Job Rijssenbeek

Job Rijssenbeek's work experience includes being the Vice President of Lithium R&D at Albemarle Corporation since August 2021. Prior to this role, they served as the Global Lithium R&D Director from May 2019 to August 2021 and as the R&D Director for Energy Storage from November 2018 to May 2019. At Albemarle Corporation, they focused on developing and implementing R&D initiatives for the Lithium Energy Storage Division.

Before joining Albemarle Corporation, Job Rijssenbeek worked at GE Global Research for several years. Job started as a Chemist in October 2002 and later became a Senior Chemist from July 2008 to March 2015. In this role, they led projects focused on improving the performance and reliability of GE's Durathon sodium metal halide batteries. Job utilized innovative techniques for studying Durathon cells and contributed to the development of improved battery designs. Job then served as a Principal Scientist from April 2015 to October 2018.

Prior to their industry experience, Job Rijssenbeek was a Graduate Student at Northwestern University from September 1998 to September 2002.

Job Rijssenbeek earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Chemistry from Princeton University, where they studied from 1994 to 1998. Job then pursued a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Chemistry at Northwestern University from 1998 to 2002.