Scientific Review Board

Chain Reaction Innovations’ Scientific Review Board assists with the review of applications and selection of innovators for the CRI program. Each applicant is evaluated on their technology, the strength and uniqueness of their innovation, and fit to Argonne. The scientists at Argonne provide invaluable insights into these areas, leading to strong mentorship for those innovators chosen for the program.

Dionysios Antonpoulos

Dionysios Antonpoulos

Division Director, Biosciences

Dionysios Antonopoulos is a microbiologist studying how communities of microorganisms live and thrive together in a variety of environments.

Ilke Arslan

Ilke Arslan

Director, Center for Nanoscale Materials and the Nanoscience and Technology Division 

Ilke Arslan is the Director of the Nanoscience and Technology division and the Center for Nanoscale Materials at Argonne National Laboratory.

Susan Babinec

Susan Babinec

Program Lead, Grid Storage

Susan Babinec drives a comprehensive strategy that expands Argonne’s future grid vision to include a range of optimized energy storage capabilities.

Santanu Chaudhuri

Santanu Chaudhuri

Director, Manufacturing Science and Engineering

Santanu Chaudhuri leads efforts in developing high-performance computing-based mesoscale simulation tools to accelerate development and adoption of new manufacturing materials.

Seth Darling

Seth Darling

 Interim Associate Laboratory Director, Advanced Energy Technologies Directorate & Director, Advanced Materials for Energy-Water Systems (AMEWS) Energy Frontier Research Center 

Seth Darling studies interdisciplinary science and engineering of materials for water.

Ian Foster

Ian Foster

Division Director, Argonne Distinguished Fellow

Ian Foster is Director of Argonne’s Data Science and Learning Division.

Chris Heckle

Chris Heckle

Director, Materials Manufacturing Innovation Center (MMIC)

Chris Heckle cultivates new partnerships between Argonne and the private sector, the Department of Energy, universities, and other stakeholders to accelerate the scale-up of advanced materials and process technologies.

Don Hillebrand

Don Hillebrand

Deputy Associate Laboratory Director for Programs, Advanced Energy Technologies Directorate

Don Hillebrand leads a team of engineers and scientists who are developing sustainable innovative technologies to improve the efficiency of resource and energy utilization, minimize America’s dependence on imported energy, and enhance U.S. national security.

Ted Krause

Ted Krause

Chemical Engineer, Department Head

Ted Krause is a Chemical Engineer and the Theme Leader for Catalysis and Energy Conversion in the Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division at Argonne National Laboratory.

 

Greg Krumdick

Greg Krumdick

Division Director, Applied Materials Division

Greg Krumdick is the Director of Argonne’s Applied Materials division. Previously, he managed Argonne National Laboratory’s Materials Engineering Research Facility (MERF).

Ralph Muehleisen

Ralph Muehleisen

Principal Building Scientist and Group Leader

Ralph Muehleisen leads research to increase the energy efficiency and resiliency of the built environment while improving the quality of life and return on investment for citizens.

Mark Petri

Mark Petri

Grid Program Lead

Mark Petri, Director of the Electric Power Grid Program, coordinates the laboratory’s large, multidisciplinary activities to improve the reliability, resiliency, security, and efficiency of the nation’s electric power grids.

Meltem Urgun-Demirtas

Meltem Urgun-Demirtas

Group Leader, Bioprocesses & Reactive Separations

Meltem Urgun-Demirtas leads the Bioprocesses and Reactive Separations in Argonne National Laboratory’s Applied Materials Division.