Jun Liu
American Battery Factory Inc., an American Fork-based battery manufacturer developing the first network of lithium iron phosphate battery cell gigafactories in the United States, has hired Jun Liu as chief scientist to lead and support all aspects of ABF’s research and development. In addition to his role at ABF, Liu serves as the director for the Innovation Center for the Battery500 Consortium, Washington Research Foundation Innovation Chair in Clean Energy, Campbell Chair of Materials Science & Engineering, and Battelle Fellow at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Liu has more than 30 years of leadership and experience, ranging from his roles as department manager for chemical synthesis and nanomaterials at Sandia, the thrust leader for complex materials for the Integrated Center for Nanotechnologies, and lead scientist for cross-cutting sciences for the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research.
