Christina Lampe Önnerud

Early life Christina Lampe-Önnerud was born in Sweden. Her father, Wolfgang Lampe, was a power engineer. Lampe-Önnerud had an interest in science early on, making fireworks in a basement bathtub and playing with chemistry and electrical kits as a child. She was also trained as an opera singer.

Lampe-Önnerud then held a postdoctoral appointment at MIT in Cambridge, MA working for Quantum Energy Technologies. She later became one of the youngest partners at Arthur D. Little (whose research section was acquired by TIAX), in charge of the company's battery labs. The company focused on lithium-ion batteries for small personal computing devices. later renamed Cadenza Innovation, based in Oxford, Connecticut. Her work aims at developing efficient, safe, lasting, and inexpensive batteries for various technologies, including computers, phones, and cars. Lampe-Önnerud has served as a voice for power and energy issues at government and industrial conferences for over 15 years. Also starting in 2016, Lampe-Önnerud became a board member at the MIT Corporation Visiting Committee for the Department of Chemistry. Since 2016, she has also been a part of the NY-BEST (New York Battery and Energy Storage Technology) Consortium, appointed as Energy Storage Industry Director.

In 2018–2019, she held a board of directors appointment at FuelCell Energy and additionally joined the Future Battery Industry Collaborative Research Center advisory board and served from 2019-2022.

In 2019, Lampe-Önnerud was appointed to the Livent board of directors and has continued to serve on the Board through the 2023 Merger with Allkem to become Arcadium Lithium. Additionally, Christina Lampe-Önnerud has served as a director of ON Semiconductor Corporation since September 2023.

In April 2022, Lampe-Önnerud received one of Sweden's most prestigious awards – the King's Medal. The internationally respected, 25-year battery industry thought leader and entrepreneur was honored for her outstanding contribution to Swedish business.

Christina Lampe-Önnerud holds 80+ patents on designs, products, devices, components, materials, and processes. She has over 25 technical publications in scientific journals focusing on science and thought-leadership. She has also enjoyed over 30 interviews, on media such as TV, radio, and podcasts with select features on CNBC, WGBH, NECN, and NPR. Lampe-Önnerud is featured in 500+ articles with select features in the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg News, Fortune, Nikkei, and China Daily. She has given over 100 keynote presentation with select events such as the World Economic Forum, TED, and CES. Lampe-Önnerud has served as a voice for power and energy issues at government and industrial conferences for over 15 years.

Published works "Conference Paper: Opportunities in energy storage due to the paradigm shift fueled by the mobile and clean tech revolutions" "A Consumer Revolution" "Benchmark study on high performing carbon anode material" "Conference Paper: Safety studies of Li-ion key components by ARC" "Conference Paper: Safety studies on lithium-ion batteries by accelerating rate calorimetry" Uppsala University Dissertation"Chemical and Electrochemical Intercalation of Lithium Into a V6O13 Host"

Honors and awards 2022 Royal Honorary Gold Medal (Sweden) 2021, Holds 80+ patents 2021, Women of Technology Award, Connected World magazine 2018, Technology Pioneer Award, World Economic Forum 2018, INC. Top 100 Female Founders 2018, Frost & Sullivan North American Lithium-Ion Industrial and Electric Vehicle Battery Technology Innovation Award 2015, CT Technology Council 2015 Women of Innovation: Entrepreneurial Innovation and Leadership Award 2013, Elected Lifetime Ambassador of Honor, Dalarna, Sweden 2011, Important Women in Mobile Tech 2011, Swedish woman of the year ('Årets svenska kvinna'), Swedish Women's Educational Association. 2010, Elected Lifetime Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences ('Kungliga ingenjörsvetenskapsakademien') 2010, Private Company CEO of the Year from the MassTLC Leadership Awards 2010, Technology Pioneer Award, World Economic Forum 2010, Sustainable Leadership Award, Swedish Association of Environmental Managers 2009, Entrepreneur Hall of Fame 2009, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year for Clean Tech, New England region 2008, Stevie Award for Women in Business as Best Entrepreneur 2008, Top Innovators of 2008, EDN Magazine 2007, Mass High Tech Women to Watch 2007, DEMOgod™ 2006, Top 100 Woman-Led Businesses in MA 2002, 100 Top Young Innovators, MIT's Technology Review 1998, Bell Labs Spot Innovation Award 1994, Amelia Earhart International Fellowship 1989, Nobel Foundation Student Award

Popular culture Christina Lampe-Önnerud presented an episode of the Sveriges Radio show Sommar i P1 on 25 June 2012.