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Dr. Pimpa Limthongkul earned a B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from Cornell University USA in 1997 and earned a Ph.D. degree in the same field with a minor in Technology and Policy from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA in 2002. She is currently holding a position as Energy Innovation Research Group Director at the National Energy Technology Center (ENTEC), Thailand.
Dr. Limthongkul has over 25 years research and work experiences in both academic, government and private sectors in Thailand and USA. Over 2 decades, her work has been geared towards the development of energy storage materials and systems throughout the value chain to prepare for the transition to electric vehicles, renewable energy and efficient power grid.
Energy Innovation Research Group Director,
National Energy Technology Center (ENTEC), National Science and Technology and Development Agency, Thailand
Dr Pimpa Limthongkul
She has co-authored over 80 scientific publications, co-invented over 30 patents/patents applications, has led and participated in > 100 research projects funded by both government and private sectors. She has received several prestigious awards including L’Oréal for Women in Science fellowship (Thailand) in 2014, Innovation Award from Petroleum Institute of Thailand (PTIT) in 2019, and a winner of IEEE PES Women in Power Award Thailand Chapter, Underwriters Laboratories-ASEAN-U.S. Science Prize for Women 2023. She is also a Climate Smart Women's Energy Leadership Fellow (2024) initiated by US Department of Energy and recently just received Energy Changemaker Award at the Women Leaders in Energy Award 2026 held at the Battery Show Asia in Hong Kong. Her research work has also helped found 2 battery companies: A123 Systems (2001) and 24M Technologies, Inc USA (2010).
Beside leading a research team, Dr. Limthongkul also served as a technical expert in various National leveled committee/sub-committee such as Electric Vehicle Association of Thailand (EVAT), Thailand National Electric Vehicle Policy Infrastructure sub-committee, Working committee in the Thailand Board of Investment for Energy Storage Promotion. She also co-found and is currently holding a position as the President of Thailand Energy Storage Technology Association (TESTA 2021) which has a mission to Exchange-Connect-Nurture-Promote energy storage technologies for clean and efficient power systems in Thailand.
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