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Technology Team
Dr. Derek Johnson
Senior Scientist and Engineer
Dr. Johnson completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Dr. Prieto's research group working on developing new synthetic methods for nanoscale inorganic materials. Prior to this he earned an M.S. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from CSU with a focus on aqueous plasma reactors for nanoparticle synthesis and water remediation. Both his Ph.D. and postdoctoral research lead to nine peer-reviewed publications and three provisional patents in a number of multi-disciplinary subjects. During Dr. Johnson's postdoctoral fellowship, he contributed to the 3-D architecture process design and developed a revolutionary aqueous based technique to conformally electrodeposit nanoscale, solid inorganic electrolytes onto the Cu2Sb anode material surface. Dr. Johnson's focus within the Prieto Battery team is on developing cathode nanoparticle synthetic routes and integrating all three battery components.
Dr. James Mosby
Senior Scientist
Dr. Mosby received his Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry from CSU in 2010 with an emphasis on developing aqueous-based nanoscale synthesis of Li-ion battery materials. During his Ph.D. studies, he developed a procedure for the single-potential deposition of Cu2Sb nanowire arrays, which is a primary building block of the 3-D battery architecture. He also collaborated with other Prieto Battery, Inc. team members to design and develop fabrication processes for the other two components of the 3-D architecture. Dr. Mosby's graduate research led to multiple peer-reviewed publications, a U.S. patent application, and multiple provisional patents. He is focused currently on the optimization of procedures used for large format battery performance testing.
Dr. Matthew Rawls
Senior Scientist
Dr. Rawls recently completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) working on the synthesis (bulk and electroinitiated), characterization, and application of novel polymeric electronic materials applied to photocatalytic water splitting and organic photovoltaics. He graduated with a Ph.D. from CSU in 2007 with an emphasis in electrochemical applications related to solar energy. The work performed during Dr. Rawls' graduate and postdoctoral studies lead to multiple peer-reviewed publications including a book chapter on photoinitiated charge separation. Dr. Rawls is currently developing the electrodeposition of polymeric separator/electrolytes for the 3-D battery.
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