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Veronica Augustyn

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Veronica Augustyn

Hooks Distinguished Professor and University Faculty Scholar

Co-Director, Battery and Energy Storage Systems

3070D Engineering Building I

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Bio

Professor Veronica Augustyn is the Jake and Jennifer Hooks Distinguished Scholar in Materials Science and Engineering and University Faculty Scholar. She is also an Associate Editor for the Journal of Materials Chemistry A and Materials Advances. Her research group focuses on the synthesis and characterization of materials for electrochemical energy and environmental technologies, including batteries, electrochemical capacitors, electrolyzers, and fuel cells. She is interested in the relationships between material composition, structure, and morphology and the resulting electrochemical mechanisms. Her research involves the use of liquid phase and solid state synthesis methods and a variety of in situ and operando electrochemical techniques. She is the faculty advisor of an award-winning international project at NC State, SciBridge, which develops renewable energy research and education collaborations between universities in Africa and the U.S.

Education

Postdoctoral Fellow Texas Materials Institute University of Texas at Austin 2013 - 2015

Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering University of California, Los Angeles 2013

B.S. Materials Science and Engineering University of Arizona 2007

Area(s) of Expertise

The Augustyn Research Group investigates materials at electrochemical interfaces for the development of clean-energy technologies. The science and engineering of materials remain at the forefront of finding viable solutions for the complex and global energy problems. Electrochemical energy technologies, such as fuel cells, electrolyzers, batteries, and electrochemical capacitors are some of the most viable for the clean conversion and storage of energy – but we are far from harnessing their full potential.

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  • NC State Goodnight Early Career Innovator
  • NC State College of Engineering George H. Blessis Advising Award
  • Department of Energy Early Career Award
  • Sloan Research Fellow in Chemistry
  • National Science Foundation CAREER Award
  • Research Corporation for Science Advancement Scialog Fellow, Advanced Energy Storage
  • BASF VW Award Electrochemistry Finalist
  • Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award