Michael Bender

Michael Bender has extensive experience in research and development, particularly in the fields of fuel cells and automotive catalysts. Since October 2010, Bender has held various positions at Umicore, culminating as the Global R&D Head Fuel Cell, where responsibilities include basic research, product development, process engineering, and industrialization. Prior roles at Umicore include Senior Team Manager Product Development and Senior Manager Product & Application CS, focusing on global product development and automotive catalysts. Bender's earlier career includes positions as a Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter at both INM-Leibniz Institute for New Materials and Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, where significant contributions involved synthesis for CVD applications and development of ultrasonic transducers. Bender holds a Dr. Ing. in Material Sciences from Universität des Saarlandes.