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SUMMARY:IGM Colloquium: Building Better Batteries
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DESCRIPTION:Professor Vanessa Wood\, https://made.ee.ethz.ch/people/prof--
 vanessa-wood0.html\nAbstract:\n\nLithium ion batteries are multiscale syst
 ems\, and their performance\, cycle life\, and safety depend critically on
  their structure and the homogeneity of the structure from the nanometer t
 o centimeter length scales. In this talk\, I will explain how we use a com
 bination of experimental and computational tools to quantify structure of 
 lithium ion battery components across multiple length scales and understan
 d the influence of this structure on performance. We have further pioneeri
 ng a number of electron\, neutron\, and x-ray based techniques to study an
 d visualize dynamical phenomena and degradation mechanisms of lithium ion 
 batteries. By better understanding and quantifying the interplay between p
 hysical and electrochemical processes\, we are able to improve battery per
 formance\, extend lifespan\, and improve safety through innovative chemist
 ry and manufacturing.\n\nBio:\nVanessa Wood holds a Bachelors in Science f
 rom Yale University in Applied Physics (2005)\, a Masters in Electrical En
 gineering and Computer Science\, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (20
 07)\, and a PhD in Electrical Engineering\, Massachusetts Institute of Tec
 hnology (2009). Her PhD work\, with Prof. Vladimir Bulović\, was focused 
 on the development of quantum dot LED technology. From 2010-2011 she was a
  postdoc in Department of Materials Science and Engineering at MIT\, worki
 ng with Professors Yet Ming Chiang and Craig Carter on lithium ion battery
  flow cell technology.\nIn 2011\, she was appointed as an assistant profes
 sor in Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering at 
 the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zürich). She received tenu
 re in 2014 and holds the chair in Materials and Device Engineering. She wo
 n the 2014 Science Prize in Electrochemistry endowed by BASF and Volkswage
 n Group and the 2018 Outstanding Young Investigator Award from the Materia
 ls Research Society.
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