Principal Investigator
B.S. Chemistry, Indiana University
Ph.D. Chemistry, University of Cambridge
Postdoctoral Researchers
Ph.D. Chemistry, Harvard University
B.S. Chemistry, University of Florida
Joined the lab May 2024
kanderton@ucsd.eduSynthesis and characterization of layered oxide cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries
Graduate Students
B.Asc. Nanotechnology Engineering, University of Waterloo
M.S. Chemistry, Dalhousie University
Joined the lab January 2024
ealter@ucsd.eduBattery cell development, degradation, analysis, characterization
B.S. Chemistry, UC Los Angeles
Joined the lab August 2023
sako@ucsd.eduExploring reaction pathways and structural chemistry of complex oxides and heteroanionic materials
B.S. Physics, UC Santa Barbara
Joined the lab July 2024
rkrumlanddunning@ucsd.eduNMR methodology for battery studies
B.S. Materials Science & Engineering, University of Florida
Joined the lab July 2024
smeikle@ucsd.eduExploratory electrode materials discovery. Complex oxide characterization with solid-state NMR and diffraction.
B.S. Chemistry, University of Utah
Joined the lab December 2023
asjoblom@ucsd.eduStructural studies of layered transition-metal oxides for anodes in lithium- and sodium-ion batteries
B.S. Chemistry, UC San Diego
Joined the lab December 2023
mvarley@ucsd.eduSolid-state NMR of sodium-ion and sodium solid-state battery materials
Undergraduate Students
B.S. Chemistry (Minor: Computer Science), UC San Diego
Joined the lab August 2024
kbredemann@ucsd.eduAutomation of electrochemical data handling and analysis
B.S. Chemical Engineering, UC San Diego
Joined the lab July 2024
edkabiling@ucsd.eduSynthesis and electrochemistry of lithium-rich transition metal oxides
B.S. Chemical Engineering, UC San Diego
Joined the lab February 2024
a3ta@ucsd.eduMechanistic studies of electrochemical reactions with isotopically labeled battery materials
B.S. Chemistry, UC San Diego
Joined the lab August 2024
sturhan@ucsd.eduSolid-state synthesis
B.S. Chemical Engineering, UC San Diego
Joined the lab June 2023
tiz015@ucsd.eduComputational solid-state NMR spectroscopy
Visiting Scholars
M.Sci. Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry, University of Glasgow, Scotland
Joined the lab October 2024
mraabis@ucsd.eduCurrently, Mirjam-Kim is undertaking an industrial Ph.D. in chemistry in Estonia, focusing on the use of CO2-derived carbon materials in Na- and Li-ion batteries.
Her work at the Griffith Lab involves oxidation of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) to investigate the effects of functionalization on battery performance. Utilizing advanced characterization techniques, such as solid-state NMR, alongside the fabrication of coin cells, she aims to establish crucial structure–function relationships for CO2-derived CNTs in batteries.
Group Alumni
B.S. Biochemistry, UC San Diego
Joined the lab August 2023
tcherabie@ucsd.eduLearning and assisting in solid-state NMR and X-ray diffraction of battery materials
B.S. Chemical Engineering, UC San Diego
March 2023 – September 2024
Li-ion battery separator chemistry and solid-state NMR spectroscopy
B.S. Chemistry, University of Chicago
April–September 2024
Synthesis, atomic characterization, and electrochemistry of novel electrode materials for sodium-ion batteries
B.S. Chemistry, UC San Diego
Joined the lab June 2023
jchsiao@ucsd.eduNovel metal phosphates for lithium- and sodium-ion batteries
B.Eng. Applied Chemistry, Shenzhen University
Ph.D. Chemistry, The Graduate Center of City University of New York
June–December 2023
Solid-state NMR spectroscopy of rechargeable battery materials
B.S. Chemistry, UC San Diego
June 2023–July 2024
Synthetic investigation of alkaline-earth niobate materials
B.S. Chemical Engineering, UC San Diego
January–December 2024
Mineral-inspired electrodes for rechargeable alkali-ion batteries
Westview High School
July–October 2023
Machine learning enthusiast, worked on a battery cell calculator