University of Kansas
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Kansas (2026 - Present)
Naval Research Laboratory
Research Engineer, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (2019 - 2025)
NRC "Captain's" Postdoctoral Associate, US Naval Research Laboratory (2017-2019) under the direction of Dr. Corey T. Love, Senior Science and Technology Manager
Vanderbilt University
PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Vanderbilt University (2013 - 2017) under the direction of Dr. Cary Pint, now Iowa State University Charles Schafer (Battelle) Chair of Engineering and Associate Professor
BEng, Mechanical Engineering, Vanderbilt University (2013)
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Notable Recognition and Community Engagement:
2027 Spring ECS Symposium chair "Interplay of Temperature and Battery Phenomena 3" Homepage | 251st ECS Meeting
2026 Kavli Emerging Chemistry Leader Lectureship, Spring ACS Meeting Bing Videos
2026 Gordon Research Conference: Batteries Chair www.grc.org/batteries-conference/2026/
2025 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientist and Engineers Recipient www.nrl.navy.mil/Media/News/Article/4062808/presidential-awards-spotlight-naval-research-excellence/
2025 Spring ECS Symposium chair "Interplay of Temperature and Battery Phenomena 2"
2024 Gordon Research Conference: Batteries Vice Chair www.grc.org/batteries-conference/2024/
2024 Fall MRS symposium co-chair "Advanced Characterization Techniques and Methodologies for Battery Materials"
2024 C&EN News Talented Twelve cen.acs.org/articles/102/i15/Rachel-Carter.html
2023 Fall ECS Symposium chair "Interplay of Temperature and Battery Phenomena"
2023-Present Associate Editor of Frontiers of Energy Research www.frontiersin.org/journals/energy-research
2023-Present UL Electrochemical Safety Research Institute Advisory Board Member ul.org/institutes-offices/electrochemical-safety/
2023 Spring ECS symposium co-chair "Sodium and Zinc Batteries"
2022 ACS Energy Letters Celebrated Women in Electrochemistry pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsenergylett.2c01026
2019 Nature's 5 Emerging Material Scientists www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-03765-0
2019 MRS Postdoc Award engineering.vanderbilt.edu/2019/12/13/vanderbilt-mechanical-engineers-earn-top-materials-research-awards/
2019 Clean Energy Leadership Institute Fellow www.cleanenergyleaders.org/