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Picture of cupcakes with a sign that says "Happy 1 Year Echem-iversary!"

Mefford Group celebrates first Echem-iversary!

It's already been a year since our first eChem experiment in the lab 🧪

Thanks to Bea for the very appropriate cupcake decorations!

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Group photo of Mefford Group bowling, and Ming-Pei holding a trophy

Mefford Group goes bowling

We went bowling for our first group fun activity 🎳. Thanks to Bea, the Fun Master, for arranging the event and kudos to Ming-Pei for winning the best-bowler award!

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Welcome Santiago!

Santiago joins the Group!

Welcome Santiago!

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Prof. Mefford giving talk

Prof. Mefford gives a talk at the 2025 Materials Outreach Program (MROP)

Prof. Mefford gives a talk at 2025 MROP

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Welcome Bea and Manseong!

Bea and Manseong join the Group!

Welcome Bea and Manseong!

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Tyler Mefford giving a lecture on polymer catalysts

Prof. Mefford gives invited talk at Non-stoichiometric and Mixed Conducting Compounds VIII

Prof. Mefford gives an invited talk on mixed conducting polymer electrocatalysts at the 2024 ECI Non-stoichiometric and Mixed Conducting Compounds VIII conference in Tainan, Taiwan

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Convergence Magazine's Summer 2024 cover

Prof. Mefford's research featured in Convergence Magazine

Focus on Batteries

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Ivan Zhao headshot

Ivan receives the UCSB Edison STEM Research Summer Scholarship

The UCSB Edison STEM Research Scholarship is designed to aid talented undergraduate students to participate in research under the direction of a UCSB faculty mentor/research affiliate in one of the following fields: Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Earth Science, Electrical Engineering, Environmental Studies, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, or Statistics. Ivan will work on developing a testing platform for regenerative alcohol fuel cells. Congrats Ivan!

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