Lauren Hartle

Principal

2024 - Current

Senior Associate

2022 - 2024

Associate

2021 - 2022

Azolla Ventures, created by Prime Coalition, invests in early-stage technology companies with the potential for gigaton-scale climate impact.

Associate

2020 - 2021

Prime Impact Fund, an initiative of Prime Coalition, invests in transformative technology companies with the potential for gigaton-scale climate impact. Drawing on catalytic capital with a long-term lens, the fund is purpose-built to support high-risk, high-reward ventures at the earliest stages. The management company of Azolla Ventures, the successor fund to Prime Impact Fund, manages the Prime Impact Fund portfolio of companies.

Postdoctoral Scholar

2018 - 2020

• Pursued deposition, characterization, and performance evaluation methods for novel inorganic absorber layers for use in photovoltaic cells • Provided expertise and training for lab members in characterization of electronic and optical properties of thin films. Relevant methods include: XPS, XRF, Hall Effect measurements, UV-Vis spectroscopy, and SEM

Graduate Student

2009 - 2018

My research comprised energy-related applications of materials science. With the Roy Gordon Laboratory: • Collaborated with team members to develop organic- and halogen-based flow batteries for grid-scale energy storage • Investigated a novel low-cost metal oxide catalyst for an in-house chlorine-based flow battery • Currently developing corrosion-resistant coatings for flow battery components to extend battery operating life With the Joost Vlassak Laboratory: • Investigated the mechanical properties of thin-film silicon anodes designed for lithium ion batteries to better understand battery lifecycle limitations.

Teaching Fellow

2010 - 2011

• Mathematical Methods in the Sciences: prepared lectures for weekly sections and exam reviews for 60 students. • Mechanics, Elasticity, Fluids, and Diffusion: graded homework and exams, prepared lectures for weekly sections and exam reviews for 38 students.

President

2012 - 2014

• Organized weekly meetings of 10 to 15 members to discuss technical topics in energy • Managed communications with the greater Boston energy community via a ~430 member weekly mailing list • Coordinated site visit and Q&A with EnerNOC, a local demand response company, attended by 10 members

Founder and Director

2014 - 2014

• Conceived and designed a new one-week energy primer for ~40 students at Harvard University • Managed 14 team members to develop curriculum and course materials • Oversaw recruitment of 12 speakers from industry and academia • Obtained funding for publicity, course materials, and related events

Development Technician

2008 - 2009

• Performed periodic assays to determine the impact of additives on the potency and stability of vaccine products • Fulfilled FDA requirements by designing and implementing experiments to test the stability of product components

Research Assistant

2006 - 2007

• Conducted research to produce and mechanically characterize electrospun fibrinogen and polyurethane nanofibers. • Directed the summer research project of a visiting undergraduate.

Research Intern

2007 - 2007

• Investigated lipid-based siRNA delivery for regeneration of blood vessel tissue. • Co-author and presenter, 9th US-Japan Symposium on Drug Delivery Systems. • Publication: Seung-Woo Cho, Lauren Hartle, Sun Mi Son, Fan Yang, Michael Goldberg, Qiaobing Xu, Robert Langer, and Daniel G. Anderson. “Delivery of Small Interfering RNA for Inhibition of Endothelial Cell Apoptosis by Hypoxia and Serum Deprivation” Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, in press, 2008.