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Prof. Corie L. Cobb<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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Biography<\/h3>\t\t\t

Prof. Cobb joined the University of Washington from Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), Inc. where she was a Senior Member of Research Staff leading research projects on advanced manufacturing technologies for solar cells, batteries and high strength and toughness materials.\u00a0 Her research broadly integrates advanced manufacturing, materials processing, engineered materials, and computational design to advance lithium-ion and other energy storage technologies. Prof. Cobb is a recipient of the DARPA Young Faculty Award (2019), DARPA Director’s Fellowship (2021), and 3M Non-Tenured Faculty Award (2019). She was elected as a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) in 2024 and as a member of the Washington State Academy of Sciences (WSAS) in 2023. She holds a B.S. in Product Design and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Current Appointments and Affiliations<\/h3>\t\t\t

Washington Research Foundation (WRF) Innovation Professor in Clean Energy, 2017-present
\nProfessor<\/a> –\u00a0Mechanical Engineering<\/a>, 2021-present<\/span>
\nAdjunct Professor – Human Centered Design & Engineering<\/a>, 2023-present
\nAdjunct Professor – Chemical Engineering<\/a>, 2025-present
\nMember Faculty – Clean Energy Institute (CEI<\/a>), 2017- present<\/span>
\nMember Faculty – Molecular Engineering and Sciences Institute (MolES<\/a>), 2017- present<\/span><\/p>\n

Director, Advanced Experience Program in Clean Energy<\/a>, 2018-present
\nCommittee Member, Consensus Study on the “Future of Battery Technology Options for Defense Applications<\/a>,” National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Past Appointments and Industry Employment<\/h3>\t\t\t

Tenure-Track Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, 2017-2021
\nSenior Member of Research Staff, Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), Inc. (formerly Xerox PARC), 2015-2017
\nMember of Research Staff, Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), Inc. (formerly Xerox PARC), 2010-2015
\nMechanical Engineer, Applied Materials, 2008-2010
\nPlatforms Intern, Google, 2007
\nGraduate Research Intern, Bell Labs, 2003
\nProduct Design Intern, Hewlett-Packard, 2002
\nDesign Intern, Toshiba Design Center (Japan), 2001
\nMechanical Engineering Intern, Hewlett-Packard, 2000<\/p>\n

Chair, Pacific Northwest Section of The Electrochemical Society, 2023-2025
\nVice Chair, Pacific Northwest Section of The Electrochemical Society, 2021-2023<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Selected Honors<\/h3>\t\t\t

2024 National Academy of Inventors Fellow
\n2023 Washington State Academy of Sciences
\n2021 DARPA Director’s Fellowship
\n2019 DARPA Young Faculty Award
\n2019 3M Non-Tenured Faculty Award
\n2019 National Academy of Engineering EU-US Frontiers of Engineering Symposium (Invited Organizer)
\n2015 National Academy of Engineering China-America Frontiers of Engineering Symposium (Invited Participant)
\n2015 PARC Golden Acorn Award
\n2015 SiliconPV Award for Best Paper
\n2005 Alfred P. Sloan Scholar
\n2002 Bell Labs Cooperative Research Fellowship Program (CRFP) Fellow<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>