Tobias Glossmann is a Principal Engineer at Mercedes-Benz R&D North America and works on battery research from material level to vehicle integration for more than 20 years. He holds advanced degrees in Mechatronics from Esslingen University of Applied Sciences and in Chemistry from Oakland University. In recent years he has served as an officer at the Detroit section of the Electrochemical Society to further community education. His current research interests include Li-metal batteries and also interfaces in batteries and electrochemical sensors.