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Adam J. Rondinone

ElectrochemistOak Ridge, TN

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Adam Rondinone Listen to Adam J. Rondinone’s Oral History on Voices of the Manhattan Project

Adam Rondinone is the Co-Director for the Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT) as well as the group leader for MPA-CINT at Los Alamos National Laboratory. He was previously an electrochemist at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Born in New Hampshire, Rondinone became interested in science as a child. He became acquainted with Oak Ridge after visiting the user facilities to complete experiments for his graduate program at Georgia Tech. This led him to a full-time position at the Laboratory, where he and his team have been creating innovations in nanotechnology, including the development of new types of energy storage and conversion systems.

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