Early Career Network

IDREAM is pleased to contribute to national efforts that build the bench of scientists and engineers. The IDREAM Early Career Network is available to assist and encourage our researchers as they grow their careers.

Early Career Network Representative

Robert Greg Felsted is the IDREAM Early Career Network chair, 2023-2024

ROBERT G. (GREG) FELSTED, PH.D.

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

IDREAM Early Career Network Chair, Summer 2023-present

 

Early Career Network Advisor

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XIAOSONG LI, PH.D. 

Associate Vice Provost and Chemist, University of Washington 

Joint Appointment, PNNL

 

IDREAM Early Career Network 

Ryan Beck is a PNNL postdoc conducting IDREAM research.

Ryan Beck

rbeck4@uw.edu

Institute while in IDREAM: University of Washington

Job Level: Postdoctoral Research Associate

Years with IDREAM: 2023-

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2953-970X

IDREAM Publications: pending

Amita Bedar is a postdoc at the University of Notre Dame conducting IDREAM research.

Amita Bedar

abedar@nd.edu

Institute while in IDREAM: University of Notre Dame

Job Level: Postdoctoral Research Associate

Years with IDREAM: 2023-

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4921-546X

LinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/in/amita-bedar-62297148

IDREAM Publications: pending

Pravalika Butreddy is a PNNL postdoc conducting IDREAM research.

Pravalika Butreddy

pravalika.butreddy@pnnl.gov

Institute while in IDREAM: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Job Level: Postdoctoral Research Associate

Years with IDREAM: 2024-

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4157-7821

IDREAM Publications: pending

Ping Chen is a PhD Intern with the IDREAM EFRC

Ping Chen

ping.chen@pnnl.gov

Institute while in IDREAM: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Job Level: Postdoctoral Research Associate

Years with IDREAM: 2021

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4527-4561

IDREAM Publications: 4

William Denman, a Georgia Tech postdoc, is on the IDREAM team researching ion dynamics

William Denman

wdenman6@gatech.edu

Institute while in IDREAM: Georgia Tech

Job Level: Postdoctoral Research Associate

Years with IDREAM: 2024-

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4752-0073

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-denman-6340a412a/

IDREAM Publications: pending

Greg Felsted joined PNNL and IDREAM in 2022 as a PhD intern

Robert G. (Greg) Felsted

robert.felsted@pnnl.gov

Institute while in IDREAM: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Job Level: Postdoctoral Research Associate

Years with IDREAM: 2022-

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9395-2112

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-felsted-4b91251bb/

IDREAM Publications: 1

Postdoc Trent Graham is an IDREAM researcher

Trent Graham

trent.graham@pnnl.gov

Institute while in IDREAM: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Job Level: Started as Grad Student, now a Chemical Engineer

Years with IDREAM: 2017-

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8907-8004

IDREAM Publications: 38

Hemanth Haridas is a postdoc at the University of Utah, he joined IDREAM in 2024.

Hemanth Haridas

u6055105@utah.edu

Institute while in IDREAM: University of Utah

Job Level: Postdoctoral Research Associate

Years with IDREAM: 2024-

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2681-5238

IDREAM Publications: pending

Postdoc Jaeyoung Heo joined IDREAM's Early Career Network in fall 2021.

Jaeyoung Heo

jaeyoung.heo@pnnl.gov

Institute while in IDREAM: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Job Level: Postdoctoral Research Associate

Years with IDREAM: 2021-

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6329-5382

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaeyoung-heo-4276821a2

IDREAM Publications: 1

Ashley Kennedy is an intern with the IDREAM research team.

