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Personal Profile
Paul Gasper is a staff scientist for the Electrochemical Energy Storage group within the Energy Conversion and Systems Center at NLR. Paul’s research focuses on battery diagnostics, performance modeling, and lifetime prediction using statistical and machine-learning methods, as well as incorporating battery life models into NLR technoeconomic optimization and simulation software tools like REopt and System Advisor Model. In addition, Paul designs and runs accelerated battery degradation studies using electrochemical and ex-situ diagnostic techniques to quantify and monitor battery state. Paul’s doctorate work concentrated on the modification of solid oxide fuel cell electrodes to improve performance, using current-voltage data and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy to deconvolute mass transfer and charge transfer resistances.
Research Interests
Education/Academic Qualification
PhD, Materials Science and Engineering, Boston University
Master, Materials Science and Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Bachelor, Mechanical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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Collaborations and Top Research Areas From the Past 5 Years
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Battery Life Prediction Using Reduced-Order Physics Models and Machine Learning: Cooperative Research and Development Final Report, CRADA Number CRD-17-00667
Smith, K. & Gasper, P., 2026, 22 p.Research output: NLR › Technical Report
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Electric-Vehicle Battery Second-Life and Recycling Pathways: How Economics Depend on Chemistry, Processing, and Application: Article No. 127809
Cobb, A., Ramirez-Meyers, K., Michalek, J., Swaminathan, S., Gasper, P., Polzin, B. & Smith, K., 2026, In: Applied Energy. 414, 28 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Perspective on Traditional and Data Driven Electrochemical Modeling and Analysis
Gasper, P., 2025, 26 p.Research output: NLR › Presentation
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Applications of Explainable Artificial Intelligence in Renewable Energy Research
Perr-Sauer, J., Ugirumurera, J., Gafur, J., Bensen, E., Nguyen, T., Paul, S., Severino, J., Nag, A., Vijayshankar, S., Gasper, P., Finegan, D., Holden, J., Mueller, J., Graf, P., Tripp, C. & Egan, H., 2025, In: Energy Reports. 14, 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Concavity-Based Local Erosion and Sphere-Size-Based Local Dilation Applied to Lithium-Ion Battery Electrode Microstructures for Particle Identification: Article No. 113758
Usseglio-Viretta, F., Gasper, P., Prakash, N., Popeil, M., Smith, K. & Finegan, D., 2025, In: Computational Materials Science. 251, 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2 Scopus Citations
Awards and Honors
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NREL President's Award
Osorio, J. (Recipient), Ugirumurera, J. (Recipient), Gasper, P. (Recipient), Martin, J. (Recipient), Blair, A. (Recipient), Yao, Y. (Recipient), Tolbert, I. (Recipient), Taverna, N. (Recipient), Horsey, R. (Recipient) & Liu, L. (Recipient), 2022
Prize: Honorary award