Kelsey Hatzell

Kelsey Hatzell is an Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment at Princeton University. Her work focuses on the mechanochemical behavior of solid-state batteries, using advanced synchrotron techniques to study ion transport at solid|solid interfaces for safer and higher energy density energy storage systems.

• Research Interests: Batteries, energy storage, mechanochemistry, synchrotron imaging, interfacial adhesion, and decarbonization technologies.
• Awards:
  • White House honor
  • Teacher-Scholar Award
• Labs/Teams: Leads a research group at Princeton investigating solid-state battery microstructures and interfacial properties using multi-scale synchrotron methods.