Mentorship
Summer 2019 - High School Intern
Despite not knowing Python or knowing much about Li-ion batteries before coming into the lab, working with the Chueh group was the most enjoyable learning experience I’ve had to date. I felt extremely supported by my wonderful mentors throughout my time in the lab, but I also had room to explore and tackle challenges on my own. Beyond providing an opportunity to dive into some of the complexities that make Li-ion batteries so exciting to work with, my internship allowed me to gain practical lab experience and to practice analyzing data and communicating my findings effectively: skills that have been invaluable in my academic endeavors.
Summer 2020 - Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
When I was first accepted to the SURF program at Stanford, I was both very excited and extremely intimidated. Coming from a state school and a minority student background, the thought of going to an ivy league institution and joining a research group that worked in a field with which I had absolutely zero experience was terrifying. I felt like I was representing Mexican immigrants at large, and the pressure that I put on myself as a result was immense. However, the faculty and staff affiliated with SURF were extremely welcoming and helpful with the transition to Stanford for the summer, and my overall interactions with the Chueh group were very positive. Thanks to the great mentoring I received from a few postdocs in the group, I completed SURF having learned a lot about large-scale energy storage, electrochemistry, and pulsed laser deposition. Perhaps more importantly though, my experience also helped me learn extensively about how to adapt in a new environment, how to communicate effectively, and how to begin moving past my own preconceptions of what made someone a valuable member of the scientific community.
Mentorship History
Time Period | Mentee | Mentor | Project | Mentee Education | Program | Mentee School/University |
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2024 Summer | Melvin Sanchez | Emma Choy | Optimizing Jet Mill Configurations for Single Crystalline NMC532 | UG | SURF | UC Merced |
2024 Summer-Current | Carter Rosenthal | Nicolas Liang | Investigating the effects of washing on Li-excess Cathode | UG | REU | Stanford University |
2024 Summer | Layla Gallon | Shripad Patil | Investigating the effect of surface characteristics on Li metal anode performance | HS | ||
2024 Summer | Brendon Hayes | Xiao Cui | Non-destructive battery degradation analysis | HS | The Harker School | |
2023 Summer-Current | Maya Tovar | Edward Mu, Hari Ramachandran | A Na-ion high-valent iron redox cathode for Na ion batteries | UG | REU | Stanford University |
2023 Summer | Virginia Parpacen Grillet | Nidhi Kapate | Investigating sealing methods for three-electrode coin cells | UG | SURF | Lafayette College |
2023 Summer-Current | Brian Donohugh | Diego Rivera | Investigating two step synthesis of single crystal NMCs | UG | REU | Stanford University |
2022 Summer - 2023 Fall | Sree Sundararaman | Celeste Melamed | PLD and Sputter Synthesis of LLZO | UG | REU | Stanford University |
2021 Summer-2024 Spring | Isabel Davidoff | Swati Narasimhan, Justin Rose | Effects of Formation Cycling and Electrolyte Additives on Solid Electrolyte Interphase Passivation, Composition, and Kinetics | UG | REU | Stanford University |
2021 Summer-2024 Spring | Xiaomian Yang | Emma Kaeli | UG | REU | Stanford University | |
2021 Summer | Erik Kersenbrock | Vivek Lam | Post-Mortem Electric Vehicle Battery Characterization | UG | REU | Stanford University |
2021 Winter, Spring, Fall | Angela Xie | Justin Rose | Understanding SEI Formation on the Negative Electrode via Electrochemical Measurements | UG | Stanford University | |
2020 Summer - Fall | Wunmi Akinlemibola | Devi Ganapathi | Predicting the Melting Points of Quinone-Based Molecules from Molecular Structure and Crystal Data | UG | REU | Stanford University |
