George Burton

George Burton is a Quality Analytical Scientist at Solid Power, Inc. since October 2022, with prior experience as a Materials Research Engineer at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) from July 2020 to October 2022. At NIST, George focused on advanced transmission electron microscopy techniques for III-N nanowires and developed fluctuation electron microscopy for studying single photon detectors, along with expertise in cleanroom processes. Previous roles include Postdoctoral Researcher and Graduate Research Assistant at the Colorado School of Mines, where research involved GaAs photovoltaics and solid oxide fuel cells. George also served as a Visiting Scientist at Forschungszentrum Jülich, a Physicist at NIST, and held research positions at Georgetown University and CERN. George earned a PhD in Materials Science from the Colorado School of Mines and a B.S. in Physics from Georgetown University.