Anthony Cheng
PhD Student, Engineering and Public Policy
Bio
Anthony Cheng is a PhD student in the Engineering and Public Policy (EPP) Department of Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) under the direction of Dr. Erica Fuchs, Dr. Valerie Karplus, and Dr. Jeremy Michalek. As a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Program Fellow, he is studying innovations in electric vehicle battery materials and manufacturing, and subsequent effects on supply chains, national security, and technology trajectories. He graduated from MIT with an S.B. in Materials Science and Engineering (with a focus on Entrepreneurship and Materials Commercialization), and a double minor in Computer Science and Energy Studies. He has previously worked in numerous roles at the intersection of startups and cleantech in both business and engineering roles, in addition to research experiences at the MIT Media Lab, CSAIL, Energy Initiative, and as an MIT Eloranta Fellow.
Research
Innovations in electric vehicle battery materials and manufacturing, and subsequent effects on supply chains, national security, and technology trajectories