Dr. Kristina Vailonis joined the Materials Chemistry and Physics Branch at NASA Glenn Research Center as a Materials Research Engineer in August 2021. She holds a B.S. degree in chemistry from Stonehill College and graduated from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville in 2019 with a Ph.D. in inorganic chemistry where she studied the synthesis and growth formation of metal-organic nanotubes. Currently, Dr. Vailonis is working on multifunctional nanomaterials to be used in electrical insulation materials for high-voltage electrical components for aerospace applications.
