A Technical Fellow at United Technologies Research Center (UTRC), Robert Darling is responsible for electrochemical technologies including batteries, fuel cells, and corrosion. Previously, as Principal Research Engineer at UTRC, he was a member of the core team that developed and licensed high-power flow battery technology and received an R&D 100 Award. He also led the automotive fuel cell development efforts for major automotive original equipment manufacturers for five years.
Darling also served in a leadership role as a member of the JCESR Directorate.