The ECS Detroit Section invites you to “Detecting Internal Short Circuit in Li-ion Cells with Sahraei Failure Model” on April 7, presented by Elham Sahraei, Professor and Director of the Electric Vehicle Safety Lab, Temple University, at Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, Inc.
Pre-registration required by Sunday, April 6, 2025
The ECS Detroit Section invites you to “Design Characteristics of High-Power Vs. High Energy Batteries” presented by William Mays, BASF Battery Materials Technical Account Manager, on March 12 at Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, Inc.
Pre-registration is required.
Registration deadline: Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Are you working on groundbreaking research in green energy technologies? There’s great news for innovators and researchers passionate about sustainable solutions—the deadline for the ECS Toyota Young Investigator Fellowship has been extended to February 21, 2025!
This prestigious fellowship, a partnership between Toyota Research Institute of North America and The Electrochemical Society (ECS), offers a minimum $50,000 fellowship to support innovative research in batteries, fuel cells, hydrogen, and other sustainable energy technologies. The opportunity is open to applications from individuals working in Europe, Canada, Mexico, and the US.
Professor Doron Aurbach, trailblazer in electrochemistry, materials science, and surface chemistry, has had an impressive decade-long tenure as Technical Editor of the Journal of The Electrochemical Society (JES) in the Battery and Energy Storage topical interest area. An active and valued member and leader of the Society, ECS Battery Division, and ECS Israel Section, he joined ECS in 1983 and is now a Life Member. His exciting career has significantly influenced energy storage and conversion technologies and he has played a pivotal role in shaping the journal’s direction in the battery space.
The ECS Detroit Section invites you to “Composites from Aramid Nanofibers for Batteries” presented by Nicholas A. Kotov (University of Michigan) on January 31 at Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, Inc.
Dr. Kotov is the Joseph B. and Florence V. Cejka Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Michigan. He has appointments in chemical engineering, biomedical engineering, materials science and engineering, macromolecular science and engineering, and the Biointerfaces Institute.
Pre-registration is required.
Registration deadline: Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Hydro-Québec’s Center of Excellence in Transportation Electrification and Energy Storage is a world-class innovation hub in the field of battery materials for electric vehicles and other energy storage applications, both stationary and mobile.
The Center’s efforts focus on advanced lithium-ion batteries and solid state batteries. Its know-how, impressive intellectual property portfolio, and leading-edge facilities draw interest from around the world and make it an essential partner for major industry players involved in the development of tomorrow’s battery materials and technologies.
The Center of Excellence is reinventing energy for the electrified world of the future through its research on a number of fronts: battery materials, electrodes, electrochemical cells, modules, and battery packs. Our aim is to develop ultra-high-performance battery technologies and storage systems that will accelerate transportation electrification and make it possible to bring more renewables onto power grids, on a global scale. If we want to leave a viable planet to future generations, the time to act is now.
The Electrochemical Society is providing a technical sponsorship for The Sustainable Energy Research Conference, “Future Fuels and Breakthrough Batteries.” The event occurs November 11-12, 2024, at the Friday Conference Center in Chapel Hill, NC. Learn more!
The ECS Detroit Section invites you to “All Solid-State Battery – A Status Update” presented by Y. Shirley Meng (University of Chicago) on September 26 at Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, Inc. Dr. Meng is Professor at the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago. She serves as the Chief Scientist of the Argonne Collaborative Center for Energy Storage Science (ACCESS) Argonne National Laboratory.
Pre-registration is required.
Registration deadline: Tuesday, September 24, 2024
The Electrochemical Society hosted Reed M. Wittman and Yuliya Preger’s live webinar, “Degradation of Commercial Lithium-Ion Cells Beyond 80% Capacity,” on July 12, 2024. Following the presentation, the speakers took audience questions during a live Question and Answer session. Any questions not answered during the broadcast were answered in writing (see below).
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The 2024 Battery Safety Workshop takes place at the University of South Carolina from Aug 5-6, 2024. Since 2022, this annual workshop has provided an informative and inclusive forum to discuss state-of-the-art research progress in the battery safety area. Attendees include scientists, researchers, and engineers in academia and industry to inspire collaborative and synergic efforts toward solving battery safety issues.
The Electrochemical Society is a proud sponsor of the workshop.
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