About us

RECYCLE RENEW EVOLVE

Based in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Evolve Materials is developing a circular economy for sustainably recycled battery materials. The company is improving the environmental impact of traditional lithium battery recycling processes by keeping the process closed-loop, reducing carbon emissions, increasing material recovery rates, and enhancing product quality.

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Our Team

We believe that success is a product of our passion, innovation, and collaboration.

Our team is the driving force behind our journey to excellence, and we take pride in providing an engaging and dynamic workplace where talent thrives and ideas are turned into reality.

Leadership

Mike Vogel

Founder & CEO

Entrepreneur, investor, and business leader. Founder and former CEO of LINICO Corporation, and former board member of Singapore-based Green Li-ion Pte. Ltd.

Advisors

Frank Ding

Lead Inventor & Technical Advisor

Lead inventor behind Evolve’s VCV process, supporting technology development and IP strategy as a technical advisor.

Mike Menard

OPERATIONS MANAGER

Manufacturing leader with 30 years of experience supporting Evolve on an advisory and contract basis, contributing to operational planning, safety systems, and scale-up readiness.

Dennis Roeder

ENGINEERING MANAGER

Engineering leader with 30 years of experience supporting Evolve as an advisor, with a focus on process equipment design, throughput optimization, and validation-stage scale-up.