As Associate Professor at the University of Michigan, Donald Siegel’s contributions to JCESR focus on atomic scale modeling of multivalent and precipitation/dissolution systems. He also serves in a leadership role as a member of the JCESR Directorate. Noteworthy scientific accomplishments include: developing a percolation theory-based approach to predicting charge transport in amorphous discharge products; demonstrating the impact of electrode interfacial interactions on the electrochemical window of magnesium-electrolyte solvents; and applying Constrained-Density Functional Theory to reveal