Benjamin D. Levitas, Ph.D.

Prior to joining Finnegan, Ben conducted doctoral research at Boston University in the High Temperature Materials Group. He investigated molten salt synthesized perovskite oxides as fuel cell electrodes with enhanced performance compared to the industry standard fabrication method. Ben's research strove to address chemical, electrochemical, and mechanical issues preventing fuel cell commercialization, and can be extended to other pertinent energy technologies, including batteries, catalysts, magnets, oxygen sensors, and semiconductors. He was also the electron microscopy trainer for graduate researchers in the engineering, chemistry, and physics departments as well as a teaching fellow.

Ben gained experience in inorganic chemistry while pursuing an undergraduate degree in biochemistry. He held a research position in which he synthesized perovskite and ruddlesden-popper type materials with enhanced performance for chemical looping combustion applications. Ben has authored and coauthored publications both as a graduate and undergraduate researcher.