Gustavo Chata

Gustavo Chata, PhD, currently serves as a Battery Chemist at OneD Battery Sciences since April 2023. Previously, Gustavo held the position of Battery Engineer at Zēlos Energy Ltd, focusing on the development of a baseline ZnO2 vs. MnO2 cell aimed at creating a 1 KWh battery with a nominal gravimetric energy density of 50 Wh/kg. Gustavo completed a PhD in Chemistry at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where significant contributions included publishing a first-authorship paper in ACS Applied Biomaterials and mentoring undergraduate researchers. Research experience also includes developing biodegradable hydrogels with enhanced antibacterial properties and employing various characterization techniques on Manganese Oxide nanoparticles. Additional internships involved innovative growth techniques for metal-organic frameworks and the manufacturing of pH-controlled hydrogels for myocardial tissue regeneration. Gustavo holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering from the University of California, Merced.