MRS Nelson "Buck" Robinson Science and Technology Award for Renewable Energy

MRS Nelson "Buck" Robinson Award Recipients

• Aditya Sadhanala, Centre for Nano Science and Engineering at the Indian Institute of Science (2020)

  

  Aditya Sadhanala received his bachelor’s degree in Electronics Engineering from University of Mumbai, India, MSc degree in Nanoelectronics from University of Manchester, UK, followed by PhD degree in Physics (2015) from the University of Cambridge, UK. Since obtaining his Ph.D., he worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at Cambridge, Oxford & UC Berkeley on studying the photophysics of hybrid perovskite optoelectronics. He is currently an Assistant Professor at the Centre for Nano Science and Engineering at the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru in India. His research currently focuses on nanostructured thin-film optoelectronics, ultra-sensitive defect detection and to innovate pathways for low-cost decentralized manufacturing. He holds a distinction of being a highly cited researcher in the interdisciplinary field 2019 – Web of Science. Alongside his research, Aditya is keenly supporting professional development of young researchers and developing award winning new public engagement tools to “take lab science to streets” attracting global media attention.

   

  
  
• Kelsey Hatzell, Vanderbilt University (2019)

  

  Kelsey Hatzell earned her Ph.D. in Material Science and Engineering at Drexel University, her M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Pennsylvania State University, and her B.S./B.A. in Engineering/Economics from Swarthmore College.

  Hatzell’s research group works on multifunctional coatings and understanding phenomena at solid|liquid and solid|solid interfaces. The Inks and Interfaces group works on an array of different applications related to solid state batteries, electrochemical fuel production, printing, water desalination, and separations application. She is interested in understanding far-from equilibrium material systems and utilizes a suite of x-ray and neutron techniques to understand these systems. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Vanderbilt University.

  Hatzell was an ITRI-Rosenfeld Postdoctoral Fellow at Berkeley Lab and an NSF Graduate Research Fellow. She received the Arthur Nowick Award from Materials Research and the Silver Graduate Student Award in the Materials Research Society.  Since joining Vanderbilt she has won the ORAU Powe Junior Faculty Award (2017), NSF CAREER Award (2019), ECS Toyota Young Investigator Award (2019), and is a finalist for the BASF/Volkswagen Science in Electrochemistry Award. Hatzell was also named a SCIALOG Fellow in energy storage by the Research Corporation for Scientific Advancement (2017-2019).

  
  
• Aaswath P. Raman, University of California, Los Angeles (2018)