Polymer Technical Director at Materials Research Laboratory at UCSB, Dr. Behrens has a background in electrochemistry and spectroscopy towards energy systems and experience with both fuel cell and battery applications. She graduated with a Ph.D in Analytical Chemistry from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign where she was active in various academic chemical and electrochemical societies such as the International Society of Chemistry, and has been published several times in the American Chemistry Society’s peer-reviewed journal Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research.