/ en /energy-storage-seminar-1 <span>Energy Storage Seminar</span> <span><span>saodom0</span></span> <span><time datetime="2016-04-04T20:49:39-04:00" title="Monday, April 4, 2016 - 08:49 pm">Mon, 04/04/2016 - 08:49 pm</time> </span> <div><h2> <strong><span>“Why would Telsa Motors partner with some Canadian?”</span></strong></h2> <h2> <strong><span>Jeff Dahn, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada</span></strong></h2> <h2> <strong><span>11 a.m. on Wednesday, April 20th, Robotics Manufacturing Building (RMB) Room 323&nbsp;</span></strong></h2> <p><span>Abstract: Lithium-ion batteries are amazing. &nbsp;They power our phones, tools and now vehicles. &nbsp;Unfortunately they eventually die. &nbsp;Creating a Li-ion cell that lasts a long time (decades) is very difficult but proving that it will is much more difficult. &nbsp;I will discuss the reasons why Li-ion batteries die and how advanced diagnostics can be used to select new electrolyte formulations that&nbsp;improve the lifetime of Li-ion cells to the decades-long scale. &nbsp;Tesla will enter into a 5 year research partnership with us in June 2016. &nbsp;</span></p> <p><span>Prof. Dahn is recognized as one of the pioneering developers of lithium-ion batteries. &nbsp;His recent research concentrates on the application of combinatorial materials science methods to battery and fuel cell problems. &nbsp;</span></p> <p><span><a href="http://www.dal.ca/diff/dahn.html">http://www.dal.ca/diff/dahn.html</a></span></p> <p><img alt height="301" src="/sites/default/files/Jeff%20Dahn.jpg" width="200" loading="lazy"></p> <p><span>This seminar is hosted by the NSF EPSCoR award through the Energy Storage Seminar Series in Pillar 3.</span></p> <p>contact: Susan Odom, Department of ����vlog�ٷ����</p> </div> <div> <div class="field-label font-bold inline-block">Date: </div> <div class="field-items inline-block"> <div><time datetime="2016-04-20T15:00:00Z">Wednesday, April 20, 2016 - 11:00 am</time> - <time datetime="2016-04-20T16:00:00Z">Wednesday, April 20, 2016 - 12:00 pm</time> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="field-label font-bold inline-block">Location: </div> <div class="inline-block">Robotics Manufacturing Building (RMB) Room 323 </div> </div> <div> <div class="field-label font-bold inline-block">Tags/Keywords: </div> <div class="field-items inline-block"> <div><a href="/tag/energy" hreflang="en">energy</a></div> <div><a href="/tag/epscor" hreflang="en">epscor</a></div> <div><a href="/tag/faculty-research-seminar" hreflang="en">faculty research seminar</a></div> </div> </div> <ul class="links inline"><li><a href="/energy-storage-seminar-1" rel="tag" title="Energy Storage Seminar" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Energy Storage Seminar</span></a></li></ul> Tue, 05 Apr 2016 00:49:39 +0000 saodom0 308467 at