Laboratory automation & robotics: Design of end-to-end automated workflows for materials synthesis, electrode fabrication, and coin-cell assembly using platforms like Chemspeed and SWingXL^.

Digital Twins & AI-driven discovery: Integration of physical robotic systems with "Digital Twin" data architectures to enable closed-loop optimization and machine learning-guided experimentation (e.g., NIMO/AMlearn)^.

High-throughput battery engineering: Systematic benchmarking of electrode/electrolyte combinations, formation protocol optimization for Li-ion batteries, and comparative manufacturing studies (e.g., spray vs. blade coating for Na-ion anodes)^.

Automated electrocatalysis: Parallel screening and optimization of electrocatalysts for renewable energy applications, including PGM-free catalysts and glycerol oxidation reactions^.

Sustainable materials synthesis: Development of reproducible synthesis protocols for functional nanomaterials used in energy storage and conversion^.