Kevin W. Gao
Present Battery Scientist, Blue Current, Inc.2022 Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
2017 B.S. Chemical Engineering, Caltech
2016 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow, MIT
2013 Intern, Los Alamos National Lab
I am a Staff Battery Scientist at Blue Current, working on developing next generation solid state batteries, with a focus on silicon anodes. My PhD is from the University of California, Berkeley where I was a member of the Balsara Lab, a member of the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR) Solid Solvation Thrust, and affiliated with Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. My graduate research focused on the ion transport and thermodynamic properties of polymer blend electrolytes for application in lithium batteries and beyond. More broadly, my interests encompass energy storage, alternative energy solutions, and optimization of processes. Please contact me via email if you would like to collaborate, brainstorm ideas, or learn more about my work.
In my free time, I volunteer as an assistant coach for Born to Run Track Club, a youth track club based in Mountain View, CA. I am also co-developing ISTAR Services, a program to help international student-athletes attend college in the US.
My resume is available here.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6794-1265Contact: kevin.wu.gao@gmail.com