John Lemmon
InvestorBreakthrough Energy Discovery at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Redmond, Washington, United States
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About
John Lemmon serves as Senior Director of Innovation at Breakthrough Energy, working in the energy industry with expertise in areas including nanomaterials, spectroscopy, energy storage, and renewable energy. He holds a PhD in inorganic chemistry and materials from Oregon State University. His work includes over 70 granted US patents in energy storage, hydrogen storage, fuel cells, and catalysis, along with more than 100 publications in journals such as Nature, Science Advances, Nature Communications, and Energy and Environmental Science.
Experience
- Breakthrough EnergySenior Director of Innovationcurrent2023 — presentWashington, United States
- MicrosoftAzure Engineering Global Power and Utilities Leader2020 — 2023Redmond, Washington, United States
- National Institute of Clean-and-Low-Carbon EnergyDirector of New Energy Technologies2015 — 2020Beijing City, China
- Advanced Reseach Project Agency - EnergyProgram Director2012 — 2015Washington DC
- Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryChief Scientist2009 — 2015Richland WA
- General Electric Global ResearchSenior Scientist1996 — 2009Niskayuna NY
Skills & more
Nanotechnology20Characterization19Chemistry19Renewable Energy5Product Development5Six Sigma4Materials Science21Thin Films9Sensors8Energy Storage5Spectroscopy10Data Analysis1
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Design of ExperimentsElectrochemistryMaterialsNanomaterialsPolymer SciencePolymersRSimulations- Microsoft Global Hackathon 2021 Challenge Winner — Microsoft
- Microsoft Global Hackathon 2021 Challenge Winner — Microsoft
- Microsoft Global Hackathon 2021 — The Microsoft Garage
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Colleagues at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Alice Jackson
Head of Grid Modeling at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Allegra Kowalewski-Ferreira
Investor at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Ben Gaddy
Breakthrough Energy Discovery at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Bhargavi Chevva
Investor at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Bill Gates
Co-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates Foundation
Brenda Haendler
Breakthrough Energy Discovery at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Brian Mayers
Breakthrough Energy Ventures at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Carmichael Roberts
Investor at Material Impact
Frequently asked questions
- Who is John Lemmon?
- John Lemmon serves as Senior Director of Innovation at Breakthrough Energy, working in the energy industry with expertise in areas including nanomaterials, spectroscopy, energy storage, and renewable energy. He holds a PhD in inorganic chemistry and materials from Oregon State University. His work includes over 70 granted US patents in energy storage, hydrogen storage, fuel cells, and catalysis, along with more than 100 publications in journals such as Nature, Science Advances, Nature Communications, and Energy and Environmental Science.
- Where does John Lemmon work?
- John Lemmon is Breakthrough Energy Discovery at Breakthrough Energy Ventures.
- Where did John Lemmon go to school?
- John Lemmon studied at Oregon State University (PhD, Inorganic Chemistry and Materials).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Microsoft2,000
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates FoundationMike KriegerCo-founder of Instagram; Chief Product Officer at Anthropic
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Also worked at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory15
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Also worked at General Electric Global Research18
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