Saturday
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRS Chair
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
Keynote Session: Interplay Between Internal Interfaces and External Environments
Discussion Leader: Oliver Harris (Drexel University, USA)
3:45 pm - 3:50 pm
Opening Remarks
3:50 pm - 4:05 pm
Sabine Paarmann (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany)
"Effect of Temperature Inhomogeneities on Cycle Life of Li-Ion Cells"
4:05 pm - 4:10 pm
Discussion
4:10 pm - 4:25 pm
Michael Wang (University of Michigan, USA)
"Elucidating the Role of Temperature and Pressure on the Interface Behavior Between Alkali-Metal Anodes and Ceramic Solid-Electrolytes"
4:25 pm - 4:30 pm
Discussion
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Characterization Techniques: Novel Strategies and Long Term Behaviors
Discussion Leaders: Aashutosh Mistry (Argonne National Laboratory, USA) and Matthew Guttenberg (Carnegie Mellon University, USA)
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm
Sophia Lee (Drexel University, USA)
"In Situ Characterization of Electrochemical Electrolyte Degradation Products with Lithographically Patterned Electrode Arrays"
7:45 pm - 7:50 pm
Discussion
7:50 pm - 8:05 pm
Peter Csernica (Stanford University, USA)
"Understanding the Voltage Evolution of Li-Rich Oxides Across Multiple Length Scales"
8:05 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:25 pm
Marm Dixit (Vanderbilt University, USA)
"Opportunities and Challenges for In Situ Synchrotron Characterization of All Solid State Batteries"
8:25 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:45 pm
Chuntian Cao (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, USA)
"Spatial Heterogeneities of Irreversible Li Plating During Extreme Fast Charging (XFC) in Lithium Ion Batteries (LIB)"
8:45 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:05 pm
Philipp Dechent (RWTH Aachen University, Germany)
"Limits of Accelerated Life Tests, Reversible Capacity Loss, and the Impact of Test Design"
9:05 pm - 9:10 pm
Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:25 pm
Tina Taskovic (Dalhousie University, Canada)
"Using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy to Characterize and Track the Changes Occurring in Aged Lithium-Ion Cell Electrolytes"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Beyond Li-Ion Batteries: Emerging Chemistries and Innovative Systems
Discussion Leaders: Brandon Hopkins (U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, USA) and Ishan Srivastava (Sandia National Laboratories, USA)
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Matthew Boebinger (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA)
"Stable Cycling of Alloy Anode Nanocrystals Through Spontaneous Hollowing Behavior"
9:15 am - 9:20 am
Discussion
9:20 am - 9:35 am
Ruixian Zhang (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA)
"Development of Non-Aqueous Zn Battery as Next Generation Batteries"
9:35 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 9:55 am
Max Saccone (California Institute of Technology, USA)
"Understanding Mechanical Degradation in Li-S Batteries via In Situ SEM Nanomechanical Experiments"
9:55 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:15 am
Emily Crabb (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA)
"Comparison of Classical Molecular Dynamics and Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics with Different Equilibration Methods for Modeling Solvent-Lithium Salt Systems in Lithium Air Batteries"
10:15 am - 10:20 am
Discussion
10:20 am - 10:35 am
Soufiane Abdelghani-Idrissi (ESPCI Paris, France)
"Zinc-Air Flow Cell: The Effect of Flowing Electrolyte on the Performances of the Cell"
10:35 am - 10:40 am
Discussion
10:40 am - 10:55 am
Charles Wan (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA)
"Designer Porous Carbon Electrodes for Electrochemical Applications"
10:55 am - 11:00 am
Discussion
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Poster Session
Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Mentorship Component: Early Career Panel
Discussion Leader: Maxwell Schulze (National Renewable Energy Laboratory, USA)
1:30 pm - 2:20 pm
Panel Discussion
Early Career Battery Scientists in a Spectrum of Roles
Alexandra Stephan (Joule, Cell Press, USA)
Scott Litzelman (ARPA-E, USA)
Vanessa Wood (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)
Neil Spinner (Pine Research Instrumentation, USA)
2:20 pm - 2:30 pm
Closing Remarks
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Fill in GRS Evaluation Forms
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes
