Anna Stukas, 2011-2012 President

Anna Stukas is the Director of Intellectual Property and Regulatory Affairs at Angstrom Power Incorporated, a privately funded R&D start-up focused on developing micro fuel cells for portable power applications. Her responsibilities at Angstrom include patent portfolio management, technology licensing, standards development and creation of international regulations. She has been instrumental in the creation of international regulations that now allow use of fuel cells onboard passenger aircraft. In addition, Anna is the Chair of the Portable Power Working Group for the United States Fuel Cell Council. Anna received her Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering (Co-op) from the University of Victoria, and was heavily involved in student leadership activities on both a local and national level, from executive positions with the University of Victoria Engineering Students’ Society to the NSERC Committee for Scholarships and Fellowships. In her spare time, Anna volunteers as an assistant instructor at Vancouver West Aikikai teaching aikido, a Japanese martial art.