OUR PEOPLE
Academic Credentials
- Ph.D., Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, 2022
- M.S., Chemical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2012
- B.S., Chemical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2011
Licenses & Certifications
- Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator (CFEI)
- Certified Vehicle Fire Investigator (CVFI)
- Fire Investigation 1A (Cause and Origin), California Office of State Fire Marshal (CA)
Professional Honors
- William Rainey Harper Dissertation Fellowship, 2021
Dr. Grocke is a chemical engineer by training, specializing in electrochemistry and materials engineering. He has extensive research experience in the construction, characterization, and functional control of semiconducting and energy storage materials. He is well-versed in battery assembly and testing, as well as the design and fabrication of custom experimental apparatuses.
At Ä¢¹½tv, Garrett uses these skills to provide assistance to clients in design evaluation, qualification, and failure analysis of products for a wide variety of applications including consumer and commercial electronics, medical devices, and electric vehicles. Garrett's experience includes fire investigations in battery-containing home goods, micromobility, and electric vehicles (EV), assisting in guidance for product recalls, supporting litigation and regulatory matters, as well as proactive efforts contributing to safety in design of battery-containing products.
Dr. Grocke has experience in numerous analytical techniques including X-ray computed tomography (CT) and 2-D X-ray analysis, battery cell teardown analysis, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), cyclic and linear sweep voltammetry (CV and LSV), UV-visible spectroscopy (UV-Vis), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), microscopy, and X-ray scattering techniques.
Prior to joining Ä¢¹½tv, Dr. Grocke's graduate research focused on the synthesis and characterization of novel organic semiconductors and battery active materials with mixed ionic-electronic conduction, with applications in sensors, thermoelectrics, and renewable energy storage systems. Additionally, his research at Argonne National Laboratory focused on the synthesis of high-anisotropy functional nanomaterials, with applications in catalysts, energy storage, and magnetic materials.