Heather Cook

October 11, 2022 by Heather Cook

Manthiram to Host IBA 2023 Meeting

Registration is open now!

The 2023 International Battery Materials Association (IBA 2023) Meeting will be held in Austin at the University of Texas at Austin campus during March 5 – 10, 2023. IBA meetings provide a unique forum for exchanging ideas in the field of batteries, encompassing both basic science and applied research aspects. For more details, please refer to the IBA 2023 website: https://cvent.utexas.edu/2023IBAConference.

The oral presentations at the IBA meeting are only by invitation. The posters are contributed presentations. To submit an abstract for a poster presentation, please see the IBA website listed above.

We look forward to seeing you at the meeting in Austin. For any questions, please contact IBA2023@utexas.edu.

August 10, 2022 by Heather Cook

John Goodenough 100th Birthday Symposium Video

Nobel Prize in Chemistry winner John B. Goodenough was honored as a part of a day-long symposium on July 22. See how his colleagues, friends and faculty from around the world speak about all he has achieved, and the work he and other scientists continue to do. To read a brief recap of Dr. Goodenough’s journey and career, see this article: https://austonia.com/john-goodenough-lithium-ion-battery

August 9, 2022 by Heather Cook

Postdoc Becomes First Female Director of CSIR (India)

Dr. Manthiram’s former postdoctoral fellow Nallathamby Kalaiselvi became the first woman Director General of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in India. We are proud of you Dr. Kalaiselvi!

https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/nallathamby-kalaiselvi-csir-gets-first-woman-director-general-122080700111_1.html

July 20, 2022 by Heather Cook

Goodenough 100th Birthday Symposium Livestream this Friday!

Beloved professor and Nobel Laureate John Goodenough turns 100 this month! Celebrate and tune in via livestream to his 100th birthday symposium featuring materials experts from around the world on 7/22

https://me.utexas.edu/goodenough-symposium

April 4, 2022 by Heather Cook

NSF Fellowship Awarded to Caitlin Benway & Seth Reed

Manthiram Lab students Caitlin Benway and Seth Reed are recipients of the 2022 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program. The program supports outstanding graduate students who are pursuing doctoral degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), and provides three years of support.

Congratulations to Caitlin and Seth!

March 10, 2022 by Heather Cook

Grad. Student Seamus Ober Wins 2nd in Poster Contest

Graduate student Seamus Ober was awarded second place in the Mechanical Engineering Graduate Student Recruitment Poster Competition. Congratulations to Seamus! The award included a small monetary prize.