Bio

Adrian is the Founder and Team Lead of STEER which is focused on guiding “What to build” for the energy transition. STEER is a DOE-funded program that is a partnership between the SLAC-Stanford Battery Center and the Precourt Institute for Energy. The mission of STEER is to critically evaluate the techno-economics of emerging energy technologies with a technology-centric focus bridging supply- and demand-side insights to guide strategic investments, research directions, and policy agendas.

Prior to Stanford, Adrian spent 8 years in industry as the co-founder and CTO of a Li-ion battery startup, EnPower, Inc., which is now scaling a ~1 GWh/y cell manufacturing plant in Indianapolis, IN, spearheading the domestic production of advanced Li-ion cells. Adrian obtained his B.S. in Material Science & Engineering from Rice University in Houston, TX.

Contact

  • Academic
    ayao2@stanford.edu
    University - Student Department: Materials Science and Engineering Position: Graduate
    University - Student Department: Materials Science and Engineering Position: Graduate

Additional Info

  • Mail Code: 4034