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Notes on research, energy systems and the path between them
Reflections from project work, lab validation and the transition from postdoctoral research toward industry and innovation.
September 2026
Why we should build research around the problem, not the solution
A lot of academic research defaults to solution-first: build something interesting, publish it, then look for a company that might need it. Here's why that order should flip, and what a problem-first pipeline looks like in practice.
InnovationMicrogridsEnergy Systems
August 2026
What does a postdoc actually add?
Leadership, business development, strategic thinking, stakeholder management, communication, collaboration: a postdoc builds more than research skills, and those capabilities travel into industry, entrepreneurship and leadership.
CareerPostdocLeadership