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Acknowledgements: There are so many people to thank who have helped me get to this point. I surely cannot name every individual person, but I will try my best to capture all the groups of people who supported me during these five years. First, I’d like to thank my advisor, Professor Fikile Brushett. Fik gave me a chance to join his lab, and despite being at my lowest point of academic self-confidence, he never made me feel lesser than anyone else. As someone who had previously felt helpless in addressing climate change, I deeply appreciate how the research in Fik’s lab is so focused on solving very tangible, real-world problems. Further, I was allowed ample academic freedom to explore the topics I was interested in: none of the work in the four chapters of this thesis were performed with grant money for any specific projects. Rather, these were topics I came up with based on my own reading and interests and was given the support to pursue them. I’d also like to thank the other two members of my thesis committee, Professor Alan T. Hatton and Professor Audun Botterud. Both have shown me kindness and support throughout this journey. I must acknowledge the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI), as well, for the funding and mentorship they have provided throughout my PhD. I am extremely grateful for the support of the other members of the Brushett group, who have been kind and supportive both in and out of the lab. While there are so many individuals I’d love to mention specifically, for the sake of brevity I will only acknowledge my original mentor, John Barton, who gave me so much of his time and attention answering countless questions that allowed me to build the foundation that this work is built off and re-build my academic self-esteem. I have to thank my family, particularly my mom and dad for always supporting me in every way possible. Both of my parents have endured my stress with me and done everything they can to help make my life easier so I could focus on getting to this point. I love my parents very much and am so grateful for all they’ve done for me and the love they give me. This thesis is dedicated to my mom, who is the most remarkable, selfless, and strong person I know. She has taught me to be kind, generous, and confident, and to be the change you want to see in the world. Finally, I want to thank my friends. In particular, I have to highlight the amazing people I’ve gotten to meet through the MIT Graduate Student Union. I had a hard time during this PhD, much of which was caused by what I feel are systemic exploitations and vulnerabilities of graduate student workers in academia (particularly for students of underrepresented identities). Connecting with a group of students who understood what I was feeling, empowered me to make change, and led by example was so pivotal in allowing me to feel my time spent here was worth something for myself and for others. Winning our union right before I depart from MIT was the best gift ever, and I am so immensely proud of us all. I strongly believe we can do better in academia, and I am inspired by the student-driven changes I’ve seen during my time at MIT that show me such a vision can and will be achieved because we have the power to demand it. I hope anyone reading this understands their power and obligation to help facilitate such changes, because we need everyone to buy in and take action if we want such changes to be lasting and meaningful. 5PDF Image | Bringing Redox Flow Batteries to the Grid
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