Symposium on
"Challenges and Opportunities in Energy Storage Materials"
Friday, June 1, 2012, Brown University
Hosted by
Rhode Island's DOE EPSCoR Implementation Program
Brown University will host a day-long symposium on Challenges and Opportunities in Energy Storage Materials on Friday, June 1, 2012. Leading experts from National Labs, Academia and Industry will speak on the state-of-the-art in energy storage technologies and share their perspectives on emerging trends and technologies. There will be a panel discussion to discuss all technical, business and policy issues surrounding energy storage.
Confirmed Speakers Include
| Daniel Abraham (ANL) | Khalil Amine (ANL) | Jordi Cabana (LBNL) |
| Yet-Ming Chiang (MIT) | Arnd Garsuch (BASF) | Jagjit Nanda (ORNL) |
| Frank Puglia (Yardney) | Jason Zhang (PNNL) |
Program Outline
| 7:30 – 8:30 am | Check In/Breakfast – Salomon Building |
| 8:30 – 8:40 am | Welcome remarks - Clyde Briant, Vice President for Research, Brown University |
| 8:40 – 9:00 am | Overview of Rhode Island's DOE EPSCoR Implementation Program -
Pradeep R. Guduru, Brown University |
| Morning Session | |
| Session Chair: | Brett Lucht, Professor of Chemistry, University of Rhode Island |
| 9:00 – 9:40 am | Materials-Enabled Energy Storage For Transportation And The Electric Grid |
| Yet-Ming Chiang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology | |
| 9:40 – 10:20 am | Advanced High Energy Battery Chemistries For Automotive Applications |
| Khalil Amine, Argonne National Laboratory | |
| 10:20–11:00 am | High Temperature And Safety Performance Of Li-Ion Batteries |
| Frank Puglia, Yardney & Lithion | |
| 11:00–11:15 am | Break - Salomon Building |
| Late Morning Session | |
| Session Chair: | Vivek B. Shenoy, Professor of Engineering, Brown University |
| 11:15–11:55 am | Designing Long-Life Lithium-Ion Cells |
| Daniel Abraham, Argonne National Laboratory | |
| 11:55–12:35pm | Multiscale Reactions In Battery Electrodes: Importance And Methods Of Characterization |
| Jordi Cabana, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | |
| 12:35–2:00 pm | Buffet Lunch and Poster Session - Sayles Hall |
| Early Afternoon Session | |
| Session Chair: | Li-Qiong Wang, Department of Chemistry, Brown University |
| 2:00 – 2:40 pm | Nanostructured Materials For Energy Storage Systems Beyond Li-Ion |
| Jason Zhang, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory | |
| 2:40 - 3:20 pm | Different Strategies To Improve The Performance And Cycle Life Time Of Lithium-Sulfur Batteries |
| 3:20 – 3:30 pm | Break – Salomon Building |
| Late Afternoon Session | |
| Session Chair: | Pradeep R. Guduru, Associate Professor of Engineering, Brown University |
| 3:30 - 4:10 pm | Electrochemistry Driven Structural Transition In High Voltage Lithium Rich Composite Cathodes |
| Jagjit Nanda, Oak Ridge National Laboratory | |
| 4:10 - 4:30 pm | Closing remarks - Peter Alfonso, Project Director & Vice President for Research, University of Rhode Island |
| 4:30 - 5:00 pm | Program Overview - Upper Level Salomon |