Triesha Singh
5th year graduate student
B.Tech. Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, 2019
E: triesha_s(at)berkeley.edu

Triesha obtained her B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering from IIT, Bombay in 2019. She has previously worked in diverse fields, involving stochastic resetting of colloidal particles, pharmacokinetics of snake venom, and CO2 sequestration. She also helped develop a website on Safety in Chemical Engineering at the University of Michigan. In her free time, she loves playing tennis, basketball, and reading novels. She also love traveling to places!

Karim Karouta
4th year graduate student
B.S. University of Texas, Austin, 2019

Karim is a fourth-year graduate student in the Reimer and McCloskey groups working to understand ion transport and solvation in electrolytes with PFG and ENMR. He enjoys team sports and small concerts. He has interned at P&G and Genetech and has worked briefly as a ski instructor.

Ning Guo
NSF Graduate Research Fellow
3rd year graduate student
B.S. Texas A&M University, 2021
E: ningxguo(at)berkeley.edu
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Ning’s current project focuses on developing novel liquid electrolytes to enable extreme fast charging of lithium-ion batteries. He received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Texas A&M University in 2021. He performed his undergrad research with Dr. Perla Balbuena focusing on first-principle calculations and molecular dynamics simulations of SEI nucleation on lithium metal anodes. In his free time, he likes going on long hikes, geocaching, and cycling.

Zach Tronstad
3rd year graduate student
B.S.E. Arizona State University, 2019
E: zachtronstad(at)berkeley.edu
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Currently, Zach studies ion transport in composite solid electrolytes for lithium metal batteries. He received his B.S.E. in Chemical Engineering from Arizona State University in 2019. During his time as an undergraduate researcher, Zach worked with Dr. Matthew Green to investigate the effect of hydrophilicity on PVC/PVA electrospun membranes for water filtration. Outside the lab, Zach likes to read and play sports, especially frisbee and basketball.

Jaeheon Lee
2nd year graduate student
B.S. Pohang University of Science and Technology, 2019
E: jaeheon_lee(at)berkeley.edu
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Currently, Jaeheon studies the electrochemistry of solid-state lithium-air batteries using Differential Electrochemical Mass-Spectrometry (DEMS). Jaeheon received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and Chemical Engineering from POSTECH in 2019. Before coming to Berkeley, Jaeheon spent 3 years as a Researcher at the Agency for Defense Development, studying the synthesis of optimized porous materials and membranes for gas adsorption and numerical analysis of reaction-included gas flow structures. In his free time, Jaeheon enjoys watching an orchestra, cooking, and playing musical instruments.

Justin Rastinejad
2nd year graduate student
B.S. University of Connecticut, 2022
E: justin.rastinejad(at)berkeley.edu
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Justin's current research studies disordered rock salt (DRX) cathode materials and tuning the electrolyte to enhance their stability. Using the lab's Differential Electrochemical Mass Spectrometry (DEMS), Justin can analyze the gases evolved in situ during cycling. Outside of lab, Justin enjoys exploring the Bay Area's various restaurants and hiking trails, and performing STEM outreach through BASIS.

Devin Schinski
2nd year graduate student
B.S. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2022
E: devin_schinski(at)berkeley.edu
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Devin's current research focuses on studying concentrated aqueous electrolytes at electrode interfaces. His work endeavors to better understand the effects of confinement on the structure and dynamics of the electrical double layer. In his free time, he likes to play guitar, go hiking, and cook.