Michelle Lehmann
Grid Scale Energy Storage - Technical Staff Member
Bio
Dr. Michelle Lehmann is a polymer chemist with extensive experience in the synthesis and characterization of various polymer electrolytes. Her expertise has been applied to various projects at ORNL including flow battery membranes, fuel cell membranes and ionomers, ion-conducting polymers for batteries and binders for cathode/solid-state electrolytes.
Professional Experience
2022 – present Technical Research Staff, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Chemical Sciences Division
2018 – 2022 PhD candidate, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Bredesen Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Education
Awards
2022 ORNL Award, Outstanding Scholarly Output, Amy Elliott, Tomonori Saito, Michelle Lehmann, Desarae Goldsby, Guang Yang and Benjamin Doughty
2019 R&D 100, “High Strength Binder System for Additive Manufacturing”, Tomonori Saito, Amy Elliott, Dustin Gilmer, Michelle Lehmann, Lu Han, Rick Lucas, Dan Brunermer
Education
University of Tennessee B.S. 2017 Chemical Engineering
University of Tennessee Ph.D. 2022 Polymer Chemistry