Dan Bates

Background

Daniel Bates graduated from Braham Area High School located in east central Minnesota. Driven by his thirst for knowledge he attended the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire. This is where his interest in chemistry blossomed. Under the supervision of Dr. Michael J. Carney, Dan began his scientific research with a primary focus on tuning catalysts for polyethylene production. After three years of research, Dan completed his undergraduate work and graduated with a B.S. in chemistry.

Project:

Dan then traveled to Fort Collins to attend graduate school here at CSU. He quickly became interested in a joint project, between Professor C.M. Elliott and Assistant Professor Amy Prieto, on thermoelectric materials. Dan then joined Dr. Elliott’s group (also as a joint student with Dr. Prieto’s group) and continues to work on the thermoelectric materials project. Thermoelectric materials are a class of materials that convert a thermal gradient into electrical energy, or conversely, can produce a temperature gradient from electrical energy.

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