Ms. Grace Lau Senior Research Associate (since September 2004) Mail: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 1 Cyclotron Road, MS 62-0139 Berkeley, CA 94720, USA Tel: (+1)(510)486-5850 E-mail: gylau@lbl.gov |  |
Education
San Jose State University
M.S. Material Science and Engineering 01/06 –05/09
University of California, Berkeley
B.S. Material Science and Engineering 08/99 – 08/03
Research Activities Senior Research Associate, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 09/09 -present
under Dr. Antoni Tomsia
▪ Trained users safe operation of SEM and XRD
▪ Safety officer representing Tomsia's group and generate lab policies
and procedures
▪ Synthesizing freeze casting scaffolds based on HA, ZnO and TiO2
Senior Research Associate, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 02/04 – 09/09
under Professor Lutgard DeJonghe and Dr. Steven Visco
▪ Performing routine solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) research on
AC Impedance, TEM and, SEM
▪ Training undergraduates and new incoming postdocs on
basic powder processing
Research Laboratory Assistant, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 02/03 – 12/04
under Dr. Marca Doeff
▪ Performed routine research on X-ray diffractometer
▪ Checked charging and discharging densities of Lithium batteries using
MacPile and Arbin
▪ Trained newcomer basic LiFePO4 and electrode making
Awards
SPOT award from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 11/08
Venture Lab Clean Tech Innovation Prize from UC Berkeley 05/08
Publications: Patent disclosures
Structure for high temperature electrochemical device and method for making the same,
M.C. Tucker, G.Y. Lau, C.P. Jacobson, L.C. DeJonghe, and S.J. Visco
Joining of dissimilar materials,
M.C. Tucker, G.Y. Lau, and C.P. Jacobson
Methods of Optimizing Carbon Coatings on Electrode Materials,
Marca M. Doeff, James D. Wilcox, Robert Kostecki, Grace Y. Lau
Publications: Journal papers
Chromium transport by solid state diffusion on solid oxide fuel cell cathode Journal of Power Sources, Volume 195, Issue 22, 15 November 2010, Pages 7540-7547
Grace Y. Lau, Michael C. Tucker, Craig P. Jacobson, Steven J. Visco, Stacy H. Gleixner, Lutgard C. DeJonghe
Cu–YSZ cermet solid oxide fuel cell anode prepared by high-temperature sintering
Journal of Power Sources, Volume 195, Issue 10, 15 May 2010, Pages 3119-3123
Michael C. Tucker, Grace Y. Lau, Craig P. Jacobson, Steven J. Visco, Lutgard C. De Jonghe
Stability and robustness of metal-supported SOFCs
Journal of Power Sources, Volume 175, Issue 1, 3 January 2008, Pages 447-451
Michael C. Tucker, Grace Y. Lau, Craig P. Jacobson, Lutgard C. DeJonghe, Steven J. Visco
Performance of metal-supported SOFCs with infiltrated electrodes
Journal of Power Sources, Volume 171, Issue 2, 27 September 2007, Pages 477-482
Michael C. Tucker, Grace Y. Lau, Craig P. Jacobson, Lutgard C. DeJonghe, Steven J. Visco
Water-based binder system for SOFC porous steel substrates
Journal of Materials Processing Technology, Volume 182, Issues 1-3, 2 February 2007, Pages 469-476
Hideto Kurokawa, Grace Y. Lau, Craig P. Jacobson, Lutgard C. De Jonghe, Steven J. Visco
Optimization of carbon coatings on LiFePO4
Journal of Power Sources, Volume 163, Issue 1, 7 December 2006, Pages 180-184
Marca M. Doeff, James D. Wilcox, Robert Kostecki, Grace Lau