Portfolio and Experience

Develop PowerCo‘s electrolyte for serial production LFP prismatic cells via partnerships, supplier collaboration, and internal/external testing.

Support Purchasing, Quality, Testing, Operations, and Analytics on electrolyte topics.

Conducted fundamental and applied electrochemical research on South 8 Technologies' groundbreaking liquefied gas electrolyte for use in Li-ion batteries.

Designed, conducted and analyzed experiments probing material characteristics using techniques such as cyclic voltammetry (CV), differential capacity analysis (dQ/dV), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), conductivity and general battery cycling profiles on Biologic potentiostats and Maccor cyclers.

Collected, analyzed and presented electrochemical data on various electrolyte formulations, additives, cycling parameters, electrode chemistries (anodes, conventional cathodes and conversion type cathodes) and cell form factors (full/half/3 electrode cells, 18650).

Trained, mentored and supervised Research Associates in cell construction, glovebox, material and gas handling and general electrochemical and battery knowledge.

Researched and presented to management and associates on variety of fundamental topics in company lecture series.

Designed and maintained high pressure gas/vacuum systems and various electrochemical cell architectures.

Researched and procured potentiostats, FT-IR system and Raman microscope system.

Conducted fundamental research on electrochemical materials for next-gen Li-ion batteries (focused on Li metal anodes)

Worked on process development of cell assembly, both in traditional coin cells and custom, patent-pending optical characterization cells for experiment repeatability and process improvement characterization

Designed, developed and conducted electrochemical experiments including cyclic voltammetry, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), charge/discharge cycling coupled with in-situ optical/Raman imaging and ex-situ electron microscopy (SEM/EDX)

Trained, mentored and managed students in conducting research including experiments, lab safety, and design projects