 Linn Kelly: Linn graduated from Cal Poly SLO in 2020 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and a concentration in sustainable energy. She is excited to apply her engineering skills to the electrochemistry field and contribute to energy storage research. https://www.linkedin.com/in/linn-kelley/
Internship/job placement: National Renewable Energy Laboratory Golden, CO |
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 Mark Mancini: Mark graduated from the University of Vermont in 2020 with a degree in chemistry. Undergraduate research included organic semiconductor synthesis under Dr. Adam Whalley and molecular simulations of semiconductor structures using computational chemistry under Dr. Michael Ruggiero. He also worked in the med-chem research field for a year, synthesizing small molecule analogs for their use as antibiotics. He is excited to work in research and development for new electrochemical technology.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-mancini-43a1b8132/ Internship/job placement: Hughes Research Laboratory Malibu, CA (electrodeposition) |
 Karana Dunn: Karana graduated from Portland State University in 2020 with a degree in chemistry. Her undergraduate research was under Prof. Rananavare where she studied the electrochemical reduction of CO2 using nanomaterials based electrodes. She is thrilled to pursue her interests in renewable energy storage for a more sustainable future.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/karana-dunn-9a4266197/ Internship/job placement: ESS, Wilsonville, OR (flow batteries)
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 Antowan Davtians: Antowan graduated from UC Berkeley with a B.S. in chemical engineering with a concentration in business management in 2021. His research at Harvard University and the Space Sciences Lab at UC Berkeley focused on sensor development and electrochemistry. He is eager to apply his electrochemical technologies degree towards renewable energies such as battery technology.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/antowandavtians/ Internship/job placement: Redwood Materials, Carson City, NV (battery materials recycling) |
 Sarah Highducheck: Sarah graduated from UC Santa Cruz in 2021 with a B.S. in chemistry. She is looking forward to expanding her knowledge in the field of electrochemical technology and beginning her career focusing on sustainability and clean energy.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-highducheck/ Internship/job placement: QuantumScape, San Jose, CA |
 Alfred Nkhama: Alfred has a B.S in Physics from the University of Dodoma in Tanzania and earned M.S in Materials Science from Pittsburg State University, 2021. His masters research focused on facile synthesis of metal oxides, sulphides and phosphides for enhanced energy applications. His research centered on synthesizing materials that could have potential applications in water splitting and energy conversion and storage devices such as fuel cells, batteries and supercapacitors. He worked with Ni-Fe, Co-Fe binary oxides, and their respective sulphides and phosphides in his research. Alfred aspires to learning and innovating new electrochemical science and related technologies in solving real-world problems.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alfred-nkhama-5bb340ba/ Internship/job placement: De Nora North America, Cleveland, OH (electrolyzer electrodes) |
 Vincent Vasquez: Vincent graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2021 with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and a concentration in Spanish. He was selected for the MIT-Imperial College London exchange program in Fall 2019 where he had the opportunity to complete coursework and gain experience on a fully functional 4 story pilot plant for carbon dioxide scrubbing. During his undergraduate years he completed a project building and extending the life of an aluminum-air battery made from household materials. In addition to serving as a TA during his junior and senior years, he worked in the consulting, satellite, and energy industries during summer internships and a winter term research position. He looks forward to gaining a more in-depth knowledge of electrochemical systems and using that information to engineer next-generation technology.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/vincent-vasquez-3aa5b5175/ Internship/job placement: Factorial Energy, Boston, MA (solid-state batteries) |
 Matthew Clark: Matt graduated from Oregon State University in 2017 earning a degree in Chemistry with a strong focus in inorganic and materials science. His undergraduate research involved the study of novel synthetic techniques towards the aqueous synthesis of lead free ferroelectric thin films with the Dolgos research group. Following graduation he joined the research division at Sila Nanotechnologies. At Sila he conducts research and development activities to dramatically increase the energy density of rechargeable Li-ion batteries enabling smaller, lighter, longer lasting electronic devices and furthering the worlds efforts towards mass adoption of affordable, long-range electric vehicles. Matthew currently serves as a Scientist at Sila Nanotechnologies while continuing his education at the University of Oregon first via the MS program and then via an industrial PhD at Oregon while continuing his R&D at Sila.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewclark212/ Internship/job placement: N/A; already at Sila Nanotechnologies |
 Ashley Werre: Ashley graduated from UC Berkeley in 2021 with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and a minor in Spanish. Her undergraduate research at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory consisted of characterizing catalyst layer conductivity in PEM electrolyzers. She ultimately hopes to pursue a career in batteries or hydrogen technologies with her growing skillset in electrochemical science.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashley-werre/ Internship/job placement: Boeing, El Segundo CA |
 João Victor Morgado: Joao graduated from Georgia Tech in 2021 with a degree in Materials Science and Engineering. His undergraduate research under Prof. Correa-Baena focused on the fabrication of organometallic perovskite solar cells. Optimizing parameters in the fabrication process to improve its efficiency. Joao aspires to develop his skills in electrochemistry technology to further advance clean energy storage.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/joao-victor-de-moraes-morgado-b91799149/ Internship/job placement: Natron Energy, Santa Clara, CA |
