The Gaston Planté Medal was awarded to the next recipient, selected by an International Planté Medal Committee, for significant contribution to the development of lead-acid battery science and technology.GASTON PLANTÉ MEDAL COMMITTEEDr. K. Bullock, Coolohm Inc., USAProf. A. Czerwinski, Warsaw University, PolandProf. C. D’Alkaine, Federal University of Sao Carlos, BrazilDr. I. Dyson, CMP Batteries Ltd., UKProf. Y. Guo, Fuzhou University, ChinaDr. E. Karden, Ford R&D Centre, Aachen, GermanyDr. K. Micka, J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry, Czech RepublicProf. D. Pavlov, IEES, BulgariaDr. M. Perrin, INES—RDI, FranceDr. D. Prengaman, RSR Technologies Inc., USADr. D.A.J. Rand, CSIRO, AustraliaProf. P. Ruetschi, Leclanche S.A., Consultant, SwitzerlandProf. A. Russin, RUMA, RussiaProf. A. Shukla, CECRI, IndiaProf. Z. Takehara, Kyoto University, JapanDr. Z. Wang, Asia Battery Association, ChinaDr. G. Zguris, Hollingsworth & Vose Co., USAGASTON PLANTÉ MEDALLISTSDr. Ernst Voss, VARTA Batterie AG, Germany1989Dr. Paul Ruetschi, Leclanche S.A., Switzerland1993Prof. Detchko Pavlov, IEES, Bulgaria1994Dr. Kathryn Bullock, Medtronic, Inc., USA1996Dr. David A.J. Rand, CSIRO, Australia1996Dr. Norman Bagshaw, NEB Consultants, UK1999Mr. John Devitt, Consult. Electrical Engineer, USA1999Dr. David Prengaman, RSR Corporation, USA2002International Lead Zinc Research Organization, USA2002Prof. Zen-Ishiro Takehara, Kansai University, Japan20052008 GASTON PLANTÉ MEDAL NOMINEESDr. Patrick Moseley, ILZRO/ALABC, USADr. Robert Nelson, Axion Power Battery Manufacturing, USADr. Kenneth Peters, LDA Consultant, UK