In this episode, co-hosts Mike Norton and Jackson Lyons sit down with Emily Dickens, Chief Commercial Officer at Octet Scientific, to explore how her company is advancing energy storage through smart chemistry.

Emily discusses:

• Her journey from chemical engineering graduate to startup innovator at Octet Scientific

• The development of specialty electrolyte additives designed to improve rechargeability, efficiency, and longevity in zinc-based batteries

• Why zinc batteries—safer and more sustainable—could be key to grid-level storage if challenges like dendrite formation are overcome

• Early-stage R&D wins, including NSF funding and global testing partnerships

• How Octet’s approach combines organic chemistry and electrochemistry to make zinc-air battery technology commercially viable

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Emily Dickens

Octet Scientific