Chris Bartel

Portrait of Chris Bartel
Chemical Engineering & Science
College of Science & Engineering
Twin Cities

Award Year
2026
University Award
McKnight Land-Grant Professorship

Computational Design of Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage Applications

Solid-state materials underpin nearly all technologies, from computer processors to batteries. The Bartel group is working to discover new materials that are more efficient, more affordable, and more sustainably sourced. Their research applies computational methods that resolve the properties of materials at the atomic scale, leveraging recent advances in artificial intelligence to accelerate the discovery process. Through close collaboration with experimental researchers, they test their predictions and improve their models for materials design.