OVER THE NEXT 12 MONTHS, THE POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW WILL DESIGN AND CARRY OUT CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS OF BATTERY MATERIALS AND ELECTROLYTE SOLVENTS/SALTS/ADDITIVES, AND TEST AND CHARACTERIZE THESE BATTERY MATERIALS WITH ELECTROCHEMICAL AND SPECTROSCOPIC METHODS. THROUGH THIS RESEARCH, THE FELLOW WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GENERATE PUBLICATIONS, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, AND PRESENT THESE RESULTS AT PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES. THE FELLOW WILL ALSO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE IN AREAS RELATED TO THE ENERGY SCIENCES AS APPLIES TO THE U.S. ARMY MISSION, AND HOW THE ELECTROLYTE AND INTERFACE SCIENCE TEAM'S RESEARCH FEEDS INTO BROADER MISSION CHALLENGES IN ENERGY STORAGE