Jean-Marie Tarascon

Professor at the Collège de France in the “Solid State Chemistry – Energy” department and founder of the French network on electrochemical energy storage (RS2E)

Jean-Marie Tarascon is a professor at the Collège de France, where he holds the chair in Solid State Chemistry and Energy. He spent much of his career in the United States, where he discovered lithium-ion battery technology. Returning to France in 1995, he founded the European network of excellence ALISTORE-ERI and, more recently, the French network on electrochemical energy storage (RS2E).

Jean-Marie Tarascon's current research focuses on battery materials/electrolytes, new reactivity concepts, chemistries beyond lithium, and detection. He is the author of approximately 700 scientific articles, holds more than 100 patents, and has received numerous awards. Among the most recent are the Balzan Prize in 2020, the CNRS Gold Medal in 2022, and the IBA Medal of Excellence in 2024.