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Jennifer Schaefer

Sheehan Family Collegiate Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

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Office
205G McCourtney Hall - West
Notre Dame, IN 46556
Email
jschaef6@nd.edu

Biography

Jennifer Schaefer is the Sheehan Family Collegiate Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. Her research group investigates ion transport and interfacial phenomena, with an emphasis on electrochemical energy storage systems. Of particular interest are polymer-based electrolytes and high energy density metal batteries.

She is also Notre Dame’s lead and the deputy director of the Environmental Applied Refrigerant Technology Hub (EARTH), which works across universities to create a sustainable refrigerant economy.