Benjamin Lam Email & Phone Number

California, United States

Berkeley, California, United States

• Building custom Li-air battery test system controlled with Flask/Python/I2C to cycle cells in PID-controlled relative humidity/gas composition. Performed mechanical design of Swagelok-type cell (Fusion 360) for.
• Automatic SEM/EDS image processing (MATLAB) tool made large datasets (>200 scans) able to be evaluated. Utilized Hough transform to identify scale bars and linescans for formatting
• Research on degradation mechanism of Li-NASICON solid-state Lithium conductors in alkaline environments using time-resolved XRD, SEM/EDS, ICP-OES experiments, results contextualized with DFT surface simulations and.
• Research on Li-Garnet solid-state conductors in aqueous environments. Thermodynamics used to design materials more resistant to Li-extraction to maintain good ionic conductivity
• Led coordination between three research groups facilitating collaboration; set up new experimental SOP and equipment for new project (Li-air)

Irvine, California, United States

• Custom MATLAB library developed for EIS data processing (nonlinear curve fitting, > 300 datasets), contributed to 2 papers:[ACS Applied Nano Materials (2023), https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsanm.2c04537] [Advanced.
• Researched novel synthesis of one-step coated metal oxide nanoparticles for CO2 direct air capture, developing high-throughput synthesis of metal oxide nanoparticles for CO2 air capture technology

San Diego, California, United States

• Data analysis of in-field tin droplet generator performance (Python): Developed functions to flag heat cycling anomalies indicating oxide formation and subsequent failure. These were integrated into the new dashboard.
• Failure analysis for droplet generator; corresponded with external lab to investigate mechanism of tin-oxide formation

Irvine, California, United States

• Developed a simulated model for a microfluidic valve. Made new valve design with truncated valve floor helps improve size variation of generated droplets (down to σ = 1%, 3x improvement) [Micromachines (2022).
• Created PCB for integrated solenoid array controller, pressure regulated vacuum source for microfluidic testing
• Used image processing techniques with a digital microscope video stream to track the volume of fluid pumped (< 1µL) by a microfluidic valve over time

Irvine, California, United States

• Leader of electrical team design of the high-voltage system, directed high-voltage system progress
• Main designer of battery module (SolidWorks), ran stress simulations to investigate structural stability
• Designed air-cooling system for batteries using Autodesk CFD, ANSYS Fluent
• Also a part of the manufacturing team (Trained in MIG Welding)

San Francisco Bay Area

Master'S Degree, Materials Science

Courses: Model predictive control, Signals and systems, Additive manufacturing, Single crystal X-ray Diffraction, Thermodynamics (Graduate.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering And Materials Science Engineering (Double Major), Gpa: 3.99, Major Gpa: 4.00

Dean's Honor List (All quarters) Relevant Courses: Intro to Control Systems, Fuel Cells, Solar and Renewable Energy, Thermodynamics, Heat.