Biography
Bilal El-Zahab is an Associate Professor of Mechanical and Materials Engineering in the College of Engineering and Computing at Florida International University, where he directs the Battery Research Laboratory. El-Zahab specializes in electrochemical energy storage systems with a focus on emerging battery technologies including solid-state batteries, lithium-sulfur batteries and lithium-air batteries.
Awards & Honors
- Senior member in the National Academy of Inventors
Education
- Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Akron, 2009
- BS, Chemical Engineering, Middle East Technical University, 2001

