Dr. Per Onnerud, Chief Technical Officer

Dr. Per OnnerudAn internationally renowned battery inventor and technology developer, Dr. Per Onnerud is a leader in worldwide patent strategy and execution. As CTO, he leads Boston-Power's intellectual property development and oversees the technical qualification of manufacturing alternatives as well as the laboratory testing of prototypes. Previously he served as a director of Technology and Innovation Business for the Applied Chemistry and Materials sector at Arthur D. Little/TIAX and as a senior scientist with National Patent Development Corporation. His areas of specialization include portable power and intellectual property development. Dr. Onnerud earned a Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry and a M.Sc. in Engineering Physics from Uppsala University in Sweden and completed post-doctoral studies in Materials Science and Engineering at M.I.T.