I am in my 2ndyear of postdoctoral training in the Chemistry and Nanoscience Center at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). I received my Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering in August 2016 from the University of Michigan under the direction of Professor Levi Thompson. My doctoral thesis involved understanding the charge storage mechanisms of high surface-area carbides and nitrides for electrochemical supercapacitors and batteries. Prior to joining NREL, I led a team of engineers at a startup company in Michigan to advance the commercialization of electrochemical supercapacitors based on metal nitrides. My current research at NREL with Nathan Neale and John Turner focusses on the structure-function relationship of the electrocatalytic and photocatalytic behavior of semiconductor and metal 2D carbides and nitrides MXenes for applications in energy storage and conversion. I am passionate about research and teaching. My career goal is to develop a world-class and innovative research laboratory that explores novel materials and chemistries for next-generation energy storage and conversion systems.
Research Interests:
Energy storage systems
Batteries
Supercapacitors
Energy conversion
Fuel cells
Photovoltaics
Photoelectrochemical systems
Teaching Interests:
Traditional courses of interest
Thermodynamics
Reaction engineering
Heat and mass transfer
Fluid dynamics
Non-traditional courses of interest
Electrochemical engineering
Renewable energy and energy storage systems
Nanostructured materials synthesis and characterization
