NEO Battery Materials Appoints Dr. Jae Ha Woo, Ex-General Motors Battery Research Engineer, as New Chief Science Officer

TORONTO, Nov. 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- (TSXV: NBM) (OTCQB: NBMFF)

• Appointed Silicon Anode & All-Solid-State Battery Expert, Dr. Jae Ha Woo, as New Chief Science Officer
  • High-Impact Research Leading to Major NASDAQ-Listed Battery Materials Company Licensing Dr. Woo’s Patented Technology
• Former Scientific Research Engineer at General Motors Global R&D Centre
  • Development in Nanostructured Silicon Anode Materials with Artificial Solid Electrolyte Interphase, Battery Performance Optimization, and Electrode Synthesis

NEO Battery Materials Ltd. (“NEO” or the “Company”), a low-cost silicon anode materials developer that enables longer-running, rapid-charging lithium-ion batteries, is highly pleased to announce Dr. Jae Ha Woo as NEO’s newly appointed Chief Science Officer (“CSO”).

Dr. Woo is an expert specializing in the optimization of electrode materials used in lithium-ion batteries, interface modification, and all-solid-state batteries (“ASSB”). His research expertise focuses on the synthesis of silicon anode materials for high-energy batteries in long-range EVs and on interfacial engineering for sulfide-based ASSBs.

Working as a Scientific Research Engineer at General Motors’ Global R&D Centre through Optimal Inc., Dr. Woo participated in research projects regarding nanostructured silicon anode materials with artificial solid electrolyte interphase (SEI), lithium-ion battery performance optimization, and electrode material synthesis.

Mr. Spencer Huh, President & CEO of NEO, commented, “We are highly excited to appoint Dr. Jae Ha Woo as our new CSO. With an extensive track record in the automotive battery industry, Dr. Woo has substantial interest and motivation to lead NEO’s next technology breakthroughs to strike advanced agreements with global testing parties. Further, his high-impact research has led to a major battery materials NASDAQ-listed company licensing his U.S. patent related to ASSBs in which Dr. Woo has received royalties since 2018.”

Receiving his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder under the guidance of Professor Se-Hee Lee, Dr. Woo has published influential literature in international journals such as in Advanced Materials that advanced the field of silicon anodes and ASSBs. Prior to joining NEO Battery Materials, he worked as the lead research engineer at the Gwangju Institute of Green-Car Advancement, collaborating with South Korean EV battery companies for equipment process and battery testing development.