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Kelsey Hatzell is an Associate Professor at Princeton University in the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, specializing in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Her research focuses primarily on energy storage and the use of non-equilibrium X-ray techniques to probe materials for energy separation applications. Hatzell earned her Ph.D. in Material Science and Engineering from Drexel University, followed by an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Pennsylvania State University, and a B.S./B.A. in Engineering and Economics from Swarthmore College. Prior to her current role, she was an ITRI-Rosenfeld Postdoctoral Fellow at Berkeley Lab and an NSF Graduate Research Fellow. Hatzell has received numerous awards for her contributions to the field, including the ORAU Powe Junior Faculty Award (2017), NSF CAREER Award (2019), and the ECS Toyota Young Investigator Award (2019). Her extensive work on understanding solid-liquid, solid-gas, and solid-solid interfaces underscores her commitment to advancing knowledge in energy storage and conversion.
GRE scores are not accepted. Ph.D. is the primary degree; students are not required to hold an M.S.E. prior to admission.