I currently lead the electrocatalysis team within the Sargent group at Northwestern University. My responsibilities include applying for federal and industrial research grants, recruiting and mentoring team members, developing and maintaining sponsorships, managing expenditures, and mentoring post-doctoral fellows and PhD candidates. Over the past ~2 years, I have managed 10 projects sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Energy, Shell, Aramco, Braskem, Dow, TotalEnergies, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, with a total funding of approximately $16 million. I have been deeply involved in the design and development of these research projects, defining research objectives, methodologies, and deliverables, and writing grant proposals to secure these fundings. In this poster, I will summarize my current and future interests in industrial R&D activities.