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San Jose, Ca, Us

Santa Clara, Ca, Us

Research and Development (R&D), Technical Leadership, Testing, and Executive Reporting: As technical lead, managed roll-to-roll pre-lithiation and lithium metal-based electrode technology, testing and validation for global customers, and preparation of executive program reports.Product Development and Partnerships: Leads joint technology development with Tier 1 customers in Asia, Europe, and North America. Partnerships have led to the identification of Applied Materials’ pre-lithiation solution as a viable technology.Product Innovation, Processes Development, and Lithium: Leveraged technical knowledge of molten lithium handling and process development to determine feasibility of creating ultra-thin lithium coating, facilitating development of next-generation batteries.Leadership and Metrology: Leads application engineers focused on customer interaction and manages metrology support group. Technology Evaluation and Emerging Technologies: Evaluates emerging battery technologies and companies to identify potential investment opportunities. Protocol Implementation and Laboratory Safety: Established lab safety processes and protocols for shipping and handling dangerous goods.

Santa Clara, Ca, Us

Program Coordination, Electrochemical Engineering, and Subject Matter Experts: Initiated and coordinated a benchtop Li deposition program based in Germany. Served as the technical focal point of cross-functional process development and subject matter expert for electrochemical validation of generated samples.Performance Testing and Chemical Safety: Created first safety plan for handling molten Li metal by leveraging expertise and learnings from Argonne National Lab’s vehicle testing center (with feedback from automotive Li-ion battery packs and fire safety). Laboratory Management, Technology Development, and Lithium-ion Batteries: As an electrochemical technologist, built and ran lab operations for state-of-the-art facility to support R&D efforts, which focused on developing fundamental technology to improve energy density of Li-ion batteries.Performance Improvement: Developed surface protection for lithium metal process that enabled both safer handling and better electrochemical performance

Santa Clara, Ca, Us

Process Engineering, Energy Efficiency, and Nanotechnology: Developed nano silicon-based anode electrode architectures with potential for improving the energy density. Product Testing and Battery Testing: Tested and evaluated LiPON based solid-state batteries, with potential for breakthrough in reducing cellphone battery size.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

Mass Spectrometry and Academic Research: Harnessed differential electrochemical mass spectrometry to prove for the first time that electrolytes play a pivotal role in lithium-air (Li-air) battery research, fueling a paradigm shift in both academic and industry research. Experimental Research and Collaborative Problem Solving: Served as direct external technical contact for IBM-Bosch research collaboration, providing experimental data that led to development of new electrochemical model, facilitating greater understanding of critical barriers in the technology, and recommending strategies for improvement. Academic Writing: As lead author among a team of colleagues, wrote seminal Li-air perspective article that generated significant interest in the field and now has more than 1,950 citations.

Allentown, Pennsylvania, Us

Scientific Management, Scientific Research, Electrolytes, and Licensing: Led electrochemistry aspects of R&D for StabiLife® electrolyte salts based on lithium fluorododecaborates, assessing applications in Li-ion batteries. Drove advancement of battery electrolyte program licensing.Mentoring and Product Development: Mentored research scientists and technicians, leading to the development of new materials with improved solid electrolyte interphase for performance in Li-ion batteries. Program Development, Research, and Fuel Cells: Developed fuel cell research program using new electrolytes based on acid form of fluorinated dodecahedral B12 F122- salts and demonstrated their potential for high-temperature fuel cell application. Collaborated with UTC Power—a fuel cell manufacturer that specializes in fuel cells for buildings, buses, and automobiles—to demonstrate its potential as a replacement to phosphoric acid fuel cells operating at high temperatures.

Notre Dame, In, Us

Post-Doctoral Research, Energy Storage Fuel Cells

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Chemistry

Ph.D, Electrochemistry

M.Sc, Inorganic And Physical Chemistry