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This is Our Team.

Michael Metzger

Michael Metzger

Assistant Professor

Herzberg-Dahn Chair for Advanced Battery Research and Scientific Advisor for Litona.

Claire Floras

Claire Floras

Graduate Student

B.Sc. in Engineering Physics, working on high temperature electrolyte and OEMS for lithium-ion cells.

Martins Obialor

Martins Obialor

Graduate Student

M.Sc. Chemical Engineering student, working on new anodes for sodium-ion batteries.

Matthew Garayt

Matthew Garayt

PhD Student

B.Sc. in Applied Physics, working on cathodes for lithium-ion batteries and advanced anodes for sodium-ion batteries.

Ziwei Ye

Ziwei Ye

PhD Student

M.Sc. in Materials Science and Engineering, working on electrolytes and lifetime of sodium-ion batteries.

Kilian Scheer

Kilian Scheer

Visiting Research Student

M.Sc. Electrical Engineering Student from the Technical University Munich, Germany, working on high voltage NMC cells.

Shanika Abeysooriya

Shanika Abeysooriya

Postdoctoral Fellow

Electrolyte expert for lithium- and sodium-ion batteries.

Assylzat Aishova

Assylzat Aishova

PhD Student

M.Sc. in Energy Engineering, working on synthesis of new cathodes for lithium-ion cells.

Kate Leslie

Kate Leslie

Graduate Student

B.Sc. in Chemistry, working on cathode material degradation analysis.

Jay Deshmukh

Jay Deshmukh

Graduate Student

M.Sc. Chemical Engineering Student, working on cathodes for sodium-ion and desalination batteries.

Ethan Alter

Ethan Alter

Graduate Student

M.Sc. Chemistry Student, working on lithium- and sodium-ion gas analysis.

Libin Zhang

Libin Zhang

Postdoctoral Fellow

Cathode materials expert for sodium-ion batteries.

Meredith Tulloch

Meredith Tulloch

Graduate Student

M.Sc. Chemical Engineering Student, working on OEMS for sodium-ion cells.

Emily Butler

Emily Butler

Graduate Student

B.Sc. in Engineering, working on method development for lithium-ion cells.

Anu Adamson

Anu Adamson

PhD Student

M.Sc. in Chemistry, working on cathode materials and degradation analysis in lithium-ion batteries.

Zachary Simunovic

Zachary Simunovic

Graduate Student

M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering Student working on method development for lithium-ion batteries.

Alumni

These are our former group members.

Hussein Hijazi

Postdoctoral Fellow

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Tom Boetticher

Visiting Research Student

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Sebastian Büchele

Visiting Research Student

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Louis Hartmann

Visiting Research Student

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Erin Lyle

Graduate Student

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Thomas Boulanger

Visiting Research Student

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Ronald Väli

Postdoctoral Fellow

Lab Activities and Group Pictures.

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Celebrating Anu's new paper in Nature Materials.

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The team including colleagues from Tesla on a hike at Gaff Point.

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Students celebrating a group member's birthday.

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Lab soccer team on Wickwire field.

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Some group members celebrating successful experiments.

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Group members on a hike at Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia.

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Tom (second from left) joins the lab as a visiting student and Sebastian (third from left) returns to Germany.

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