Alexander Pearse

Alexander Pearse is a Senior Engineer and R&D/Technology Strategist at Modern Hydrogen, where responsibilities include managing core inventions and building partnerships for the deployment of pre-combustion carbon capture reactors, while also addressing materials challenges in high-temperature conditions. Prior to this role, Alexander contributed as a Materials Engineer focused on developing thermionic heat-to-electricity conversion technologies. Academic credentials include a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Maryland, where work involved pioneering solid-state lithium-ion batteries, and bachelor's degrees in Physics and Mathematics from the University of Pennsylvania. Experience also encompasses roles at Johns Hopkins University, where research involved nanoscale magnetic tunnel junctions, and at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, focusing on environmental data acquisition and oceanographic modeling.