Crystal Jain
About Crystal Jain
Crystal Jain is a Staff Battery Engineer currently working at Form Energy and serves as Project Director at Volta Foundation. With a background in chemical engineering and extensive experience in battery technology, she has held various engineering and research positions across notable organizations.
Work at Volta Foundation
Crystal Jain serves as Project Director at Volta Foundation since 2023. In this role, she is involved in initiatives aimed at advancing sustainable energy solutions. Her work is based in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she focuses on bridging technological innovation with business and policy.
Experience at Form Energy
Crystal Jain has held multiple positions at Form Energy. She currently works as a Staff Battery Engineer, a role she began in 2023. Previously, she served as a Senior Battery Engineer from 2021 to 2023. During her time at Form Energy, she contributed to the development of carbon-neutral long-duration battery grid storage and was responsible for defining and optimizing battery module designs to meet performance, reliability, and safety standards.
Education and Expertise
Crystal Jain earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering with a Minor in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley, from 2011 to 2015. She later obtained a Master of Science in Materials Science and Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology, studying from 2019 to 2021. Her educational background equips her with a strong foundation in engineering principles relevant to battery technology.
Previous Roles and Research
Prior to her current roles, Crystal Jain gained diverse experience in various engineering and research positions. She worked as a Researcher at UC Berkeley's Newman Lab from 2013 to 2016 and held internships at companies such as Abbott, Apple, Tesla, and Bio-Rad. Additionally, she conducted research under Dr. Gleb Yushin at Georgia Tech, focusing on thin-film solid-state lithium-ion battery materials.
Background in Project Management
Crystal Jain has experience in project management, having worked as a Project Manager and Consultant at Voyager Consulting from 2012 to 2015. This role involved overseeing projects and providing consulting services, further enhancing her skills in managing complex engineering tasks and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.