MEMBERS
Victor Balcorta
Current Affiliation: Ph.D. Candidate at Texas A&M University in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering
B.S. (Cum Laude, with Honors) Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at El Paso, United States
Email: vhbalcortam(at)tamu.edu
Areas of Research: Chemo-mechanics of cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries / Nanoindentation and mechanical testing of energy materials and / Additive manufacturing of battery components
About: Victor earned his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at El Paso. In the fall of 2021, he joined Dr. Banerjee’s group. His research interests focus on applying advanced nanoindentation techniques to investigate the chemo-mechanical behavior of electrode materials for next-generation batteries. He is also involved in developing 3D-printed architectures for sodium-ion battery electrodes.
