Duke is a materials engineer who brings over eight years of novel materials research experience to Natrion. Duke received his Ph.D. in Materials Engineering from Imperial College London in 2018 for work concentrating on ceramic solid ionic conductors for secondary battery and hydrogen fuel cell applications. Duke went on to work as a Principal Materials Scientist at Itron. Duke brings to the Natrion team a unique blend of industrial and academic experience and a passion for practical battery research and development.