2019 Summer | Georgia Nieh | Emma Kaeli, Eddie Barks | Impact of Operating Pressure on Shorting in Li-Metal Thiophosphate Solid State Batteries | HS | Castilleja School | |
2018 Summer | Ana De La Fuente Durán | Christoph Baeumer, Tyler Mefford | Synthesis and characterization of oxide electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reactions in electrolysis cells | UG | REU | Pennsylvania State University |
2018 Summer | Lydia Chan | Di Chen, Zixuan Guan | Atomically-controlled electrocatalysts for fuel cells | UG (entering) | Troy High School, Stanford University | |
2018 Summer | Tanya Jomaa | Norman Jin, Dean Deng | Electrochemistry of lithium titanate electrodes for lithium-ion batteries | HS | Troy High School | |
2018 Summer to 2018-19 and 2019-20 Academic Year | Eder Lomeli | Norman Jin | Synthesis of well-faceted platelets for lithium-ion batteries | UG | REU | Stanford University |
2017 Summer to 2017-18 Academic Year | Nathan Kong | Antonio Baclig | Pressurizing room temperature liquid metals increases contact area for an improved redox flow battery | UG | REU | Stanford University |
2017 Summer | Zi Yang | Norman Jin | Early Prediction Model for Fast Charging of Li-Ion Batteries | UG | University of Michigan | |
2017 Summer | Michael Chen | Peter Attia, Norman Jin | Battery Cell Informatics | UG | Stanford University | |
2016 Summer | Ge Zhang | Chirranjeevi Balaji Gopal | Impedance Spectroscopy Simulation of MIEC Materials | UG | UGVR | Tsinghua University |
2016 Summer | Rachel Lee | Yiyang Li | UG | National Chiao Tung University | ||
2016 Summer | Evan Carlson | Antonio Baclig | Improving Efficiency of Liquid Metal Battery via Supported Thin-Film Ceramics | UG | REU | Stanford University |
2015 Summer | Hansen Wang | Michael Machala | Samarium-Doped Ceria Modified Lanthanum Strontium Manganite Thin Film as Cathode for SOFC | UG | UGVR | Tsinghua University |
2015 Summer | Klarisse Andre de St. Amant | Andrey Poletayev | Temperature Dependence of the Standard Potential (dE/dT) for Single Ring Quinones | HS | Troy High School | |
2014 Summer to 2015 Academic Year | Norman Jin | Yiyang Li | Hydrothermal synthesis of lithium iron phosphate | UG | REU | Stanford University |
2014 Summer | Zhanlue "Jim" Yang | Albert Feng | Electrical characterization of Pr-doped CeO_{2-x} thin films grown by pulsed laser deposition | UG | UGVR | Tsinghua University |
2014 Summer | Alex Lubkin | Nadia Ahlborg | UG | Stanford University | ||
2014 Summer | Namita Nabar | Madhur Boloor | Effect of Cobalt Content on Performance of Photoelectrochemical Cells | HS | Troy High School | |
2014 Summer & 2015 Summer | Farbod Moghadam | David Mueller, Yiyang Li | Lithium Iron Phosphate Synthesis at Varying Hydrothermal Temperatures | HS | Saratoga High School | |
2013-2014 Academic Year | Natalie Luu | Xiaofei Ye | Elevated-Temperature Water Splitting | UG | Stanford University | |
2013 Summer | Sebastian Galvis | Yiyang Li | HS | RISE | ||
2013 Summer | Ruben Buchillon | Michael Machala | UG | Stanford University | ||
2013 Summer | Ian Graham | David Mueller | UG | Stanford University | ||
2013 Summer | Ivan Leung | David Mueller | UG | Stanford University | ||
2013 Summer | Jing Yang | Xiaofei Ye | Temperature Effects on Heterojunction for Solar Water Splitting | UG | UGVR | Peking University |
2013 Summer to 2013-14 Academic Year | Sophie Meyer | Yiyang Li | Effects of Particle Size, Electronic Connectivity, and Incoherent Nanoscale Domains on the Sequence of Lithiation in LiFePO 4 Porous Electrodes | UG | Stanford University | |
2013 Summer | Colvin Wang | Yezhou Shi | Optimization of Growth Conditions for Electrocatalyst Cerium Oxide Thin Films for Applications in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells | UG | University of Virginia |