Austin, TX Tuesday March 15, 2016 SACHEM is continuously seeking talented individuals to add to our technology team. James Knight recently received a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. James completed his dissertation under the direction of Dr. Arumugam Manthiram, a leading technologist in the development of energy storage materials. Dr. Manthiram was recently elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2014) and the Royal Society of Chemistry (2016) .

James brings academic experience in improving the capacity, cyclability, and rate capability of Li-rich layered oxides and contributed to ten research papers during his graduate studies. He also holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from The Ohio State University.

In his capacity at SACHEM, James will be focusing on our new core-shell cathode coating technology which is a facile low temperature process to prepare metal oxide shells on active ceramic particles for Li-ion battery cathode material manufacture.

SACHEM’s expertise in high purity, ionic chemistry has allowed us to create a unique method to coat cathode materials. With his experience in the cathode coating process, Dr. Knight will be focusing on improving this already innovative core-shell chemistry.

SACHEM, Inc. is a ISO 9001 and 14001 certified chemical science company with full commercial operations and research facilities in North America, Europe, China and Japan. For over 60 years, SACHEM has provided chemical solutions and services to customers in key markets including energy storage, electronics, electrolytes, polymers, catalysts, pharmaceutical and agricultural chemicals. Based in Austin, Texas, SACHEM’s expanding worldwide operations spans over 30 countries.