Rachid Yazami, a renowned scientist from Fez, Morocco, is a pioneer in battery technology with over 140 patents, including innovations in nano-Si and nano-Ge anodes for ultra-fast charging lithium batteries, lithium-carbon fluoride batteries for space and medical applications, and liquid anodes. Currently, he serves as Principal Scientist and Energy Storage Program Director at the Energy Research Institute at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore.

He has held key roles, including as Cheng Tsang Man Chair Professor in Energy and as Principal Investigator at NTU’s TUM‐Create Centre of Electromobility. A Research Director at France’s CNRS, Yazami previously conducted research on battery materials with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory as a Visiting Associate at Caltech. His contributions include developing the graphite anode used in over 20 billion lithium-ion batteries, a breakthrough recognized by the prestigious 2014 Draper Prize from the National Academy of Engineering.

Yazami has co-authored over 200 scientific papers and holds 125 patents. In 2007, he founded a Californian company focused on fluoride-based batteries, and in 2011, he established KVI PTE LTD in Singapore to advance battery health, safety, and fast-charging technologies. His achievements have been honored internationally; he was decorated by the King of Morocco and inducted into the Moroccan Royal Hassan II Academy of Science and Technology in 2014, and in 2016, he was awarded France’s Legion of Honour.