Jerry Barker

Wednesday, 24 June 2026

Founder and CEO of Redoxion Limited. a UK-based start-up developing a 

western supply chain for LFP and LMFP. 

Co-founder and CTO of Faradion Limited – a UK-based start-up developing a  

high energy density Na-ion battery technology. Company was founded in 2011 

and was acquired my Reliance Industries Limited of India in 2022. 

PhD in solid-state electrochemistry from the University of Exeter, UK. In his  

early career worked at British Petroleum (BP) and spent time at the University  

of California, Santa Barbara, (UCSB). 

More than 30+ years in advanced battery research and development. Li-ion,  

Na-ion, Li-metal anode, Mg-batteries, Li2FeS2, Li//S, Li-silicon anode, Zn-air, All  

Solid-State Batteries (ASSB), Gel Li electrolytes, Conducting Polymers, Proton  

conductors. 

Worked with over 40 battery companies worldwide (multinationals, government  

labs, start-ups). 

1992 to 2005. Chief Scientist and Research Director at Valence Technology 

Inc. – the first company globally to introduce a commercial Graphite//LFP  

battery in 2002.  

Published extensively in LIB and NIB fields. 100+ technical publications (hindex = 66, >15,000 citations). 

Named inventor on more than 120 issued and 25 pending US battery patents.  

Inventor of the Carbothermal Reduction (CTR) manufacturing method – the  

industry-standard method for the low-cost synthesis of LiFePO4/C composites. 

Widely regarded as a pioneer of Na-ion battery technology 

IBA Technology Award (2012) for contributions to Li-ion battery materials. 

ECS Europe Alessandro Volta Medal 2022. 

2019 was appointed Honorary Professor within the School of Chemistry at the  

University of St. Andrews, UK.  

Member of the Faraday Institution Expert Pane