Ana Claus
Ana Claus’s research focuses on advancing solid-state sodium battery technologies, with an emphasis on understanding and controlling interfacial stability and microstructure-driven electro–chemo–mechanical behavior. Her work addresses critical challenges related to energy density, cycling stability, and scalability, with the goal of enabling more sustainable and cost-effective energy storage systems. She is particularly interested in how engineered sodium metal architectures can mitigate interfacial degradation and improve performance under realistic operating conditions. Ana is advised by Kelsey B. Hatzell in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.