Dr. Kevin Tran is a senior research scientist in the Energy & Materials division at Toyota Research Institute (TRI). He develops strategies for augmenting human-based decision-making with machine-based suggestions. He applies these strategies to help scientists and engineers to develop and optimize new materials for sustainable energy storage or access. He does this research by collaborating actively within Toyota and with several universities.

Prior to joining TRI, Dr. Tran was a software developer at Schrödinger. There, he created workflows for simulating surface phenomena for various materials science applications. Dr. Tran also spent five years as a process engineer at W.L. Gore & Associates. At Gore, he helped create and optimize implantable biomedical devices comprising ePTFE or bioresorbable polymers.

Dr. Tran received his Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University under advisement of Professor Zachary Ulissi, and he received his B.S. from the University of Delaware under advisement of Professor Babatunde Ogunnaike. Both degrees are in chemical engineering.