Dr. Anna-Katharina Hatz

Scientist with a passion for solid-state batteries

Antwerp, Flemish Region, Belgium

About

Experience

  • Umicore (Hybrid)
    • Scientist
      Jul 2025 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo

    • Associate Scientist
      Aug 2021 - Jul 2025 · 4 yrs

      Successful development of new catholyte product prototype for solid-state batteries as joint development with a Japanese company with 3 key patents; elected manager representative in workers council experienced in social plan negotiations; founder of DEI Circle at corporate R&D

  • Doktorand at Max-Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart, Germany
    Aug 2016 - Aug 2021 · 5 yrs 1 mo

    New battery materials - artificial mixed ionic and electronic conductors

  • Masterarbeit at Max-Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart, Germany
    Nov 2015 - May 2016 · 7 mos

    Integration of Li-ion conductors in nanocomposite electrodes for interfacial mass storage (under the supervision of Prof. Lotsch)

  • Praktikum at Wacker Chemie
    Feb 2015 - Apr 2015 · 3 mos

  • Visiting graduate researcher at UCLA
    Oct 2014 - Dec 2014 · 3 mos

    3 month of research on "Delivery of Calcium-Ions with Nanogated Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles" at the department of inorganic chemistry UCLA in Prof. Zink's group