Michael Spahr

Michael Spahr has an extensive background in research and development within the graphite and carbon industries. Michael started their career in 1997 as Project Leader for Lithium Batteries at TIMCAL G&T. Michael then moved to TIMCAL Group, where they held various roles, including Head of R&D for Electrochemical Applications and Product Manager for Lithium-ion Batteries. In 2006, they joined TIMCAL Graphite & Carbon as R&D Manager for Graphite and later became the Senior Vice President of Research & Development. In 2014, they transitioned to IMERYS Graphite & Carbon as Director of Research and Development and Technology Cluster Director, before assuming their current role as Vice President of Innovations Carbon Distillation & Advanced Materials at Rain Carbon Inc in 2019.

Michael Spahr started their education in 1985 at the University of Stuttgart, where they earned a Diplom in Chemistry in 1992. Michael then pursued a Master of Science in Organic Natural Product Synthesis at the University of Cincinnati from 1988-1989. Following this, they continued their studies in Solid State Chemistry and Electrochemistry at the Max-Planck-Institute for Solid State Research Stuttgart from 1992-1993. Finally, they obtained a Dr. sc. nat. in Solid State Chemistry and Electrochemistry, with a focus on Lithium-Ion Batteries, from ETH Zürich from 1993-1997.