PhD Candidates
Theo Nakamura
Theo develops direct-regeneration routes that restore degraded cathode material without breaking it down to elements, slashing recycling costs. His process and characterization skills suit a battery-circularity company.
Details
- Advisor
- Dr. Atsuo Yamada
- Field
- Battery Recycling
- Institution
- University of Tokyo
- Skills
- HydrometallurgyMaterials CharacterizationProcess EngineeringPythonXRD/SEMLife-Cycle Assessment
- Thesis
- Direct cathode regeneration from spent lithium-ion batteries
- Transition Signals
- Internship at a battery-recycling startupFiled first patent on a regeneration processCo-authored with recycling-industry engineers