Principal Investigator
Professor Regina García-Méndez joined JHU in September 2023 after completing her post-doctoral research fellowship at Cornell University. At Cornell, Regina focused on materials and interphase design for highly reversible, long-duration, cost-effective aluminum batteries. In 2020, she earned her Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Michigan. During her Ph.D., her work focused on materials design and processing for energy storage applications, with an emphasis on preventing Li filament initiation in solid-state batteries.
She specializes in synthesizing and functionalizing inorganic materials in the solid state. Her research leverages various characterization tools to unravel the properties and behavior of materials at multiple scales. Her research group is dedicated to pushing the boundaries of knowledge and nurturing a new wave of innovators who will play a pivotal role in shaping our planet’s sustainable and cleaner energy future.
Ph.D. Students
Akshat (Aku) Saraf (MSE)
Vajra Instruments Inc. (2020-2023)
M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, San Diego (2021)
B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering – University of California, San Diego (2020)
Jiaqi Zuo (MSE)
M.S. Chemical Engineering, New York University (2023)
B.E. Petroleum Engineering, Yangtze University (2020)
Post-Doctoral Researchers
Kavish Sudan
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, University of Louisville (2024)
M.S. Materials Science and Engineering, University of Louisville (2020)
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Jammu, India (2017)
Master’s Students
Christian Zhang (MSE)
B.E. Functional Materials, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, QUST (2023)
Undergraduate Students
Brianna Gauto-Kennedy (ChemBE)
Liam McMullin (MSE)
Robbin Bai (MSE)
High School Students
Madeline Weihs (Alumna)
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