Aniruddh Vashisth
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering The Vashisth research lab focuses on energy efficient, advanced manufacturing of materials and composites. Specifically, we are interested in using low-frequency electromagnetic fields (1-200 MHz) and plasma for manufacturing and processing composites, synthesis of batteries materials, and recycling polymers. Additionally, the lab also couples experimental work with molecular simulations. Our lab uses reactive molecular dynamics to understand the reactive events that drive and can potentially be optimized for advanced manufacturing. The Vashisth lab is part of the Microsoft Climate Research Initiative. Email | Website | LinkedIn...
Vinh Nguyen
The Internet of Things (IoT) holds immense promise for energy sustainability but has a critical limitation: traditional energy storage cannot meet the power, energy, and size requirements of devices that power the IoT. Batteries that utilize specialized 3D geometries can meet these requirements, but manufacturing these batteries is currently time-intensive, inflexible, and requires laborious post-process integration. I will address these limitations by developing a manufacturing workflow that can print customized, integrated energy storage on-demand. First, I will develop a specialized manufacturing platform with custom printheads and tools. I will use this platform to 3D print a customized battery using a single-step, automated procedure that simplifies...
Kevin Lee
Nanostructured alloying electrode materials such as antimony, germanium, and silicon are highly promising materials that offer potentially low-cost, high-power-density, and high rate capability. However, developing a strong understanding of the morphology and tying the morphology to performance is difficult because electrodes are typically made up of a disordered mixture of active material, polymeric binder, and conductive carbon. Therefore, the goal of my research is to utilize in-situ electrochemical techniques such as the galvanostatic intermittent titration technique (GITT) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) to fully understand how alloying type nanomaterials behave in multicomponent electrochemical systems such as batteries. The investigated materials will be synthesized using...
Theodore Cohen
I will work with collaborators to develop 3D printable fluorinated resins and find novel methods to adjust the surface chemistry of perovskite nanocrystals so that they are soluble and stable in various fluorinated media. Advisor: J. Devin MacKenzie — Molecular Engineering ...
Corie Cobb
Washington Research Foundation Innovation Professor in Clean Energy Professor, Mechanical Engineering Email | Website | LinkedIn CEI-related research interests: Advanced manufacturing, batteries and energy storage, mechanics of materials, computational design synthesis, stochastic optimization ...
J. Devin MacKenzie
Technical Director, Washington Clean Energy Testbeds Washington Research Foundation Associate Professor of Clean Energy, Materials Science & Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Email | Web site | LinkedIn CEI-related research interests: electronic materials, including organic semiconductors, nanomaterials, photovoltaics, thin film batteries and printed and flexible electronics. ...