Professor Arumugam Manthiram and The Energy Institute at The University of Texas at Austin are hosting on November 18th, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, a virtual Workshop on Batteries for a Sustainable Future featuring leading experts in first principles modeling, novel battery materials, and sustainable accounting and life cycle analysis of emerging battery technologies. Emerging energy storage technologies are key to a future with net-zero carbon emissions. This workshop will provide brief technical introductions, overviews and assessments of several of the latest developments in lithium ion battery technologies aiming to reach the market in the next several years by some of the world’s foremost experts.
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Moderator: Arumugam Manthiram |
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9:00 AM - 9:35 AM |
Dr. Yue Qi, Brown University Ion and Electron Transport at Li/SEI/electrolyte Interfaces |
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9:35 AM - 10:10 AM |
Dr. Matthew McDowell, Georgia Institute of Technology Chemo-Mechanics of Metal Alloy Anodes in Next-Generation Lithium Batteries |
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10:10 AM - 10:20 AM – Break |
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Moderator: Venkat Subramanian |
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10:20 AM - 10:55 AM |
Dr. Dominik Kramer, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology The lithiation and delithiation of aluminum metal and factors influencing its reliability as electrode material |
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10:55 AM - 11:30 AM |
Dr. Dan Steingart, Columbia University Death of a Battery: A Tale in Two Acts |
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11:30 AM - 12:30 PM – Lunch Break |
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Moderator: Gyeong Hwang |
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12:30 PM - 1:05 PM |
Dr. Brian Heligman, UT Austin Composite Foil Anodes for Lithium-ion Batteries |
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1:05 PM - 1:30 PM |
Dr. Raj Gopalaswamy & Dr. Richard Hamerton, Novelis Aluminum Recycling and its Applications to Industry |
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1:30 PM - 1:55 PM |
Dr. Jeffrey Hales, UT Austin Policy & Market Drivers of a Sustainable Energy Transition |
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1:55 PM - 2:10 PM – Break |
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Moderator: Brian Heligman |
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2:10 PM - 2:25 PM |
Jayse Langdon, UT Austin An Advanced Electrolyte for High- Energy Lithium-Metal Batteries |
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2:25 PM - 2:40 PM |
Maitri Uppaluri, UT Austin Physics-based models for degradation & capacity fade prediction of lithium-ion batteries |
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2:40 PM - 2:55 PM |
Dr. Swastik Basu, UT Austin Molecular Modeling of Batteries |