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Eric KazyakPrincipal Investigator Office: 2019 MEB Office Phone: 608-265-2580 kazyak@wisc.edu |
Eric joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin as an Assistant Professor in August 2022. He completed his Ph.D. at the University of Michigan in 2020. His work has covered a range of topics related to energy and sustainability, with particular focus on energy storage. He has extensive experience studying both lithium-ion and lithium-metal battery chemistries, solid-state electrolytes, and atomic layer deposition (ALD). His work is primarily experimental in nature, bringing together aspects of materials science, manufacturing, electrochemistry, and mechanics. Eric is passionate about teaching and mentoring students, and is looking to foster a diverse team of well-rounded, thoughtful, technically-excellent, and passionate scientists/engineers.
In his free time, Eric enjoys backpacking, fishing, photography, golf, pickleball, and keeps a large marine reef aquarium.
Ph.D. Students
Diprajit Biswas (ME)
Joined: January 2023
(2022) M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Maine
(2018) B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Ahsanullah University of Science & Technology (AUST)
Research Focus: Low-cost, earth-abundant, sustainable energy storage
Interests/Hobbies: Travel, hiking, photography
Jon Fakkema (ME)
Joined: August 2023
(2019) B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Research Focus: Solid-State Battery Safety
Dayun Jung (ME)
Joined: August 2024
(2024) M.S. in Applied Bioengineering, Seoul National University
(2022) B.S. in Applied Chemistry, Dongduk Women’s University
Research Focus: Spatial and Temporal Heterogeneities in Li-ion Battery Electrode
Master’s Students
Logan Fitzpatrick (ME)
Joined: November 2022
(2024) B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Research Focus: Li-ion Battery Visualization
Undergraduate Students
Austin Xu (ME)
Joined: Sept 2023
Research Focus: Manufacturing and Safety of Li metal Anodes in Solid-State Batteries
Luke Eberle (ME)
Joined: Jan 2024
Research Focus: Operando Visualization of Intraparticle Dynamics
David Han (ME)
Joined: May 2024
Research Focus: Operando temperature measurements within Li-ion batteries during thermal events
Andrew Walter (ME)
Joined: October 2024
Research Focus: Seawater battery systems
Mason Thomas (ME)
Joined: October 2024
Research Focus: Seawater battery systems
Alumni (Undergraduates)
Meta Simon (ME)
Ethan Mohr (ME)