Summary
Mike Gerhardt is a Senior Electrochemical Modelling Engineer with a decade of experience building physics-based models and experiments to improve flow batteries, fuel cells, and electrolyzers. He combines deep academic training (PhD in Applied Physics from Harvard and an MIT materials BS) with hands-on multiphysics simulation (COMSOL, MATLAB, R) and lab-scale experimentation to link transport phenomena to device performance and degradation. At SINTEF and Berkeley Lab he led modelling work packages and mentored students, and now applies that expertise at Electric Hydrogen to accelerate industrial decarbonization. Beyond research, he has substantial teaching experience across chemistry, thermodynamics, and pedagogy, and has advised undergraduates and high-school researchers on battery projects. A practical thinker who moves between code, bench, and classroom, he often uses modeling insights to suggest tangible design and operational improvements that aren’t obvious from experiments alone.
10 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Science Materials Science and Engineering, Bachelor of Science Materials Science and Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Applied Physics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Applied Physics at Harvard University