Postdoctoral Associate / March, 2021 — December

Led a strategic pivot after joining an 8yearrunning 20M US DOE project shifting its research focus by resolving a 100x predictive gap in previous models via ML and saving years of wasted experimental effort. Redefined project strategy (transformation precursor and composition) for a 10member team after resolving a 30year Li transport bottleneck in nanostructured Mnrich cathodes using multistage modern ML techniques. Eliminated design errors in choice of transformation precursor for partially disordered cathodes by resolving the discrepancy between XRD and TEM structural models. Codebases from all projects are still used internally. Assessed cycling protocol for warranty determination of commercial batteries using Gaussian process regression.

PhD Candidate / September, 2015 — March, 2021

Led the discovery of novel class of hightemperature thermoelectrics. The thermal conductivity of the new low cost compounds were up to six times smaller than conventional stateofthart Heuslers. Derived a thermodynamic framework to probe solubility limit in complex solids that eliminates false negatives responsible for over 20year research delays without costly bruteforce sample preparation ( 5x reduction). Overturned the decadesold assumption that hightemperature thermal conductivity is independent of carrier concentration proving a strong dependence and reducing future experimental timelines by over 2x. Settled a 30year debate regarding the electronic structure of VFe2Al crucial for engineering its thermoelectric transport. The compound is now gaining interest for application in thermocouples.