Kimberly A. See

Kimberly A. See is a Professor of Chemistry at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), specializing in electrochemical devices. She holds a B.S. from Colorado School of Mines (2009), Ph.D. from University of California, Santa Barbara (2014), and served as a Visiting Associate at Caltech in 2017 before joining as Assistant Professor (2017-2025) and later advancing to Professor (2025-).

Research Interests:
The See Group employs an interdisciplinary approach combining materials chemistry, analytical chemistry, and electrochemistry to study bulk and interfacial structure-property relationships during charge transfer processes. Their work spans solid-state chemistry, redox mechanisms, and advanced characterization techniques like synchrotron methods, in situ Raman/UV-Vis spectroscopy, and electroanalytical studies.

Key Research Areas:

• Electrochemical mechanisms in Li-ion, Mg-ion, and dual-ion batteries
• Anion/cation redox processes and voltage hysteresis
• Solid-state electrolytes and superionic conductors
• CO2 electroreduction and sacrificial anode systems
• Phonon-ion correlations in energy materials

Scientific Awards:

• NSF CAREER Award (2024)
• Battery Division Postdoctoral Associate Research Award (MTI Corporation & Jiang Foundation, 2017)

Teaching:
She instructs Ch 102: Introduction to Inorganic Chemistry and Ch 117: Introduction to Electrochemistry, focusing on spectroscopy, oxidation-reduction reactions, electrode interfaces, and electrochemical characterization techniques.