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    '15 alumna Jenna (Eaves) Rathert's pioneering energy storage, electric grids

    Janna (Eaves) Rathert is a ’15 MatSE alumna who is now a staff scientist at Form Energy, Inc., which aims to develop a new class of cost-efficient, multi-day energy storage systems that’s pioneering cost-efficient storage systems that will enable reliable and fully-renewable electric grids. Let’s catch up with this stand-out alum in a Q&A.

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    News | August 10, 2022

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