Eli Fahrenkrug received his B.S. in Chemistry from the Evergreen State College in 2011. His fascination with electrochemistry and materials science started while he was an engineer at Hummingbird Scientific. There he helped develop some of the first tools that would allow researchers to visualize electrochemical reactions at the atomic scale. He was hooked. He channeled those interests into research at the University of Michigan where he earned his PhD in 2016. There he helped pioneer a new electrochemical strategy for growing semiconductor crystals at liquid metal electrodes. Mixing science with a bit of wanderlust, Eli ventured to China to serve as a visiting scientist at the Institute of Semiconductors at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Beyond the lab he also found refuge for his interest in brewing chemistry by helping construct one of the world’s highest (in elevation) microbreweries on the Tibetan Plateau. He joined the faculty at Colorado College as Assistant Professor in the Fall of 2017. Eli has held 30+ jobs in his life (ask him about the worst!); he moonlights as a wedding officiant (8 and counting); he loves to travel, cook Sichuan food, hike with his dog Pizza, read magical realism, see live music, and enjoys any activity involving Types 2 and 3 fun. He’s currently half way into his goal of skiing Colorado’s 14ers.

Contact:
efahrenkrug@coloradocollege.edu
(719) 389-7430
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