Metrohm USA Announces 7th Annual Young Chemist Award Winner
Metrohm USA has announced the winner of its 2019 Young Chemist Award, Jeffrey Lopez. Jeffrey is a postdoctoral fellow at Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he works under the supervision of Prof. Zhenan Bao, the K.K. Lee Professor of Chemical Engineering, and by courtesy Professor of Chemistry, Materials Science and Engineering.
Jeffrey’s research focuses on stabilizing lithium electrochemistry for high energy density batteries. New materials for these types of batteries must be developed to enable the greater utilization of electric vehicles, allow for grid-scale energy storage, and meet the demands of new electronic applications. Jeffrey’s work has helped to identify methods to stabilize these electrodes with polymer coatings and understand the coating properties that influence lithium deposition.