Our research lab is focused on understanding and developing batteries and other electrochemical energy technologies, working together across multiple disciplines spanning mechanical engineering, materials science and chemical engineering. We seek to understand how local material properties, such as electrode microstructure and surface chemistry, impact cell-level behavior, such as device performance and chemo-mechanical properties. To approach this understanding, we utilize non-destructive characterization techniques to measure battery behavior during operation. Our research approach blends curiosity-driven fundamental science with policy-aware applied research, and we think broadly about how the technology is influenced by scalability, cost and resource availability.