Charles Z.

Materials, Battery & Energy Storage

New York City Metropolitan Area

About

• 22+ years of experience in materials and energy related technologies • 10+ years of experience in Lithium materials, Li-ion batteries and energy storage • Extensive expertise in renewable energy, advanced materials, energy storage, electric vehicles, lithium-ion batteries, lithium materials/minerals, etc. • 6+ years of experience in financial analysis, portfolio management and sustainable investing • CFA® Charterholder, CAIA® Charterholder • Authored 40+ research articles, 800+ citations • 2 book chapters for Wiley-VCH and Elsevier • 2 US patent

Experience

  • Chairman and CEO at Bonanzium Technologies, Inc.
    Apr 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 4 mos

  • CITRINE INNOVATION LLC (10 yrs 7 mos)
    • Managing Member
      2017 - Present · 9 yrs 7 mos

    • Principal Consultant
      2016 - Present · 10 yrs 7 mos

  • Materials Scientist at Binghamton University
    2011 - 2016 · 5 yrs

    Energy Storage & Li-ion Batteries (worked with Nobel laureate Dr. M. Stanley Whittingham)

  • Research Associate at Rutgers University
    2009 - 2011 · 2 yrs

    Energy Conversion, Hybrid Materials and Photovoltaics