[1] She moved to the University of California, Los Angeles for graduate studies, where she completed a doctorate in materials science.
Her research considered nanostructure materials for lithium-ion batteries and electrochemical capacitors.
[2] After earning her PhD, Augustyn moved to the Materials Institute at University of Texas at Austin where she spent two years as a postdoctoral fellow.
[3] These include layered metal oxides, which show potential for electrochemical energy storage materials.
[5] Together with John Paul Eneku, Augustyn leads SciBridge, a science program that connects scientists in the United States with those working in Africa.