 Aurora Whitson: Aurora graduated from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville with a major in Chemical and Bimolecular Engineering and a minor in Business Administration. In my time at the University of Tennessee I completed a year Co-Op with Flint Group in Asheville, NC where I worked in Quality Assurance and Research and Development. At Flint Group I started and led a Sustainability Team designed to target wasteful problems in the plant and fix them with sustainable solutions. After my Co-Op I worked for professor Sankar Raghavan as a research assistant in support of his project developing novel techniques for extracting battery grade lithium from geothermal brine. The experience I gained from Flint Group and working with professor Raghavan encouraged me to pursue further education in sustainable alternatives to oil and gas by obtaining a Masters in Electrochemistry.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aurora-whitson-ba7b80188/ Internship/job placement: Nuvera Fuel Cells, Boston, MA |
 Ruben Garcia: Ruben graduated from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo with a B.S. in Biochemistry in 2021. His undergraduate research under Dr. Steven Wilkinson focused on conducting biochemical and biophysical characterization of novel MarR proteins from C. Difficile, with the goal of elucidating the possible role of these proteins in this organism’s highly evolved antibiotic resistance mechanisms. He hopes to intertwine the electrochemistry field with his background in biochemistry.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruben-garcia-ortiz-129a111b9/ Internship/job placement: EnZinc, Oakland, CA (Zinc Batteries) |
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Serafina Fortiner: Serafina graduated from Montana State University in 2021 with a degree in Chemical Engineering and a minor in Hispanic Studies. She is looking forward to furthering her education in electrochemistry, and is passionate about making clean energy technology more efficient and accessible for all.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/serafina-fortiner-825523181/
Internship/job placement: NEL Hydrogen, Wallingford, CT (hydrogen producing electrolyzers) |
 Mark Waldrup: Mark graduated Cum Laude from Montana State in December of 2020 with a degree in chemical engineering and an Honors B.A. He did undergraduate research in fossil fuel alternatives and spent his time since graduating as an intern in a catalysts and kinetics laboratory at Idaho National Lab. He looks forward to being part of the clean energy solution with his Masters in electrochemistry.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-waldrup-73211b179/ Internship/job placement: Twelve, Berkeley, CA (Carbon Dioxide electrolyzers) |
 Samantha Hall: Samantha graduated from Montana State University in 2021 with her degree in Chemical Engineering. Her undergraduate research at MSU under Dr. Ryan Anderson focused on the design and development of reversible solid oxide fuel cells. She also completed an internship at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center where she worked in the Environmental Control and Life Support Systems branch on the development of a microfluidic electrochemical reactor for oxygen recovery. Samantha is passionate about clean energy and excited to expand her knowledge and skills in electrochemical engineering.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/samantha-hall21/ Internship/job placement: Captura, Pasadena, CA (CO2 capture) |
 Joseph Grzyb: Joe graduated from Case Western Reserve University in 2021 with a degree in Chemical Engineering. He researched fire retardant lithium ion batteries through the Think Energy program as well as salt water batteries through an internship with Kodion Consulting. Joe looks to expand his knowledge of electrochemical technologies and begin a career in battery technology or other clean energies.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephgrzyb/ Internship/job placement: Cuberg, Oakland, CA |
 Dylan Bauer: Dylan has an undergraduate degree in Physics from the University of Oregon. He did undergraduate research with Prof. Ben McMorran developing new techniques on electron microscopy and with Prof. Shannon Boettcher working to understand chemical features of oxide water dissociation catalysts in bipolar membranes. He is excited to contribute to research and development in electrochemical technology.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dylan-bauer-3a7017217/ Internship/job placement: Cuberg, Oakland, CA (lithium metal batteries)
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 Douglas Marsh: Doug graduated Cum Laude to earn his chemical engineering degree from Oregon State University in 2021. His undergraduate research under Dr. Goulas focused on environmental catalysis. Until the Master’s program begins, Doug is spending his time researching electrocatalyst stability right here at the University of Oregon. His passion for sustainability will drive his career in the research and development of electrochemical technologies.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dougcmarsh/ Internship/job placement: National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO |
 Kelly Prochaska: Kelly graduated from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh with a degree in Chemistry in 2017. There she worked with Prof. Jennifer Schuttlefield Christus on water splitting catalysts as part of the CCI “Solar Army”. Since graduating, Kelly has held a number of analytical chemistry positions before returning to school to pursue her MS degree and follow her passion for electrochemistry and renewable energy.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelly-prochaska-052693/ Internship/job placement: Natron Energy, Santa Clara, CA |
 Gainer Phay: Gainer graduated from the University of Tennessee – Knoxville with majors in Chemistry and Mathematics in 2015. There he worked a sa research assisnt studying triazole complexes are fuel cell catalysts. He also developed simulations to model transport of carbon dioxide in algae systems. Outside of his interest in electrochemistry and energy storage, Gainer teaches chess .
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gainer-phay-67a603102/ Internship/job placement: ESS, Wilsonville, OR |
 Santiago Edinger: Santiago graduated from UC Santa Cruz with a BS in Chemistry in 2021. He is excited to dive into electrochemistry and to get deep experience working in one of the many growing electrochemistry-based industries.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/santiago-edinger-760366221/ Internship/job placement: EnZinc, Oakland, CA (Zinc Batteries) |
