Working with Jared Schwede to develop a direct heat-to-electricity conversion technology for commercialization at Cyclotron Road at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. Cyclotron Road is a home for entrepreneurial researchers to drive energy technologies toward impact.
Building thermionic energy conversion devices which are an efficient and cost effective next generation solar and heat scavenging technology. Managed 5 person team in setting up a lab and constructing a large ultra-high vacuum chamber for Photon-enhanced Thermionic Emission (solar power technology) measurements. Conducting surface analysis and photoemission measurements of high temperature and nanostructured materials. Fabricating and testing ultra-low work function materials. Creating simulations and calculations of device performance and physics, economic impacts, and nanostructure emission. Organized 30+ person retreats for Shen research group. Created and managing website with responsive design for Melosh research group.