Robert Kostecki

About Robert Kostecki

I am a Senior Scientist and Director of the Energy Storage and Distributed Resources…

Experience

1. Senior Scientist

   Berkeley Lab

   Jan 1995 — Present

   I serve as a Senior Scientist and Principal Investigator in the Electrochemistry Group of the Energy Storage and Distributed Resources Department. As a Principal Investigator, I assure the quality and productivity of research projects, with deliverables completed as scheduled. I establish and accomplish project objectives; plan/schedule project activities, directing the work of and promoting the professional development of other project staff, managing project budget, fulfilling the administrative requirements of both the sponsor and LBNL, and organizing national/international research symposia or conferences.Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion Programs: develop and apply new advanced spectroscopic and microscopy surface characterization techniques to carry out diagnostic investigations of advanced energy conversion and storage systems; define the fundamental issues affecting rechargeable battery performance, study the nature of physico-chemical properties of interfaces, nanostructures, and the mechanism of electrochemical and chemical phenomena that determine the behavior of the electrochemical energy storage and conversion systems; characterize electrodes used in rechargeable batteries and fuel cells; develop novel high-performance electrodes for electrochromic, photoelectrochemical and photovoltaic cells.Electrochemical Engineering: explore the role of nanostructures in increasing the life and performance of rechargeable batteries; investigate nanostructured materials for use in advanced electrochemical systems; design new composite architectures; use advanced optical techniques to monitor electrode-electrolyte interfaces and mass transport phenomena; define and develop new approaches to maskless nano-lithography with use of Scanning Probe Microscopy.

Education

• University of Geneva

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Physical Chemistry

  1990 — 1994

• Warsaw University of Technology

  Master's degree, Chemical Technology

  1979 — 1985

Skills

• Presentation Skills
• Electrochemical Characterization
• Lithium-Ion Batteries
• Scanning Probe Microscopy
• Workplace Safety
• Device Characterization
• Microsoft Office
• Training
• Ir Spectroscopy
• Academic Research
• Leadership
• X-Ray Spectroscopy
• Electrocatalysis
• Ellipsometry
• Management
• Batteries
• Raman Spectroscopy
• Research Proposals
• Laboratory Skills
• Corrosion
• Electrochemistry
• Higher Education
• Research