Sarah Holmes

Experience

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  Phillips Academy Brace Center for Gender Studies

  May 2015 - Nov 2015

  Brace Center Student Fellow

  As part of Brace Center for Gender Studies Student Fellowship, completed novel study on underrepresentation of women in STEM.

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  Middlebury College

  Jan 2018 - May 2020

  Researched electrically conductive organometallic polymers for use in electronic devices and solar cells in the Byers lab.

  • Chemistry Research Assistant

    Feb 2019 - May 2020

  • Organic Chemistry Teaching Assistant

    Jan 2018 - May 2020
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  University of Massachusetts Amherst

  May 2018 - Aug 2018

  Undergraduate Research Fellow: Collaborative Undergraduate Research in Energy Chemistry REU Program

  Researched drug delivery and the function of nanozymes (artificial enzymes) in the Rotello Research Group.

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  National Renewable Energy Laboratory

  Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

  Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship

  Researched the solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI) of silicon-based anode materials in Li-ion batteries. Discovered relationship between Si-NP size and concentration in anode materials with battery lifespan and energy storage capabilities.

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  Stanford University

  Sept 2020 - now

  PhD Candidate in Chemistry, working on solid-state battery development in Yi Cui's group

  • Graduate Research Assistant

    Sept 2020 - now

  • Teaching Assistant: Chemistry 31A, 31B, and 131; 131 Head TA spring 2022

    Sept 2020 - Jun 2022
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  Univeristy of Münster

  Sept 2023 - Dec 2023

  Visiting Researcher

  Visiting researcher in Wolfgang Zeier's group, focusing on solid-state battery research and development