Journal of Nanotechnology and Nanoscience

Meital Shviro is a staff scientist in the Chemistry and Nanoscience Center at NREL. She holds a doctorate in materials chemistry from Bar-Ilan University in Israel. She has worked in various areas of electrochemical energy conversion and storage. Her current research includes understanding electrochemical and degradation processes, component development, and materials integration and optimization.  Her research interests include degradation processes, catalyst development, materials integration and optimization and advanced characterization methods. She received her Ph.D in materials chemistry from Bar-Ilan University. She served as a group leader at the institute of energy and climate research, IEK-14, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany (2019–2022). She has been the recipient of the Humboldt Research Fellow, Institute of Energy and Climate Research, IEK-3, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany (2017–2019).  She has been the postdoctoral research Fellow, Ernst Ruska-Centre (ER-C) and Peter Grünberg Institute (PGI-5), Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany (2016–2017).

• Electrochemical energy conversion & storage
• Benchmarking & standardization protocols in electrolysis
• Advanced characterization techniques
• Materials integration & optimization
• Degradation of electrochemical components

1.    Electrochemical Energy Conversion & Storage

Works on both proton exchange membrane (PEM) and anion exchange       membrane (AEM /alkaline) technologies: electrolyzers and fuel cells. National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Interested in understanding the degradation of components under operating conditions. National Renewable Energy Laboratory

2.    Component & Materials Development

Catalyst development: new or improved catalysts for electrodes. National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Materials integration and optimization: how different materials/components interact and can be optimized in the full device. National Renewable Energy Laboratory

3.    Advanced Characterization Methods

Use of techniques to probe how & why materials degrade or perform (physical, chemical, electrical characterization). National Renewable Energy Laboratory

4.    Benchmarking, Protocols, & Standardization

Development of measurement protocols / best practices (e.g. single-cell testing) to compare and benchmark performance. National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Round-robin testing, which are collaborative tests between labs / groups to validate reproducibility

1.    Innovative Method for Reliable Measurement of PEM Water Electrolyzer Component Resistances – 2025
2.    Standardization and Best Practices in Single-Cell Testing for Liquid Alkaline Water Electrolysis – 2025
3.    Benchmarking Performance: A Round-Robin Testing for Liquid Alkaline Electrolysis – 2024
4.    H2NEW: Hydrogen (H2) from Next-Generation Electrolyzers of Water LTE Task 9: Liquid Alkaline – 2024
5.    Advances in Benchmarking and Round Robin Testing for PEM Water Electrolysis: Reference Protocol and Hardware – 2023
6.    Chapter 7: Recent Advances in Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Oxidation Reaction in Alkaline Electrolytes – 2023