Dr. Erin Ratcliff

Biography

Erin L. Ratcliff is a Full Professor at the School of Materials Science and Engineering and the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the Georgia Institute of Technology, with a joint appointment at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. She received her B.A. in Chemistry, Mathematics, and Statistics from St. Olaf College in 2003, and her PhD in Physical Chemistry from Iowa State University in 2007. Following her doctoral studies, she completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Arizona from 2007 to 2009. Between 2009 and 2014, she served as a Research Scientist and Research Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Arizona, followed by her role as an Assistant and Associate Professor in the Departments of Materials Science and Engineering and Chemical and Environmental Engineering until 2024. Her research group, the ‘Laboratory for Interface Science Printable Electronic Materials’, focuses on fundamental principles and applications related to solar cells, transistors, and batteries. She employs a combination of electrochemistry and microscopy techniques to explore metal halide perovskites and other next-generation materials for energy conversion and storage. Prof. Ratcliff has received multiple awards, including the 2022 College of Engineering Researcher of the Year at the University of Arizona and the 2023 Da Vinci Fellow award.

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