Joel completed his PhD in Chemistry at the University of St Andrews under the supervision of Dr Rob Armstrong and Prof. Russell Morris as part of the Faraday Institution’s NEXGENNA project, where he focused on developing multiphasic transition metal layered oxide cathodes and hard carbon/organic dicarboxylate composite anodes as next-generation electrode materials for sodium-ion batteries. During his PhD, he gained industry experience as a Research Analyst intern at Exawatt (part of CRU International), where he contributed to market and cost analyses of emerging battery technologies. He previously earned an Erasmus Mundus Master’s in Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion (MESC) through the ALISTORE-ERI network, studying in France, Poland, Spain, and the UK, after graduating in Chemistry from the University of the Philippines Diliman. Before his PhD, he worked at the Paul Scherrer Institute (Switzerland) and the Department of Science and Technology (Philippines). He is currently a Research Associate in the groups of Professor Dominic Wright and Prof. Dame Clare Grey at the University of Cambridge, working on the Faraday Institution’s Degradation programme to develop next-generation electrolytes for high-voltage lithium-ion and anode-free batteries. Outside of work, he enjoys working out, good coffee and musical theatre.

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Contact: jjmc5(at)cam.ac.uk