Register for April 23 event
The ECS Detroit Section invites you to to “Lithium Metal Battery Leaders” with speakers from Factorial, Lyten, SAFT, University of Texas at Austin, and Sepion Technologies, on April 23 at Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, Inc.
Pre-registration required by Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Event Information
Title: “Lithium Metal Battery Leaders”
Date: Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Schedule: 1800h Posters & Dinner* | 1900h Speaker
Location: Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, Inc.
35555 W. 12 Mile Road, Farmington Hills, MI 48331-3139
Fee:
Professionals: USD $20
Student presenters: USD $0
Student non-presenters: USD $10
* Registration fee includes dinner.
Registration deadline: Tuesday, April 22, 2025*
*Pre-registration required
Student Posters
A limited number of student posters (>=10) compete for the Detroit Section of ECS Spring Student Poster Award 2025. Students must contact us about presenting their work via ecs.detroit.rsvp@gmail.com. Every presenter receives one year of free access to ECS Detroit Section events.
Abstract
Li-metal batteries have the potential to lower cost, reduce industry dependency on anode material supply, and increase energy density. They have even been considered the “Holy Grail” of batteries. As Li-metal batteries may eliminate the need for a lithiated positive electrode upon assembly of the cell, the technology is attractive for batteries with sulfur, organic, or vanadium-based cathodes, to name some of the better-known types, in addition to the well-known NMC and LFP cathodes. Startup companies and scientists consider implementing Li-metal anodes in liquid, semi-solid, as well as all solid-state electrolyte cell configurations. Leaders in Li-metal batteries come together annually to ask the critical questions and find answers to some of the fundamental challenges of lithium metal. The ECS Detroit Section is excited to host some of these leaders in Michigan. You are invited to join us when they share some of their insights with the community.
Speakers
- Ethan (Yiqing) Huang, Senior Battery Scientist, Factorial, “Scaling Next Generation Solid-State Batteries”
- Kumar Bugga, Senior Fellow, Lyten, “Pros and Cons of Li-S Technology and Lyten’s Successes”
- Thibaut Dussart, Electrochemical Engineer – Lithium and Lithium-Free Technical Advisor, SAFT, “Lithium Metal Anodes: Navigating the Path from Promise to Reality”
- David Mitlin, David Allen Cockrell Professor in Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
- Brian Sisk, CTO, Sepion Technologies, “Safer, Fast-Charging Batteries with Sepion’s 250nm Polymer Separator Coating”
Questions
Contact ecs.detroit.rsvp@gmail.com.
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