This week's episode highlights how USC alumni are driving impact across national labs and industry.

We hear from:

• Drew Pereira, NREL – early-career researcher at the frontline of battery R&D

  
  

• Will Rigdon, Stanley Black & Decker – mid-career leader bridging engineering and real-world deployment

  
  

• Venkat Srinivasan, Argonne National Lab – late-career visionary shaping the national research agenda for energy storage

  
  

Key themes:

• How USC talent is contributing to global battery leadership

  
  

• Bridging academic research, government labs, and industry

  
  

• Alumni insights on scaling innovation in a fast-moving sector

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