Staff

Greg Less is Director of the U-M Battery Lab, responsible for the day-to-day operations of the facility. Greg received a doctorate in Chemistry from U-M. Prior to founding the Battery Lab, he was a UM research scientist and worked at battery companies T/J Technologies and A123 Systems.

Contact: gless@umich.edu, 734-764-2794

Shelly Christian-Sherman serves as Research Administration Senior Manager for the EV Center and Battery Lab. She earned her Bachelor of Business Administration from Cleary University.

Contact: sacs@umich.edu

Art is primarily responsible for the maintenance and training of users on characterization equipment. Prior to joining the Battery Lab, Art worked for over 20 years in manufacturing and R&D at BASF and at the Pall Corporation/Gelman Sciences.

Contact: artsincl@umich.edu

Joe is responsible for maintenance and training for the R&D line. He received his doctorate in Chemistry from the University of Michigan. Prior to joining the Battery Lab, Joe worked at Inmatech and as a Navy contractor doing R&D on supercapacitors.

Contact: jgallego@umich.edu

Dan is responsible for module and pack welding. He received a bachelor’s degree in welding and fabrication engineering from Pennsylvania College of Technology. He brings a decade of experience, having held welding engineering positions at Westinghouse Corp., Vogtle nuclear units 3 and 4, Kirchhoff Automotive, and Flexible Metal Inc. He was also the SkillsUSA welding and fabrication contest collegiate state champion and collegiate national runner-up.

Contact: dkedro@umich.edu

Contact: jeppesen@umich.edu

Contact: lsonnen@umich.edu