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ATOMIC SCALE INSIGHTS
Atomic-scale insights play a central role in the understanding and development of new and improved battery materials and mechanisms. Covering a range of different battery technologies, and including experimental and computational work, this session provides a forum for researchers to showcase state-of-the-art research that links local atomic structure to battery performance.
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ADVANCED X-RAY AND NEUTRON TECHNIQUES
This session focuses on the increasingly popular application of X-ray and neutron-based techniques to analyse, image and characterise batteries and their materials. These include both central-facility-based research and analysis that can be performed in university labs to improve the performance and safety of battery technology.
CHAIR AND SPEAKERS
ELECTROLYTES AND INTERFACES
Electrolytes and the behaviour of electrode-electrolyte interfaces are often challenging to investigate yet are critical in determining the performance of battery systems. In this session, a range of techniques will be discussed that offer insights into the complex processes occurring there, with implications for the design of battery components.
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Dr Sarah Brown
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NEW APPROACHES TO EXTEND BATTERY LIFE
Extending the lifetime of materials, cells and components is vital to maximising the impact of battery technology. In this session a suite of techniques that offer the potential for improving battery lifetime will be discussed. These approaches use novel methods to address specific challenges in their respective fields and have the potential to be adopted in different areas of battery research, impacting both current and next generation technologies.
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Conference programme
Our first invited keynote speaker, Paul Shearing from UCL, with a focus on the importance of collaboration in science.
A talk from Robert Weatherup of the University of Oxford, giving an overview of the facilities available to ECRs through the Royce Institute and how to access them.
ECRs will give 15 minute overviews of their research with the Faraday Insitution, followed by an interactive discussion panel with the audience.
Six different training and development courses are offered across the six breakout rooms. You will be able to choose your preference at registration. More information about the workshops is available through the accompanying page.
A talk from our third invited keynote speaker, Serena Cussen from the University of Sheffield, with a particular focus on the journey through her science career so far.
Our fourth invited keynote speaker, Serena Gallanti of Jaguar Land Rover, giving you insights into industrial research.
Split across six breakout rooms, an opportunity for our ECRs to communicate their research to their colleagues.
ECRs will be invited to ask questions to our career development panel.
Poster Presenters
In addition, any UK-based researcher identifying as an early career researcher (ECR) and working in the field of energy storage (whether as part of a Faraday Institution project, or not) has the chance to present a poster at the conference, the full list of posters is available here.
