Michael Thuis Email & Phone Number

Evanston, IL, US

Chicago, IL

Leads the midwest region for The Carbon League, which brings teams of key volunteers in government, communities, academia, and industry to accelerate climate action. This includes overseeing 3 task forces a year (Building Decarbonization, Grid Modernization, and Clean Transportation) alongside the grants and initiatives created by these task forces.

Secretary of the board

Westerville, Ohio, United States

Evanston, Illinois, United States

Developing high-throughput characterization methods for Na-ion conductors selected using machine learning. Part of the Haile group.

Evanston, Illinois, United States

MAT_SCI 381: Materials for Energy-Efficient TechnologyTeaching assistant for an overview course for energy materials including recycling, solar, energy storage, manufacturing, etc. Class size of 26 students.

Evanston, Illinois, United States

Developing high-throughput characterization methods for Na-ion conductors selected using machine learning. Part of the Haile group.

Evanston, Illinois, United States

MAT_SCI 201/301: Introduction to MaterialsTeaching assistant of an introduction materials science course. Class size of 94 students.

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

United States

The GEM fellowship program provides fellows with full tuition, fees, and an annual stipend provided by a sponsoring GEM University and sponsoring GEM Employer.

Golden, Colorado, United States

Analyzing the current state of commercialized building technologies to improve the lab to public process within the Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratory system.

Golden, Colorado, United States

Working in the PV reliability group supporting the DuraMat Consortium to improve the lifetime and functionality of current solar panels. Conducting weathering experiments on new backsheet materials to determine their long term functionality.

Golden, CO

Working in the PV reliability group supporting the DuraMat Consortium to improve the lifetime and functionality of current solar panels. Conducting weathering experiments on new backsheet materials to determine their long term functionality.

Golden, CO

Working in the PV reliability group supporting the DuraMat Consortium to improve the lifetime and functionality of current solar panels. Conducting weathering experiments on new backsheet materials to determine their long term functionality.

"The University Innovation Fellows program empowers students to become leaders of change in higher education.Fellows are creating a national movement to ensure that all students gain the necessary attitudes, skills and knowledge to compete in the economy of the future."Stemming from Stanford University, the University Innovation Fellow program connects.

Golden, Colorado, United States

Served as a co-instructor teaching user-centered design for the 2020 Challenge Program, a summer program created to support first-generation and underrepresented, first-year engineering students. Created several course modules with written and video components made specifically for the course. Managed a virtual classroom of 36 students and helped to manage.

Golden, CO

Worked on a new photolithography method for creating 2D thin-film geometries for deposition on a fluid-fluid interface. Completed Ramen and FTIR characterization of graphene samples created using this new method. Constructed a vacuum, tube furnace for dielectric testing. Was a member of the Interfacial Rheology and Functional Ceramics research groups.

Oak Ridge, TN

Worked in the Energy Storage and Membrane Materials Group. Conduced research on LiPON thin film electrolytes for next-generation solid-state batteries.

Golden, CO

Designed an experiment to refine heptane for interfacial rheology and thin film graphene design. Identified variables and methods for the purification of heptane past the highest HPLC grades. Managed project funding of $2000.

Facilitated a 5-day conference at Stanford and Google that represented students from 258 universities. Gave a 4 minute ignite, short speech at Google for the conference. Selected as one of 24 students from the 258 universities to return as a Fab.

Golden, Colorado, United States

Worked in the Building and Thermal Systems department under the Building Energy Sciences group. Looked at the water chemistry, energy efficiency, and water consumption for a new chemical-free water treatment system for HVAC cooling towers, in collaboration with the city of Los Angelos. Consolidated a research paper analyzing the water chemistry, corrosion.

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

Led a group of students to solve a specific inspection problem for the company and client that resulted in an adopted solution. Communicated with industry engineers to develop a solution that reduced inspection times by 90% by creating a vacuum apparatus to flip product. Practiced manufacturing safety and awareness in order to be safe in the workplace. The.

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

This was a summer program ran by the Army, where the intent was to combat the perceived future shortage of engineers and was conducted on the UCCS campus. I worked with Department of Defense and Army engineers on problems relating to their careers. I worked with Department of Defense and Army Engineers to refine projects including missile defense.

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

This was a summer program ran by the Army, where the intent was to combat the perceived future shortage of engineers and was conducted on the UCCS campus. I worked with Department of Defense and Army engineers on problems relating to their careers. I worked with Department of Defense and Army Engineers to refine projects including missile defense.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Materials Science And Engineering

Activities and Societies: GEM Fellow

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Metallurgical And Materials Engineering, Alumni

Activities and Societies: Grand Challenges Scholars Program, Cum Laude