Christina Lampe-Onnerud (IEEE Member)

PHOTO: Chris Mueller

Title: Chief executive officer, Boston-Power

Goal: To cram as much power as possible into a battery without blowing it up

Birthplace: Ludvika, Sweden

Education: B.Sc. Chemistry, 1990; Ph.D. Inorganic Chemistry, 1995, both from Uppsala University, Sweden

First job: Chorus director

Patents: 15

Computer: HP laptop

Car: Volkswagen Passat

After hours: Directs, sings, and records with the Stardust Show Chorus, a 20-woman a cappella group; dances classical ballet and choreographs