Said Al-Hallaj is a Research Associate Professor at the Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department and Coordinator for Renewable Energy Programs at the Illinois Institute of Technologies (IIT) in Chicago, IL. Professor Al-Hallaj earned his B.Sc and M.Sc in Chemical Engineering from Jordan University of Science and Technology in 1994 and a Ph.D in Chemical Engineering from IIT in 1999. He has published over thirty technical journal papers and co-authored several patent applications in the area of energy storage and conversion with emphasis on renewable energy, hydrogen, batteries and fue...