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ABOUT THE EDITOR

Thomas B. Reddy received a B.S. in Chemistry from Yale University and a
Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the University of Minnesota where his thesis
research was on the properties of nonaqueous electrolytes. He was a Post-
Doctoral Research Associate at the University of Illinois and his work there
included studies of thermal batteries. He served as a Member of the Technical
Staff at Bell Laboratories, carrying out research on molten salt electrolytes. At
the Central Research Laboratory of the American Cyanamid Company, he was a
Senior Research Chemist and Group Leader and directed the group that devel-
oped the lithium/sulfur dioxide primary battery, widely used by the U.S. and
foreign military. He subsequently served as the Director of Technology and a
Vice-President of Power Conversion (PCI), later Hawker Eternacell, a leading
manufacturer of lithium primary batteries for military and industrial applica-
tions. His responsibilities at PCI included R&D, quality control, and technology
transfer. He completed his industrial career as the Vice-President of Engineering
at Yardney Technical Products/Lithion where he directed R, D, & E programs on
lithium-ion, silver, nickel and metal-air batteries. He served as the technical
expert on batteries for NASA’s New Millennium Program and directed develop-
ment of lithium-ion and lithium primary batteries for JPL’s Mars exploration
programs, including the Mars Exploration Rovers.
Dr. Reddy is currently a Distinguished Visiting Scientist in the Department of
Materials Science and Engineering at Rutgers University and an Adjunct
Assistant Professor at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School of the University
of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. He serves on U.S. Government and
UL committees and consults for academia, government, and industry. Dr. Reddy
was the coeditor with David Linden of the Third Edition of the Handbook of
Batteries.