May 2020

The drop in the cost of Li-ion batteries has leveled, leaving room in the battery energy storage market for both established and emerging technologies. Look for the commercialization of many new battery designs over the next decade.

May

2020

Technical Program

** Program is subject to change - Last Update 10/31/2020 All Times are in Eastern Time. Start Time End TIme Wednesday, November 4th 10:00 AM 10:30 AM Keynote Speaker: Engineering the Nanostructure and Functionality of Edible Fats Alejandro Marangoni, University of Guelph 10:30 AM 10:35 AM Hallway...

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Peter Khalifah

Research:

Periodic solids are at the center of high-tech industry due to the strong hybridization between the atomic constituents of their crystalline lattices which enable cooperative properties that are generally absent from molecular solids. The Khalifah group focuses on designing functionality into crystalline solids using elemental substitution and structural control to fine-tune the energy states and functionality of bulk materials. Our group has wide expertise in materials synthesis, structural characterization, and physical properties measurements. As a result, we can...Read more

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Radenka Maric

Dr. Radenka Maric serves as the Vice President for Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship across all UConn campuses, including UConn Health, and is responsible for overseeing the University’s $260+ million annual research enterprise. She is CT Clean Energy Fund Professor of Sustainable Energy in the Departments of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering, and works to develop novel materials for fuel cells, batteries, and biosensors to improve durability, performance, and life prognosis. In addition to her duties as Vice President for Research,...Read more

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Hailiang Wang

Research in the Wang group employs chemistry, materials science, nanotechnology and surface science to tackle the challenges in electrochemical energy storage and conversion. The research activities will involve exploration of novel chemistry and materials for high-density energy storage, development of catalysis for high-rate and high-efficiency energy conversion, and investigation of fundamental structure-property correlations and chemical processes in electrochemical devices.Read more

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Juchen Guo

Juchen Guo is an Associate Professor at University of California – Riverside. He earned his Bachelor degree from Zhejiang University in 1999 and his Ph.D. degree from University of Maryland in 2007, both in chemical engineering. From 2007 to 2012, he performed postdoctoral studies at University of Maryland (2007 to 2011) and Cornell University (2011 to 2012). He joined the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering at UC Riverside in summer 2012. He was the recipient of 2014 Hellman Fellowship and 2018 NSF CAREER Award. His research interests are interfacial phenomena and...Read more