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Jadon Bienz

Jadon Bienz

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    PhD Candidate (Battery Materials) @ Caltech | NSF Graduate Research Fellow | BS Chem @ UCSB

  • Education

    • Monta Vista High School

      2014 - 2018

    • Caltech

      2022 - 2027
      Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Materials Science

    • UC Santa Barbara

      2018 - 2022
      Bachelor of Science - BS Chemistry (College of Creative Studies)

      Summa Cum Laude

  • Experience

    • Walden West Foundation

      Jun 2014 - Jul 2018
      Senior Summer Camp Counselor

    • UCSB Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

      Oct 2018 - Feb 2019
      SciTrek Volunteer

    • UC Santa Barbara

      Feb 2019 - Jul 2022
      Battery Materials Research Intern

      Experimental/data mining research on structure-property relationships of transition metal oxides for use in fast-charging Li-ion battery anodes. Conducted in the group of Prof. Ram Seshadri.

    • UCSB Regents Scholars Association

      Jun 2019 - Jun 2022

      • Board Member

        Jun 2021 - Jun 2022

      • Co-President

        Jun 2020 - Jun 2021

      • Inter-UC Liason

        Jun 2019 - Jun 2020

    • Daily Nexus

      Sept 2020 - Jun 2022
      Staff Writer

      Artsweek section writer, Record Recap column co-founder.

    • Intel Corporation

      Jun 2021 - Sept 2021
      Experimental Mechanics Intern

      Developed a novel adhesion metrology and integrated a new micromechanical testing tool into the lab.

    • Caltech

      Sept 2022 - now
      Doctoral Student

      Experimental/ML research in solid-state ionics of sulfides for all solid-state battery chemistries. Advised by Prof. Kimberly See.

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Jadon Bienz
      Link Energy Fellowship Link Foundation Jul 2025 2-year, $70,000 fellowship issued by the Link Foundation for PhD students pursuing energy-related research projects.
    • Awarded to Jadon Bienz
      Willard L. McRary Prize in Chemistry - May 2022 “Known as the most prestigious undergraduate award in the Department, the Willard L. McRary Prize is awarded to a graduating senior whose attainment in chemistry is outstanding and reflects promise of the same high-quality scientific achievement that characterized the career of Professor McRary.” (From UCSB Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry website)
    • Awarded to Jadon Bienz
      NSF Graduate Research Fellowship National Science Foundation Apr 2022
    • Awarded to Jadon Bienz
      RISE Internship Award UCSB Materials Research Laboratory Apr 2020 Awarded a research stipend for remote work on creating a manipulatable database of digitized galvanostatic cycling curves for various anode oxide materials.
    • Awarded to Jadon Bienz
      Regents Scholarship UC Santa Barbara May 2018 Merit-based award at UC Santa Barbara, offered to the top ~2% of admitted freshmen.