Jamie Vinsant
VP Electrodialysis
EnergyX
Biography
After graduating from MIT with a BS in Chemical Engineering, I began my career in water and process separations with Ionics, focusing primarily on electrodialysis technology. At Ionics, and later at GE Water, which acquired Ionics, I developed novel applications for this technology, originally developed in MIT labs in the late 1940s.
I transitioned into the business side of the technology as a product manager for electrodialysis and ion exchange membranes at GE Water, and later at SUEZ after they acquired GE Water. During this period, I collaborated with Amos and students at the MIT GEAR Center, discussing technology development and business cases for village-scale photovoltaic-powered EDR for off-grid desalination and home-scale EDR.
In 2022, I moved to Austin to join EnergyX, a Series B startup focused on the battery supply chain, to develop ED, EDR, and Bipolar ED technologies from lab-scale to commercial scale. Currently, I am affiliated with the GEAR Center as an MIT research affiliate, providing additional technical support, market guidance, and startup experience for the continually developing renewable-powered off-grid EDR technology.