The Balsara Lab Staff Graduate Student Researchers.


Zirong He
B.S. Chemistry, Fudan University
Office: D52 Tan Hall, UC Berkeley
Phone: (510) 508-8362
Email: zironghe[at]berkeley.edu
Project: Polymer/solid composite electrolytes synthesis and characterization

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Animesh Patel
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Oregon State University
Office: D52 Tan Hall, UC Berkeley
Phone: (510) 643-5037
Email: animesh.patel[at]berkeley.edu
Project: Elucidation of Reaction Kinetics and Ion Transport in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries

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Shreya Makkar
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
Office: D52 Tan Hall, UC Berkeley
Phone: (510) 643-5037
Email: shreyamakkar[at]berkeley.edu
Project: Synthesis and ion transport analysis of crosslinked polymer electrolytes

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Melissa Stok
B.S. Materials Science & Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Office: D52 Tan Hall, UC Berkeley
Phone: (510) 643-5037
Email: mstok[at]berkeley.edu
Project: Concentration gradients in polymer electrolytes for lithium batteries

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Naomi Kern
B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Washington
Office: D52 Tan Hall, UC Berkeley
Phone: (510) 643-5037
Email: naomi_kern@berkeley.edu
Project: Characterization of local compressive strain through composite materials

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Sarah Hernandez
B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Office: D52 Tan Hall, UC Berkeley
Phone: (510) 643-5037
Email: sarahhernandez@berkeley.edu
Project: Characterization of hyper-branched polymer electrolytes

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