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SUMMARY:MechE Colloquium: Building Better Batteries
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DESCRIPTION:Prof. Vanessa Wood\, Electronics Laboratory\, Department of In
 formation Technology and Electrical Engineering\, ETH Zürich\nAbstract:\n
 Lithium ion batteries are multiscale systems\, and their performance\, cyc
 le life\, and safety depend critically on their structure and the homogene
 ity of the structure from the nanometer to centimeter length scales. In th
 is talk\, I will explain how we use a combination of experimental and comp
 utational tools to quantify structure of lithium ion battery components ac
 ross multiple length scales and understand the influence of this structure
  on performance. We have further pioneering a number of electron\, neutron
 \, and x-ray based techniques to study and visualize dynamical phenomena a
 nd degradation mechanisms of lithium ion batteries. By better understandin
 g and quantifying the interplay between physical and electrochemical proce
 sses\, we are able to improve battery performance\, extend lifespan\, and 
 improve safety through innovative chemistry and manufacturing.\n\nBio:\nVa
 nessa Wood holds a Bachelors in Science from Yale University in Applied Ph
 ysics (2005)\, a Masters in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science\, 
 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2007)\, and a Ph.D. in Electrical E
 ngineering\, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2009). Her PhD work\, 
 with Prof. Vladimir Bulović\, was focused on the development of quantum d
 ot LED technology. From 2010-2011 she was a postdoc in Department of Mater
 ials Science and Engineering at MIT\, working with Professors Yet Ming Chi
 ang and Craig Carter on lithium ion battery flow cell technology.\nIn 2011
 \, she was appointed as an assistant professor in Department of Informatio
 n Technology and Electrical Engineering at the Swiss Federal Institute of 
 Technology (ETH Zürich). She received tenure in 2014 and holds the chair 
 in Materials and Device Engineering. She won the 2014 Science Prize in Ele
 ctrochemistry endowed by BASF and Volkswagen Group and the 2018 Outstandin
 g Young Investigator Award from the Materials Research Society.
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