Mayer currently serves as Principal Engineer and Director of New Product Development at Novellus Systems, Inc. and holds over 50 issued US patents. He joined Novellus in 1998 and was a critical member of the SabreTM IC copper damascene electrodeposition tools development team. In 1995, he formed the supercapacitor manufacturing company PowerStor Corporation, now a division of Cooper/Bussmann. Prior to PowerStor, he founded the lithium-ion battery manufacturing company PolyStor Corporation, serving as the company’s Chief Technical Officer. From the late 1980s to 1993, Mayer served at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories as a staff scientist. Mayer received a bachelor’s degree summa cum laude in chemical engineering from the State University of New York, Buffalo and has a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from UC Berkeley.

“We are proud to bring on board a member of such caliber and reputation,” stated Paul Abramowitz, CEO of Neah Power Systems. “Steven’s experience, particularly the areas of integrated circuits manufacturing and power storage technologies, will be of great value as we progress toward delivering our fuel cell prototype in this year’s third quarter. Also his expertise in electrochemistry will be very useful as Neah moves towards completion of its military prototype and as we extend our technology to the consumer markets.”

About Neah Power Systems, Inc.

Neah Power Systems, Inc. is a leading developer of fuel cells for military applications, notebook computers and portable electronic devices. The company's patented, porous silicon-based design will provide long-lasting, efficient and safe power solutions. As an emerging leader in fuel cell technology, Neah Power's products will allow users to extend the operating time of 10 to 100 watt devices multiple times beyond that of conventional batteries. Further company information can be found at our Website:http://www.neahpower.com.