Education Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Cornell University, 2014 M.Eng., B.Ch.E., Chemical Engineering, Widener University, 2008 B.S., Chemistry, Widener University, 2008 Biography Assistant Professor, University of Notre Dame, 2015 - present

Ion transport and reaction in polymers, composite materials , fluids, and at interfaces High energy density electrochemical energy storage devices

S. Takeuchi, W. R. McGehee, J. L. Schaefer, T. M. Wilson, K. A. Twedt, E. H. Chang, C. L. Soles, V. P. Oleshko, and J. J. McClelland. "Editors' Choice Communication - Comparison of Nanoscale Focused Ion Beam and Electrochemical Lithiation in b-Sn Microspheres," Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 163(6), A1010-A1012, 2016. V. P. Oleshko, J. Kim, J. L. Schaefer, S. D. Hudson, C. L. Soles, A. G. Simmonds, J. G. Griebel, R. S. Glass, K. Char, and J. Pyun. “Structural origins of enhanced capacity retention in novel copolymerized sulfur-based composite cathodes for high-energy density Li–S batteries,” MRS Communications, 5(3), 353-364, 2015. R. Khurana, J. L. Schaefer, L. A. Archer, and G. W. Coates, “Suppression of Lithium Dendrite Growth Using Cross-Linked Polyethylene/Polyethylene Oxide Electrolytes: A New Approach for Practical Lithium-Metal Polymer Batteries,” Journal of the American Chemical Society, 136(20), 7395-7402, 2014. S. Srivastava, J. L. Schaefer, Z. Yang, Z. Tu, and L. A. Archer, “Polymer-Particle Composites: Phase Stability and Applications in Electrochemical Energy Storage,” Advanced Materials, 26(2), 201-234, 2014. J. L. Schaefer, D. A. Yanga, and L. A. Archer, “High lithium transference number electrolytes via creation of 3-dimensional, charged, nanoporous networks from dense functionalized nanoparticle composites,” Chemistry of Materials, 25, 834-839, 2013. J. L. Schaefer, Y. Lu, S. S. Moganty, P. Agarwal, N. Jayaprakash, and L. A. Archer, “Electrolytes for high-energy lithium batteries,” Applied Nanoscience, 2012. J. L. Schaefer, S. S. Moganty, D. A. Yanga, and L. A. Archer, “Nanoporous hybrid electrolytes,” Journal of Materials Chemistry, 21, 10094-10101, 2011. S. S. Moganty, N. Jayaprakash, J. L. Nugent, J. Shen, and L. A. Archer, “Ionic-liquid-tethered nanoparticles: Hybrid electrolytes,” Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 49(48), 9158-9161, 2010. J. L. Nugent, S. S. Moganty, and L. A. Archer, “Nanoscale organic hybrid electrolytes,” Advanced Materials, 22(33), 3677-3680, 2010.