David Ginley

David Ginley is a Chief Scientist at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), focusing on defective transition metal oxides, nanomaterials, and atmospheric processing approaches to photovoltaics. His work spans high-temperature superconductors, Li-ion battery materials, ferroelectrics, transparent conducting oxides, and electrochromic materials.

• Education:
  • B.S. in Mineral Engineering Chemistry, Colorado School of Mines
  • Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Research interests include:

• Development of non-vacuum, direct-writeable electronic materials via nanoparticle synthesis and ink-based precursors
• Combinatorial materials science for high-throughput discovery of electrooptical materials
• Interfacial effects in organic/inorganic hybrid optoelectronics

Recent work emphasizes solid oxide electrolysis cells, phase instability analysis, and dynamic operation modes for energy devices. His publications highlight collaborations in X-ray diffraction, atomistic modeling, and materials fingerprinting.

Scientific awards include:

• Federal Laboratory Consortium Tech Transfer Award (1994, 2002)
• NREL Hubbard Award (2004)
• R&D 100 Awards for Alumina Nanofibers and Darwin–Electronically Scanning Antenna (2002, 2001)

Active in professional networks including American Chemical Society, Materials Research Society, and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.