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Jay F Whitacre
Trustee Professor
in Energy
Director, Wilton
E. Scott Institute for Energy
Innovation
Professor,
Dept. of Materials
Science and Engineering,
Professor, Dept. of Engineering
& Public Policy,
5127 Scott Hall
Carnegie
Mellon University,
Pittsburgh,
PA 15213
Whitacre(at)andrew.cmu.edu
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Ph.D.
Materials Science and
Engineering, University of
Michigan, 1999
M.S. Materials
Science and Engineering,
University of Michigan, 1997
B.A. Physics,
Oberlin College, 1994
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Current
Ph.D. Graduate Students
Han Wang (MSE)
Expected Graduation: Summer 2020
Research: Recycling Li-ion battery
materials
Sven Burke
(MSE)
Expected Graduation: Summer 2022
Research: Optimized electroyte/cathode
materials using ML for Li-ion batteries
Tong Liu (Chem)
Expected Graduation: 2022
Research: Polymers for Li-ion batteries
Katrina
Ramirez-Meyers (EPP/MSE)
Expected Graduation: 2023
Research: batteries in developing countries -
supply chain and materials considerations
Nyla Khan (EPP)
Expected graduation: 2022
Reearch: global battery supply chain: impact and
costs
Current
Undergrad/Masters/Lab Researchers
Jared
Mitchell (Scott Institute): Design and
implementation of automated data collection for
ML informed experiments
Changrui (Fiona) Fan (MSE): Assessment of
performance of used Li-ion batteries for second
life use
Aparna Jaggi (MSE/ESTP): Process Based
Cost Modeling of battery recycling systems
Jennifer Miller (MSE): assessing next
generation battery electrolytes
Maxwell Rae Chu (ChemE): testing the
stability of low cost metals in alkali
electrolyte environments
XinSheng Wu (MSE): Novel Materials and
Synthetic routes for next generation batteries
Franchesca Lorandi (Chem): Postdoctoral
Scholar Investigating ionically functional
polymers
Micheal Whiston (EPP): Postdoctoral
Scholar Investigating the future of fuel cells
and the landscape of U.S. Energy Institutes
Student/Postdoctoral
Alumni
Sipei Li
(Chem): Ph.D. 2019
Topic Studied: Novel Polymers for lithium
ion batteries
Current position: MIT Postdoctoral Scholar
Guannan HE (EPP): Ph.D. 2019
Topic Studied: Economics of stationary energy
storage and hydrogen use
Current Position: MIT Postdoctoral Scholar
Sneha Shanbhag (CEE): Ph.D.
2019
Topic studied: The use of
insertion compounds for electrochemical water
treatment
Current Position: Researcher, Toronto CA
Sarah Frisco (MSE): Ph.D.,
2019
Topic studied: Li metal as anode
material in Li-ion batteries
Current Position: Staff Scientist, NREL
Griffin
Harbach (ESTP)
Research
Topic: Materials for innovation in Fuel
Cell Technologies
Ann Rutt (MSE):
Research
Topic: Potentiostatic testing of
functional energy storage materials.
Current position:
Ph.D. Student, MSE, Berkeley
Grace
Yee (MSE)
Research
Topic: Materials for aqueous batteries
Current position: Natron Battery Company
Rebecca Ciez (EPP): Ph.D.,
2018
Topic studied: Energy storage system and
materials techo-economics
Current Position: Princeton University
Postdoc Scholar
Alex
Mohamed (MSE): Ph.D.,
2016
Topic studied: Stability and performance
of NaTi2(PO4)3 in aqueous electrolytes
Current Position: Staff Scientist at
Ionic Materials, Boston MA
Wei Wu (MSE):
Ph.D., Fall 2014,
Topic
studied: Intercalation materials for
sodium-based aqueous electrolyte energy storage
devices.
Current
Position: Lead Scientist, Aquion Energy
Pittsburgh
Apurba
Sakti (EPP): Ph.D.,
Fall 2013,
Topic
Studied: System level implications of
energy storage technologies for electrified
transportation.
Current
Position: Staff Scientist, MITEI
Sanjeev Sharma:
MSE Postdoctoral Scholar (2008-2010)
Topics
studied:Carbons and nano structured
metal oxides for energy storage.
Current
Position: Envia Systems, Bay Area, CA
Yao
Zhang:
Visiting Scholar, 2007-2009
Topics
studied:Thin Film solid state battery
structures.
Current
Position: ATL battery company, China
Amul
Tevar:
Ph.D. Graduate, 2011
Topics
studied:Manganese oxide based
intercalation compounds for aqueous sodium based
batteries.
Current
Position: Staff Reseacher,
Scott
Peterson:
Ph.D. Graduate, 2011
Topics
studied:Techno-economic analyses of
electrified transportation.
Current
Position: Teacher, Shadyside Academy,
Pittsburgh, PA
Ayesha
Hashambhoy:
Ph.D. Graduate, 2011
Topics
studied:Physical and electrochemical
characterization of Li - metal phosphates.
Current
Position: Group lead, General
Electric Center of additive manufacturing,
Pittsrbugh, PA
Sangeun
Chun:
Ph.D. Graduate, 2011
Topics
studied:Carbons derived from
carbohydrates: structure and function.
Current
Position: Professor, Seoul KR
Eric
Hittinger:
Ph.D. Graduate, 2012
Topics
studied:Techno-economic analyses of
grid-scale energy storage technologies.
Current
Position: Assistant Professor,
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester NY
Jonathan
Schwieger (MSE) “Synthesis of
Phospho-Olivine – based electrode Materials”,
Fall 2007 Spring 2008.
Alicia Marrie (ChemE)
“Electrochemical Evaluation of Ultrafast Laser
Modified Nafion Surfaces” – Spring 2008 – Summer
2008.
Ankur Gupta
& Britnay Selman (MSE) “ Analysis
of LiFePO4 based batteries for high temperature
application in the CMU Lunar Rover project”,
Spring 2008.
Bryan Tomko
(MSE)“ Utilization of a solid polymer
electrolyte in a photoelectrochemical cell,”
Summer 2008 (Visiting Summer REU student, and
new incoming first year grad student).
Terry Shyu
(MSE), “ Examination of the effects of Al
doping in the spinel Lithium Maganate System”,
Fall 2008 – Spring 2009 (honors project).
Andrew Polonsky,
“Hydrothermal Synthesis of titania/barium
titanate composite nano powders”, “Optomizing Na
functionality in doped λ-MnO2 Spring/summer
2009.
Ankur Gupta,
“In-situ electrode re-juvination for Li-ion
cells, a proof of concept experiment”, Summer
2009, AY ‘09/’10 honors project.
Daniel Beccera
(MSE), “Behaviour of Na0.44MnO2 in aqueous
electrolyte with different cation species”,
Spring/summer 2010.
Madeline Kelly
(MSE/EPP), “Statistical assessment of large
format battery testing data” (at Aquion Energy),
Summer 2011.
Jonathan
Matusky (MSE/EPP/Tepper), “
Systems-level assessment of scaled energy
storage installations, economincs and market”
(At Aquion Energy), Summer 2011.
Catherine
Groschner
(MSE)
Graduation:
Spring 2015
Research
Topic:
(Honors
Project) Synthesis and testing of novel
electrode materials for aqueous electrolyte
energy storage devices
Brooke
Kuei
(Physics)
Graduation:
Spring 2015
Research
Topic: Potentiostatic testing of
functional energy storage materials.
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