Electrochemical modeling of advanced high energy batteriesThe successful candidate will take exciting and leading technical roles in an ARPA E project in the group There are currently four ARPA E projects in the group and a new one will be starting in Summer 2024 so there are several project opportunities The projects are within the EVS4ALL and PROPEL1K portfolios The focus of these positions will be electrochemical modeling of high energy cells The successful applicant will develop detailed physics and chemistry based transient mathematical models for cell charge and discharge based on the coupled thermodynamic kinetic and transport processes taking place in the cell In addition the successful applicant may contribute to the design of experiments for parameterization of material level eg electrolyte transport properties and cell level eg separating electrode and particle scale processes Methods such as EIS GITT pulsing and others may be used The position will be in the Albertus research group in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Maryland Professor Albertus has extensive experience developing electrochemical models and simulating battery performance Relevant publications are available at his Google Scholar pageApplicants do not need to be US citizens The start date is flexible with a goal of Summer to early Fall 2024