Hispanic Profile  - Dionne M. Hernández Lugo, Ph.D.

Dionne M. Hernández Lugo, Ph.D., graduate of the University of Puerto Rico is a research electrical engineer at NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. She serves as the principal investigator for the development of high-energy lithium-metal battery technologies. Her responsibilities include the development and testing of next generation lithium-metal battery technologies as well as leading a multidisciplinary team in the development of high-energy materials.

Hernández Lugo is also a lead test engineer for the Advanced Space Power Systems Program. In this position, she works with commercial battery vendors in the integration and development of batteries.