Sam received his Ph.D in Organic Chemistry from the University of Texas at Austin, where he worked under Professor Eric Anslyn on the synthesis and sequencing of abiotic sequence-defined polyurethanes, dynamic covalent chemistries, supramolecular chemistry and molecular recognition. After graduating, Sam went on to do a postdoctoral fellowship at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory developing …
Praveen currently works as the Senior Director, Operationsg at EnergyX, leveraging 14 years of experience in the mining and metals industry. In his current role, Praveen manages the selection of Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) partners and leads EPC teams with precision. His meticulous approach ensures that EnergyX projects are thoroughly designed, engineered, and installed. …
Dr. Jaehyug Choi is the VP of Process Engineering. He leads the projects and process engineering team, focusing on pilot and commercial scale-up for direct lithium extraction technologies. Prior to joining EnergyX, Jaehyug spent 16 years in POSCO, one of top 5 Korean conglomerates, specializing in various sectors such as battery materials and steelmaking, and …
Jing has years of experience in innovation and creating winning products in broad industries including paving, construction and consumer goods. Her greatest joy comes from unlocking insights that marry technology, customer needs and position them to bring business opportunity to life. She received her PhD in polymer chemistry from the University of Georgia. Her love …
Jamie Vinsant is the VP of Membrane Commercial Development. He leads the organization focused on testing, piloting, and commercial scale-up for all of EnergyX’s lithium extraction technologies. Prior to joining EnergyX, Jamie spent 18 years in the Ionics, Inc. heritage business through acquisitions by GE Water and SUEZ Groupe. First as an engineer, then as …
Dr. George Gu serves as VP of Membrane EnergyX. His role in material development is to develop novel membrane materials particularly via composite structure architecture. This type of material combines with nano-structures along with surface modification at the molecular level enabling a special selectivity for ion transport when driven by an electrical field. Prior to …
Dr. Nick Grundish is the VP of Battery Technology. He manages the research and development initiative towards developing all-solid-state Li-ion batteries to power next generation electric vehicles and other large-scale portable electronic devices. Nick graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. During his undergraduate degree, he joined the …