ASET Colloquium

Battery Technologies for Renewable Energy Storage and Vehicle Electrification

by Prof. Arumugam Manthiram (University of Texas at Austin)

Monday, March 1, 2021 from to (Asia/Kolkata)
at Online ( https://zoom.us/j/96620746979?pwd=RjNWVWVJYVpvN3BrRk91QXlpS1lXUT09 (Passcode: 388629) )
Description
Rapid increase in global energy use and growing environmental concerns have prompted the development of clean, sustainable, alternative energy technologies. Renewable energy sources like solar and wind are a promising solution, but battery technologies are critical to efficiently utilize electricity produced from them as well as for electrification of transportation sector. Their widespread adoption, however, requires optimization of cost, cycle life, safety, energy density, power density, and environmental impact, all of which are directly linked to severe materials challenges. After providing an account of the current status, this presentation will focus on the development of advanced materials and new battery chemistries for near-term and long-term battery technologies.

About the speaker:
Arumugam Manthiram is currently the Cockrell Family Regents Chair in Engineering and Director of the Texas Materials Institute at the University of Texas at Austin (UT-Austin). He received his Ph.D. degree in chemistry from IIT Madras in 1981 and carried out his postdoctoral work with Nobel Laureate Professor John Goodenough at both the University of Oxford and UT-Austin. He has authored more than 820 journal articles with 72,000 citations and an h-index of 132. He has received numerous awards and recognitions, including an elected Fellow of seven societies and delivery of the 2019 Chemistry Nobel Prize Lecture on behalf of Professor John Goodenough at Stockholm.
Material:
Organised by Dr. Satyanarayana Bheesette