Mujeeb Ijaz
Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for deprecated parameters".Template:Wikidata image Mujeeb Ijaz (born May 18, 1967) is a Pakistani-American engineer. Ijaz is most notable for his innovative work engineering automobile fuel cell systems. Ijaz is also well known by his peers for his 15 year stint at Ford Motor Company, where he was the manager of electric and fuel cell vehicle engineering. He is also known for his ground-breaking work as Senior Director at Apple Inc.[1]
Additionally, Ijaz has been awarded more than 30 patents in battery-related technologies and energy management systems which have had great impact on the electric automobile movement globally.[2]
Template:Section In 1992, Ijaz joined Ford Motor Company, where he worked for over 15 years as the manager of electric and fuel cell vehicle engineering.[3][4] Later in 2007, Ijaz led a team of experts in the development of Ford's Lithium-Ion plug-in hybrid - the Edge HySeries,[5] as well as lead the record setting Ford Fusion Hydrogen 999 Land Speed Record effort resulting in a World's first 207 mph achievement powered by a 750 hp hydrogen fuel cell powertrain.[6][7]
Ijaz founded the A123 Automotive Solutions Group in 2008, leading to A123's initial public offering in 2010.[8] Ijaz then led the creation of A123 Venture Technologies.[9][10][11] Ijaz was responsible for the production of automotive applications for A123 including, the Fisker Karma, Chevrolet Spark EV, and racing applications in Formula 1 and the 24 Hours of LeMans winning Porsche 919 Hybrid.[12][13]
Ijaz developed new materials and cells which were used to power the Ohio State University Buckeye Bullet to a 307.7 mph land speed record at the Bonneville Salt Flats.[14]
Ijaz joined Apple Inc. in 2014 as a special project engineer.[15][16][17][18]
Template:Section Mujeeb Ijaz was born on May 18, 1967, in Radford, Virginia and grew up in Montgomery County, Virginia, Virginia.[19]
His father, Mujaddid Ahmed Ijaz, and mother, Dr. Lubna Razia Ijaz, were both scientists. His father was an experimental physicist and professor of physics at Virginia Tech.[20] His mother was a solar physicist who worked with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization to develop Renewable energy in Pakistan renewable energy programs in Pakistan.[21]
Ijaz received his Bachelor of Science degree from Virginia Tech in 1990, where he majored in mechanical engineering.
- Ijaz was named Hometown Hero by local WDBJ7 for starting the Cheryl Quigley Memorial Run Cross Country, Track 1 mile and 2-mile distance.
- In 2007, Ijaz received a merit award for the United States Department of Energy for his work validating hydrogen technology on the Ford Edge with HySeries Drive at Ford Motor Company.[22]
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- ↑ "What is Apple's secret car project, code-named Titan?". Christian Science Monitor. 2015-07-22. Template:Citation/identifier. https://www.csmonitor.com/Technology/2015/0722/What-is-Apple-s-secret-car-project-code-named-Titan.
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- ↑ "Lubna Razia Ijaz Scholarship". Virginia Tech, Department of Physics. http://www.phys.vt.edu/awards/Ijaz.shtml.
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