Michael Burz

Michael Burz

Emeryville, California, United States
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Senior executive with deep innovation experience leading teams in both high tech startups…

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Experience

  • EnZinc Inc. Graphic

    EnZinc Inc.

    San Anselmo, CA

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    Bethesda, MD

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    Washington, DC; London, England; East Hartford, Connecticutt; Fort Worth, Texas

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    San Francisco, CA

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    Greater San Diego Area

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    Greater San Diego Area

Education

  • Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management Graphic

    Cornell University - Johnson Graduate School of Management

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    Program in leading innovative teams to deliver value for the customer and the company.

  • Corporate run program for individuals selected to lead medium to large scale aerospace/defense programs for General Dynamics. Sponsored by the president of General Dynamics.

  • Management training for senior engineers encompassing accounting, marketing, negotiating, program management, and employee relations.

  • Activities and Societies: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Volunteer Experience

  • Commission Member

    San Anselmo Quality of Life Commission

    - Present 10 years 5 months

    Environment

    A citizens group chartered by the City of San Anselmo providing guidance and input to the town council on issues of sustainability and the town's climate action plan.

Publications

  • Rechargeable nickel–3D zinc batteries: An energy-dense, safer alternative to lithium-ion

    Science (AAAS)

    Although lithium-based batteries are ubiquitous, there are still challenges related to their longevity and safety, as well as concerns about material availability. Aqueous rechargeable batteries based on zinc might provide an alternative, but they have been plagued by the formation of dendrites during cycling. Parker et al. show that when zinc is formed into three-dimensional sponges, it can be used with nickel to form primary batteries that allow for deep discharge. Alternatively, the sponges…

    Although lithium-based batteries are ubiquitous, there are still challenges related to their longevity and safety, as well as concerns about material availability. Aqueous rechargeable batteries based on zinc might provide an alternative, but they have been plagued by the formation of dendrites during cycling. Parker et al. show that when zinc is formed into three-dimensional sponges, it can be used with nickel to form primary batteries that allow for deep discharge. Alternatively, the sponges can be used to produce secondary batteries that can be cycled thousands of times and can compete with lithium ion cells.

    The next generation of high-performance batteries should include alternative chemistries that are inherently safer to operate than nonaqueous lithium-based batteries. Aqueous zinc-based batteries can answer that challenge because monolithic zinc sponge anodes can be cycled in nickel–zinc alkaline cells hundreds to thousands of times without undergoing passivation or macroscale dendrite formation. We demonstrate that the three-dimensional (3D) zinc form-factor elevates the performance of nickel–zinc alkaline cells in three fields of use: (i) >90% theoretical depth of discharge (DODZn) in primary (single-use) cells, (ii) >100 high-rate cycles at 40% DODZn at lithium-ion–commensurate specific energy, and (iii) the tens of thousands of power-demanding duty cycles required for start-stop microhybrid vehicles.

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Patents

  • Pipeline Inspection Apparatus and Method Using Radio Frequency Identification and Inertial Navigation

    Issued US 8,001,858 B2

    A method to create a three dimensional map of a pipeline network and monitor it over time (from the as-designed to the as-built to the as-maintained).

    Other inventors
    • William Cogen

Projects

Languages

  • German

    Limited working proficiency

Organizations

  • Venture Greenhouse 2.0

    Finalist

    - Present

    Venture Greenhouse 2.0 is a San Francisco North Bay green tech accelerator program.

  • CleanTech Open

    Semi-Finalist

    - Present

  • TED

    Attendee

    - Present

    Attended TED India 2009 and TED Global 2010

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