemical Society (GDCh), and is active in the PROCESSNET working committee "Electrochemical Processes" of the German Society for Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (DECHEMA).
