Energy Solutions
Innovations in Batteries and Renewables
Our investigators pioneer materials for durable batteries, renewable energy, and carbon
capture. They recover rare Earth metals from electronics, engineer solid-state and
aqueous electrolytes, assess CO2 in seawater and mafic rock formations, and push the
current understanding of green energy for a safer future. Below is a rotating selection
of our standout investigators in these areas.
○ Recent News and Highlights
○ Related Strength: Semiconductors
Featured Faculty
Saeid Bashash
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Dynamic Systems and Control, Sustainable Energy Systems, Battery Management Systems
ORCID: 0000-0002-0058-7935
Farzan Kazemifar
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Energy Systems; Energy Efficiency in Industrial and Commercial Buildings
ORCID: 0000-0001-6260-9119
Hohyun Lee
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Sustainable Energy Generation and Management, Grid Interactive Building, Resilient
Community, Equitable Power Distribution
ORCID: 0000-0002-2691-9360
Dahyun Oh
Associate Professor of Chemical and Materials Engineering
Energy Storage, Nanomaterials, Material Design, Green Technology, Sustainability,
Lithium Batteries, Nanofabrication, Biomaterials, Bioinspired Materials Synthesis,
Nanopatterning
ORCID: 0000-0003-1390-8440
Tianqin Shi
Associate Professor of Global Innovation and Leadership
Sustainable Operations Management
ORCID: 0000-0001-6126-7399
Elizabeth Skovran
Professor of Biological Sciences
Rare Earth Metals, Biorecycling, Electronic Waste, Lanthanides, Bacteria, Methylotroph,
CRISPR, Genetic Engineering, Molecular Biology, Bacterial Genetics, Gacterial Physiology
ORCID: 0000-0002-1737-5621
Olivia Yip
Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Environmental Fluid Mechanics, Estuarine Hydrodynamics, Climate Change, Extreme Precipitation,
Stormwater Modeling
ORCID: 0000-0002-9549-3623
Potential collaborators and members of the media may contact us at officeofresearch@sjsu.edu.