Ashley Kennedy

ashley.kennedy@pnnl.gov

Institute while in IDREAM: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Job Level: DOE Office of Environmental Management, Minority Serving Institution Partnership Program (MSIPP) Research Associate

Years with IDREAM: 2023-

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3821-9284

IDREAM Publications: pending

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Ben Legg

benjamin.legg@pnnl.gov

Institute while in IDREAM: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Job Level: Chemist

Years with IDREAM: 2020-

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3055-1829

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-a-legg-0a458a97/

IDREAM Publications: 8

Shuai Li is a postdoctoral researcher with the IDREAM EFRC

Shuai Li

shuai.li@anl.gov

Institute while in IDREAM: Argonne National Laboratory

Job Level: Postdoctoral Research Associate

Years with IDREAM: 2022-

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2248-2077

IDREAM Publications: 1

Xiaoxu Li is a grad student with IDREAM in 2022

Xiaoxu Li

xiaoxu.li@pnnl.gov

Institute while in IDREAM: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Job Level: Postdoctoral Research Associate

Years with IDREAM: 2022-

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9076-3057

IDREAM Publications: pending

Aodong Liu is an IDREAM early career researcher

Aodong Liu

al777@uw.edu

Institute while in IDREAM: University of Washington

Job Level: Grad Student

Years with IDREAM: 2021-

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2287-2216

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aodong-liu-00a981156/

IDREAM Publications: 1

Juejing Liu joined the IDREAM EFRC team as a grad student in 2022.

Juejing Liu

Juejing.liu@pnnl.gov

Institute while in IDREAM: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Job Level: PhD Intern

Years with IDREAM: 2022-

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4141-8174

IDREAM Publications: pending

Lili Liu is an early career researcher with the IDREAM EFRC.

Lili Liu

lili.liu@pnnl.gov

Institute while in IDREAM: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Job Level: Started as a Postdoctoral Research Associate, now is a Materials Scientist

Years with IDREAM: 2019-

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9595-4303

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/lili-liu-470a71146/

IDREAM Publications: 6

Kristen Mast is an undergrad research assistant with IDREAM.

Kristen Mast

kristen.mast@pnnl.gov

Institute while in IDREAM: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Job Level: DOE Office of Science, Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship (SULI) program

Years with IDREAM: 2024-

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3510-4681

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristen-mast-96649a215/

IDREAM Publications: pending

Sebastian Mergelsberg is an early career researcher with the IDREAM EFRC.

Sebastian Mergelsberg

sebastian.mergelsberg@pnnl.gov

Institute while in IDREAM: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Job Level: Chemist

Years with IDREAM: 2020-

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3483-5244

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sebastian-mergelsberg-09a77536/

IDREAM Publications: 7

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Elias Nakouzi

elias.nakouzi@pnnl.gov

Institute while in IDREAM: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Job Level: Started as a Postdoctoral Research Associate, now is a Materials Scientist

Years with IDREAM: 2017-

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0036-8326

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elias-nakouzi-98b94b96/

IDREAM Publications: 9

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Emily Nienhuis

emily.nienhuis@pnnl.gov

Institute while in IDREAM: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Job Level: Started as a Postdoctoral Research Associate, now is a Chemist

Years with IDREAM: 2020-

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4348-5506

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-nienhuis-4ba48bb2/

Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Emily_Nienhuis

IDREAM Publications: 11

Simantini Paul is an IDREAM researcher

Simantini Paul

u1443131@utah.edu

Institute while in IDREAM: University of Utah

Job Level: Grad Student

Years with IDREAM: 2022-

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1542-6787

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simantini-paul-1030b4253/

IDREAM Publications: pending

Maxime Pouvreau is an early career researcher with the IDREAM EFRC.

Maxime Pouvreau

maxime.pouvreau@pnnl.gov

Institute while in IDREAM: Washington State University, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Job Level: Postdoctoral Research Associate

Years with IDREAM: 2017-

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9015-5086

IDREAM Publications: 10

PostDoc Duo Song joined IDREAM in fall 2021

Duo Song

duo.song@pnnl.gov

Institute while in IDREAM: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Job Level: Started as a Postdoctoral Research Associate, now is a Computational Scientist

Years with IDREAM: 2021-

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5136-7959

IDREAM Publications: 1

Yihui Wei is an early career researcher with the IDREAM EFRC.

Yihui Wei

u1448045@utah.edu

Institute while in IDREAM: Washington State University, University of Utah

Job Level: Grad Student

Years with IDREAM: 2019-

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7977-6893

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yihui-wei-434509134/

IDREAM Publications: 3