PI: J. Tyler Mefford
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering, UCSB
Ph.D., Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin (2016)
B.S., Chemistry, Minor in Materials Science & Engineering, Stanford University (2012)
Office: 3333 Engineering II
Contact: tmefford@ucsb.edu
Postdoctoral Researchers
Interested in a postdoctoral position in the group? Please contact Prof. Mefford with your CV, a statement about your expertise and research interests, and the contact information for three professional references.
Graduate Students
Ming-Pei Lin
Chemical Engineering Ph.D. Student
B.S. Chemical Engineering
National Taiwan University
Project: OMIEC Electrocatalysts
Jaewon Lee
Chemical Engineering Ph.D. Student
B.S. Chemical Engineering
Seoul National University
Project: eLOHCs for LDES
Mitsubishi Chemical Fellow
Beatrice Tremblay
Chemical Engineering Ph.D. Student
B.S. Chemical Engineering
University of Virginia
Project: OMIEC Electrocatalysts
NSF Graduate Research Fellow
Manseong Song
Chemical Engineering Ph.D. Student
B.E., M.S. Chemical Engineering
Dong-a University
Project: High-throughput Electrochemistry
Santiago Edinger
Chemistry Ph.D. Student
B.S. Chemistry
UC Santa Cruz
M.S. Electrochemical Technologies
University of Oregon
Project: Direct Lithium Extraction
Jennifer Nguyen
Chemistry Ph.D. Student
B.S. Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of Colorado Denver
Project: High-throughput Electrochemistry
Undergraduate Student Researchers
Mikayla Walsh
ChE Undergraduate
Project: OMIEC Electrocatalysts
Henry Northen
ChE Undergraduate
Project: NH3 Oxidation Electrocatalysts
Chloe Ostermann
EnvSci Undergraduate
Project: Direct Lithium Extraction
Wendy He
ChE Undergraduate
Project: OMIEC Electrocatalysts
Visitors
Alumni
Ivan Zhao
Undergraduate Researcher (2025)
Current Position: PhD student at Purdue University
Ellen Sjöstrand
MRL CISEI Intern (2025)
Current Position: MS student at Chalmers University