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YONKERS, N.Y., July 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — alpha-Encorp and Cornell University have entered into a cooperative agreement to conduct sponsored research at the Baker Laboratory, under the direction of Héctor D. Abruña. Professor Abruña is a renowned electrochemist and member of the National Academy of Sciences. His research group focuses on the development of new materials using a wide variety of characterization techniques of great relevance to battery research. Cornell’s agreement is for conducting essential analysis related to quantifying capacity and ion transport for the process of lithium thin film production patented by alpha-Encorp. It is anticipated that the collaboration will take advantage of the hi-tech facilities available at Cornell, especially the ability to study thin films of lithium “in operando”, meaning – making movies, at the microscopic scale, of lithium film growth, as it happens in real time.

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Yonkers, New York 6/19/2018 alpha-Encorp announced today that Sam Pitroda was elected to Chairman of the Board. He will take on these additional duties while continuing to serve in his current role as the CEO.
Page Feldman was also elected to the Board, she is known predominantly for her decade of work as the producer of Donald J. Trump’s show “The Apprentice”. She is joined by Vinder Sokhi, a technology entrepreneur, money manager and long term investor in alpha-Encorp. Their detailed Bio’s can be reviewed in the 8-K that was filed today.

Jerome I. Feldman, Executive Chairman commented: “As we continue to grow our Board we are thrilled to be able to attract talented individuals with diverse backgrounds and successful track records. It is important to add fresh ideas and visions to our Board so that we are prepared to face new challenges with creative solutions. I look very much forward to working with the expanded Board in my role as Executive Chairman.”