I lead the R&D efforts at Intecells in order to leverage my 20+ years of experience within the advanced energy technology industry to assist manufacturers in reaping the benefits of applying cold plasma technology to their manufacturing lines.

Energy Materials for Automotive Applications- Project lead for non-platinum fuel cell electrocatalysts since 2014.- Fostered results-driven collaborations with suppliers, academia, and governmental organizations to advance the commercialization of next-generation energy materials.- Well-versed in the synthesis of transition metal-based electrocatalysts, and proven expertise in full electrochemical characterization (RDE, PEMFC, EIC, etc).- Real and reciprocal-space characterization of the electronic and physio-chemical properties of fuel cell electrocatalysts and battery materials via in situ X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAFS/XANES), X-ray scattering (SAXS & WAXS), in operando microbeam-XRF, and other synchrotron-based techniques at the Advanced Photon Source (Argonne, Chicago), the National Synchrotron Light Source (Brookhaven, NY), and the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (Ithaca, NY).- Improved Li-ion batteries for EV applications by applying XANES and high energy resolution fluorescence detection (HERFD) to elucidate the specific chemistries of metal cation dissolution, and effective strategies for mitigating the induced losses.- Participation in 4 DOE-funded research projects, and acted as GM project lead when necessary: the cumulative effects of these efforts have been to exceed DOE activity/durability targets for a variety of fuel cell components.- Over 20 peer-reviewed journal articles, and numerous invited talks.

Adviser: Sanjeev MukerjeeThesis: "Fundamental aspects of oxygen reduction reaction on non-platinum electrocatalysts: an electrochemical and in situ X-ray absorption spectroscopy study"

- Applied patented ionically conductive carbon surface treatment chemistries to fuel cell electrocatalyst supports to mass transport-induced performance losses.- Oversaw the acquisition, development, and commissioning of the company’s first-ever electrochemical/fuel cell testing lab.

- Synthesis and development of patented solid polymer electrolytes for Li-ion secondary cells. - Fundamental research and development on Li/inorganic sulfur cells.

Performed basic and fundamental research on a variety of fast-paced SBIR contract projects- Synthesis, development, and validation of a high capacity LiCoN anode for Li-ion secondary cells.- Development and testing of a variety of additives to render nonaqueous Li-ion battery electrolytes flame retardant. - Evaluation of sputtered and synthesized (Bonneman method) Pt-alloy nanocatalysts for fuel cell cathode applications.