Jon joined the Faraday Institution in May 2022 working within the Commercialisation team to identify and develop commercialisation opportunities from the funded battery research portfolio. Jon has specialised in multiple areas across the battery value chain, including in recycling, battery safety and aerospace and defence applications. Currently, he leads the HighPerCerll challenge, one of the new Transformational Challenges looking to develop technologies that can deliver 1,0000Wh/kg for demanding aplications.

Prior to joining the Faraday Institution, he worked in Dyson’s battery research programme and was responsible for process development and industrialising lab-based research activities into manufacturing-scale concepts. Prior to that, he worked on novel technologies for Dyson’s personal care products and was also seconded to the office of the CEO. Jonathan has also worked for IBM and has experience in a law firm.

In 2018, Jonathan obtained a 1st Class Meng in Material Science and Engineering from Imperial College London. His Master’s project focused on characterising the degradation of garnet-type solid state batteries.