Energy Expert Witnesses in Michigan

Mount Pleasant, Michigan

Chemistry & Chemicals, Energy - energy storage, batteries, Li-ion batteries, metal-sulfur batteries, materials science, materials chemistry, solid-state chemistry, materials synthesis, materials characterization, chemistry, inorganic, atomic layer deposition, chemical vapor deposition, solid-state synthesis, surface chemistry, Quantum dots, Photovoltaics

I joined the faculty at Central Michigan University in Fall, 2002 & have been involved in battery research since 2009. Through funding from the U.S. Army (Tank and Automotive Research and Development Engineering Center, TARDEC, and Ground Vehicle Systems Center, GVSC), I have worked on the development of novel anode materials for Li-ion batteries from 2009-2022 and the development of cathode materials, including single atom catalysts (SACs) for metal-S batteries since 2022. Our first highly cited paper in this field was published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS) in 2010 - the first to report the Li-capacity of graphene nanoribbons prepared via chemical unzipping of carbon nanotubes. I have extensive knowledge of the Li-ion literature and experience with electrode fabrication and testing using both Princeton Applied Research and Maccor battery testing systems. I also have extensive experience working with organic carbonates as electrolytes for Li-ion batteries a...

Plymouth, Michigan

Energy, Financial - Utilities, Renewables, Board Member, Governance, Independent Power Producer (IPP), Power Plant Development, Peaker & Combined Cycle Natural Gas power plants, M&A negotiations, Power offtake contract negotiations, Biomass Power, Carbon Capture and Sequestration, Financial Analysis, Strategy, Executive Management

Raj Swaminathan is a transformational energy executive with nearly three decades of experience leading high-growth initiatives across the global energy, utility, and independent power sectors. Known for building businesses at the intersection of innovation and sustainability, Raj has held senior leadership roles at Fortune 500 companies and renewable-focused firms, steering organizations through pivotal stages of development, expansion, and energy transition. Most recently, Raj served as Executive Vice President at Drax, a global renewable energy company headquartered in the UK, where he led international business development for Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) — one of the world's most promising negative-emissions technologies. As one of Drax’s first U.S.-based executives, Raj founded and scaled the U.S. business from inception to a 30-member global team. Previously, as Vice President at CMS Energy, Raj led renewable energy development and M&A activities, expand...