David is an Associate Professor at the University of Stavanger. His research focuses on fundamentals and applications of interfacial electrochemistry for sustainable energy storage. His scientific interests are especially related to improving understanding of physico-chemical processes at electrode-electrolyte interfaces.

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Eva Kvalvik Talgø is developing new analytical chemical methodologies for the study and improvement of sodium-ion batteries. Her work is targeted at improving chemical understanding of existing systems on a full-cell level – for the development of better lifetime predictions – and the exploration of new cell chemistries for long-lasting batteries that may meaningfully contribute to practical and sustainable energy storage technologies.

Eva completed her M.Sc. in Analytical Chemistry in the Bioanalytic Chemistry Group at the University of Oslo under the supervision of Prof. Hanne Røberg-Larsen. During this time, she researched method development for the study of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease using high-performance liquid chromatography/electrospray-ionisation mass spectrometry (HPLC/ESI-MS). 

Eva has previously studied molecular biology at the University of Bergen and completed a combined natural science/teaching bachelor's and master's programme in chemistry and biology at the University of Oslo.

Matthijs joined the group as a Research Council of Norway (Norges forskningsrådet) industrial PhD student, joint with Beyonder AS. He aims to design artificial solid-electrolyte interphases (SEI) for lithium and sodium ion batteries by studying their formation, composition, and morphology, and how these affect the battery performance.

Matthijs studied chemistry at Avans University of Applied Sciences (‘s‑ Hertogenbosch, Netherlands), where he specialized in organic polymer chemistry. He completed his M.Sc. in Nanomaterials Science at Utrecht University (Utrecht, Netherlands), where he studied Shell-Isolated Nanoparticle-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SHINERS). After his M.Sc. he worked on developing polymer electrolytes in lithium metal batteries, which sparked his interest in sustainable energy storage.