Walter Drisdell

Walter Drisdell is a Staff Scientist at Berkeley Lab, where they focus on understanding fundamental chemistry and molecular scale reaction mechanisms at interfaces relevant to clean energy. They design in situ synchrotron X-ray experiments to investigate these interfaces under realistic conditions, guiding the development of next generation technologies. Previously, Walter worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, where they conducted synchrotron studies and first-principles calculations of catalysts for solar fuel generation, and developed instrumentation for carbon capture measurements. Walter holds a PhD in Physical Chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley, and a BA in Chemistry from Harvard University.