Zachary A. Combs

Dr. Combs has more than 7 years of experience in the carbon black industry with a primary focus on the development of new products for the energy storage market and extensive past experience in tire and mechanical rubber goods industries. Research and development interests include the morphology, surface modification, and microstructure of carbon blacks and other advanced carbon materials, and how these characteristics impact structure-property relationships of energy storage systems. Dr. Combs received his bachelor’s degree in polymer chemistry from Clemson University and his PhD from Georgia Institute of Technology in materials science and engineering with a focus on nanoparticle synthesis and surface chemistry.