Principal Investigator

Regina García-Méndez
Assistant Professor

Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE)
Core Faculty, Ralph O’Connor Sustainable Energy Institute (ROSEI)

Office locations: 211 Maryland Hall and ROSEI (R-House) Suite 2003

reginagm@jhu.edu

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 with Jeff Sakamoto at the University of Michigan. During her Ph.D., her work focused on materials design and processing for energy storage applications.

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)

Undergraduate Students

Brianna Gauto-Kennedy (ChemBE)

Liam McMullin (MSE)