Dr. Chelsea Chen

Dr. Chelsea Chen is a polymer physicist by training. She got her PhD in Macromolecular Science and Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Her dissertation topic is the control of the spatial distribution of nanoparticles within a thin film polymer host. After completion of PhD, she did a postdoc at UC Berkeley/Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, studying proton-conducting block copolymer membranes using cryo-transmission electron microscopy and small angle X-ray scattering. Before joining ORNL, She worked as a senior chemist at Dow Chemical. Her research at ORNL focuses on understanding the ion transport in polymer/ceramic composite electrolytes, electrolyte/electrode interfaces and the development of solid-state batteries.