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Drew Pereira's research primarily focuses on battery materials (electrode and electrolyte) selection, development, and characterization for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Behind-the-Meter Storage Consortium, with the goal of developing novel chemistries for batteries with high safety, high durability, and low cost for energy storage systems.
Research Interests
Battery electrode and electrolyte development and synthesis
Advanced materials characterization
Battery modeling
Advanced battery manufacturing
Professional Experience
Research and Development Manager, Soteria Battery Innovation Group (2021–2023)
DOE Office of Science Graduate Student Research Fellow, NLR (2020–2021)
Cell Modeling Graduate Intern, General Motors (2018–2019)
Education/Academic Qualification
Bachelor, Chemical Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology
PhD, Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina
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Collaborations and Top Research Areas From the Past 5 Years
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Laser Ablation of High-Loading Li-Ion Battery Electrodes Improves Accessible Capacity and Cycle Life for Behind-The-Meter Storage: Article No. 238969
Pereira, D., Tancin, R., Trask, S., Fink, K., Stiles, J., Martin, T., Ha, Y., Finegan, D., Burrell, A., Tremolet de Villers, B. & Harrison, K., 2026, In: Journal of Power Sources. 664, 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Impact of Electrolyte Solvent on Li4Ti5O12/LiNi0.90Mn0.05Co0.05O2 Battery Performance for Behind-the-Meter Storage Applications: Article No. 020527
Pereira, D., Schulze, M., Ha, Y., Zhang, Y., Gim, J., Trask, S., Kahvecioglu, O., Teeter, G., Burrell, A. & Harrison, K., 2025, In: Journal of the Electrochemical Society. 172, 2, 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Electrolyte and Cutoff Potential Effects on Cycle Life of Li4Ti5O12/LiNi0.9Mn0.1O2 Batteries for Behind-the-Meter Storage Applications
Pereira, D., Zhang, Y., Ha, Y., Schulze, M., Gim, J., Trask, S., Burrell, A. & Harrison, K., 2024, 24 p.Research output: NLR › Presentation
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EVALS: Enhanced VALidation of Advanced Battery Supply Chains
Dufek, E., Stetson, C., Tanim, T., Burrell, A., Harrison, K., Brow, R., Martin, T., Pereira, D., Weddle, P., Vaughey, J. & Jansen, A., 2024, 1 p. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).Research output: NLR › Poster
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Investigation of Nonflammable Electrolytes for Behind-the-Meter Storage Batteries
Pereira, D., Fink, K. & Harrison, K., 2024, 38 p.Research output: NLR › Presentation
Awards and Honors
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Office of Science Graduate Student Research Fellowship
Pereira, D. (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Honorary award