Masato Ohashi
Research Associate
South Carolina, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMasato Ohashi is an electrochemical engineer with over two decades bridging industry and academia, specializing in battery and fuel cell systems. He spent 13 years in industry at Toshiba Battery Co., rising to chief engineer and leading the R&D effort that helped grow Japan's zinc-air battery market share dramatically. For the past decade he has worked in academic research and project management at the University of South Carolina, including a PhD in Electrochemical Engineering and postdoctoral leadership in an industry/university fuel cell center. He has trained students, led multiple projects, authored peer-reviewed papers and transaction presentations, and holds more than 50 patents in Japan and the US. Comfortable switching between hands-on engineering, team leadership, and technical strategy, he combines deep practical know-how in cell design and processes with scholarly rigor. Based in South Carolina, he also collaborates with institutions like The Institute of Statistical Mathematics and University of Tokyo labs, reflecting a cross-disciplinary reach beyond conventional battery research.
7 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Chemical Engineering, Electrochemical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Chemical Engineering, Electrochemical Engineering at University of South Carolina-ColumbiaBachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Applied Chemistry, Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Applied Chemistry at Tokyo University of Agriculture and TechnologyGithub contributions (5)
masato1122/md2tau
Dec 2021 - Sep 2022
Contributions:23 commits, 27 pushes, 5 branches in 9 months
masato1122/Examples_QE
Dec 2022 - Dec 2023
Contributions:221 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year
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