About Me

What I’ve DonE

What I’ve Done

I’m originally from the Upper West Side of New York City, NJ. I graduated from Cornell University in 2007 with a B.S in Materials Science and Engineering. While at Cornell, I studied carbon nanomaterials with Professor R. Bruce van Dover, as well as interning at Rutgers University, and Columbia University. You can find more by reading my Résumé.

In 2011, I finished my Ph.D. in Materials Science & Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology working with Professor Gleb Yushin. I researched anodes and binder materials for lithium-ion batteries. I am a co-author on the first paper on the use of bio-derived binder materials (alginate) for Li-ion battery anodes and on the first paper on hierarchically self-assembled silicon-carbon nanocomposite anodes. I was also the first person to directly measure the mechanical properties of lithiated silicon.

From 2012 to 2015, I worked as a post-doctoral researcher for Professor Dan Steingart at Princeton University. While working there, my research included advanced cathode and anode materials for alkaline manganese-zinc batteries, as well as electrolytes designed to improve the rechargeability of these batteries. I also used synchrotron X-ray sources to characterize batteries in-operando, and I co-authored one of the first publications on in-operando acoustic time-of-flight characterization of batteries.

From 2015 to 2018, I worked as a Senior Scientist at Eos Energy Storage. At Eos, I developed innovative anodes, cathodes and electrolytes for the company’s innovative zinc-hybrid cathode battery technology, and applied failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) techiques to understand their lifetime mechanics and failure modes. I also helped build and manage Eos’ battery test lab, one of the largest in North America. Some of my other research topics include developing the world’s first non-aqueous zinc-chlorine battery and creating advanced frame components for bipolar battery stacks.

What I DO NOW

I’m currently looking for new opportunities, either in academia or in industry. I’m an electrochemist and materials scientist, and I’m proficient in a wide range of materials characterization techniques. These include both scanning and transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and photoelectron spectroscopy, and Raman spectroscopy. I’m also proficient in battery construction, assembly, testing, and failure analysis. I’m interested in the engineering and economics of batteries, supercapacitors and fuel cells, the characterization of materials via in- and ex-situ x-ray diffraction and electron microscopy techniques, and nanomaterials synthesis for energy and structural materials. I’m also interested in the electrochemical synthesis of ammonia as a replacement for existing methods of ammonia synthesis, such as the Haber process.

I have a few hobbies I pursue in my limited free time, including reading, cooking, economics, and both tabletop and computer gaming.