Hestenes Wins NSF PhD Award

Apr 05 2021

Julia Hestenes has won an NSF Phd award!  Julia is a second year PhD student in the Materials Science & Engineering program in APAM, advised by Prof. Lauren Marbella in the Department of Chemical Engineering.

Julia writes, “I’m using nuclear magnetic resonance as an advanced materials characterization technique to elucidate chemical and structural degradation mechanisms in emerging Lithium-ion battery cathode materials. I’m passionate about studying Lithium-ion batteries because of their potential to help solve global energy challenges imposed by climate change, such as by helping to enable the widespread use of electric vehicles and grid-scale energy storage.”

Julia Hestenes

Julia Hestenes

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