David Santos currently serves as a Senior Materials Engineer at Tesla since November 2025. Prior to this role, David was a Senior Research Specialist at Dow from July 2022 to November 2025, leading the development of structural and thermally conductive battery adhesives and providing global technical support to over 15 E-Mobility customers, resulting in significant revenue generation. David's earlier experience includes serving as a PhD Student and Graduate Research Assistant at Texas A&M University, where research focused on lithium-ion and redox flow battery technologies, and as a Research Assistant at the University of the Incarnate Word, synthesizing Ru(II) polypyridyl complexes for light-driven applications. David holds a PhD from Texas A&M University and dual Bachelor of Science degrees in Chemistry and Mathematics from the University of the Incarnate Word.
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