Education
PhD in Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan
Subjects
Battery Technology, Battery Manufacturing, Digital Twins, Energy Storage, Workforce Development
Achievements
Top Poster at the Cell Symposia on technology barriers to EV implementation; S.M. and Benjamin Wu Fellowship in Manufacturing, University of Michigan; NSERC Alexander Graham Bell Graduate Scholarship; Dean's List Scholar, University of Waterloo; MS in Computer Science, Georgia Institute of Technology; BASc in Nanotechnology Engineering, University of Waterloo
About
Andrew is a Program Director at the Volta Foundation, where he leads initiatives to advance battery workforce development and education. He spent a decade as a Staff Battery Cell Engineer at Tesla, leading battery cell technology development, qualification, modeling, and manufacturing, and conducts research on battery digital twins with the University of Michigan and the University of South Carolina. He built the first professional course in battery manufacturing at Michigan, taken by over 100 practicing engineers, and mentored 8 interns at Tesla.
Discipline
Engineering
Academic Achievements
- Top Poster, Cell Symposia, Technology barriers to EV implementation - S.M. and Benjamin Wu Fellowship in Manufacturing, University of Michigan - NSERC Alexander Graham Bell Graduate Scholarship (national award, Canada) - Dean's List Scholar, University of Waterloo
Teaching & Mentoring Experience
While at Tesla, mentored 8 interns over 7 years; these interns are now at Berkeley, Caltech, Tesla, Microsoft, and General Motors.
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