Postdoctoral Researcher
CurrentWorking with Elisa Miller-Link and James Young Development of photocathodes for solar hydrogen generation (2023-present)• Overcame the difficult problem of III-V photocathode degradation by introducing 2D layer MoS2 protective coating to achieve 50+ hours of solar hydrogen production • Designed a framework to understand III-V degradation by Raman spectroscopyDevelopment of improved methods for testing catalysts for electrochemical ammonia generation (2022-present)• Created a successful method to assess nitrogen reduction catalysts, surpassing previous methods in detection limit and resistance to false positives• Assembled and led a diverse, cross-disciplinary research team to submit a $600k grant proposal, which won the NREL Postdoctoral Researcher Proposal AwardCatalyst development for electrochemical ammonia generation (2022-present)• Achieved optimized catalytic activity of vanadium oxysulfide for electrochemical ammonia production through sulfur vacancy engineering• Led a team of ten researchers with diverse perspectives to develop understanding of complex vanadium oxysulfide composition and nitrate reduction catalytic mechanism
