Matthew T. McDowell

Prof. Matthew T. McDowell is a faculty member at the Georgia Institute of Technology, affiliated with the G. W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering and the School of Materials Science and Engineering. His research focuses on understanding dynamic material evolution and degradation mechanisms in energy storage systems using advanced in situ characterization techniques.

• Develops high-energy-density batteries through multiscale in situ methods
• Studies phase transformations and mechanical fracture in sulfide nanocrystals
• Utilizes operando synchrotron X-ray diffraction for strain analysis
• Investigates solid-state interface chemistry via in situ XPS

His work reveals critical differences in degradation pathways between lithium, sodium, and potassium ion batteries. The McDowell Laboratory is located in the MRDC Building at the university's Atlanta campus.