Joshua Gallaway received his PhD in chemical engineering from Columbia University in 2007, characterizing the electrochemistry of enzymes for fuel cells. His post-doc work dealt with sub-micron interconnect features for the semiconductor industry. He then joined the newly-formed CUNY Energy Institute. There he worked on an ARPA-E funded project to develop shallow-cycled Zn-MnO2 batteries for grid storage, which resulted in the spin out company Urban Electric Power. His recent research has focused on using high energy synchrotron techniques to characterize battery electrodes. He joined the faculty of Northeastern University in 2017, in the Department of Chemical Engineering.