Sossina M. Haile

Sossina M. Haile is the Murphy Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Northwestern University, where she leads the U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Frontier Research Center focused on Hydrogen in Energy and Information Sciences. Prior to this, she spent 18 years at the California Institute of Technology and three years at the University of Washington. Her research focuses on materials for sustainable energy technologies, including fuel cells and hydrogen production. She is a prominent figure in electrochemical energy systems, having pioneered advancements in solid acid proton conductors and protonic ceramic fuel cells.

Haile earned her Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from MIT in 1992, with postdoctoral training at the Max Planck Institute in Stuttgart as a Humboldt Fellow. She currently serves on editorial boards for Joule and MRS Energy and Sustainability, and on the DOE Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Board.

Her awards include Fellowships from the Electrochemical Society (2024), Royal Society of Chemistry (2023), and Materials Research Society (2018). Her work bridges fundamental materials science with applied energy solutions, addressing challenges in renewable energy storage and conversion.