ryan tancin

Ryan Tancin

Postdoctoral Researcher-Chemical Engineering


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Ryan J. Tancin joined NREL's Materials Science Center in June 2022 as a postdoctoral researcher in Phillip Parilla’s research group. Ryan first earned his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering before pursuing master's and doctorate degrees in aeronautics and astronautics in Christopher Goldenstein’s research group. His doctorate focused on developing laser-based diagnostics for studying high-temperature gas dynamics and chemistry, with substantial experience in developing and constructing high-pressure fluid systems for experimental studies of propulsions and gas-phase chemistry. At NREL, he has taken on multiple projects aimed at advancing lithium (Li)-ion battery technology through ultrafast-laser processing of battery materials and developing methods for readying these methods for high-throughput industrial manufacturing. In this new position, he has gained new expertise in electrochemistry, Li-ion battery technology, and solid-state electrolytes. 

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Research Interests

Ultrafast-laser-absorption spectroscopy

Tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy

Li-ion battery manufacturing

Laser-aided manufacturing

All-solid-state batteries

Laser processing of energy materials

High-speed diagnostic development

Gas-phase thermometry

High-pressure system design

Energetic materials

Education

Ph.D., Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University

M.S., Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University

B.E., Mechanical Engineering, Stony Brook University

Associations and Memberships

Member, Tau Beta Pi

Member, Pi Tau Sigma 

Featured Work

Ultrafast-Laser-Absorption Spectroscopy in the Mid-Infrared for Single-Shot, Calibration-Free Temperature and Species Measurements in Low- and High-Pressure Combustion GasesOptics Express (2021)

2D Mid-Infrared Laser-Absorption Imaging for Tomographic Reconstruction of Temperature and Carbon Monoxide in Laminar Flames, Optics Express (2019)

Design and Application of a High-Pressure Combustion Chamber for Studying Propellant Flames with Laser Diagnostics, Review of Scientific Instruments (2019)

Awards and Honors

Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship – Winner (2020)

Magna cum laude (2016)

Presidential Scholarship (2012)

University Scholar (2012)


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