Manthiram Lab student Steven Lee is a Fall 2022 recipient of a competitive University Continuing Fellowship. Faculty review committees evaluate applications for this award based on major accomplishments since entering Graduate School, a well-defined program of research, a strong personal statement and letters of recommendation.
Congratulations to Steven Lee!
Read the article on sodium-sulfur batteries developed an with electrolyte modification. The electrolyte modification suppresses sodium dendrites and prolongs battery life. Sodium-sulfur batteries are a low-cost sustainable technology as both sodium and sulfur are earth-abundant. https://news.utexas.edu/2021/12/06/battery-dream-technology-a-step-closer-to-reality-with-new-discovery/
Author Drake Bennett of Bloomberg Businessweek published this cover story on Cleaner Batteries: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-09-23/future-of-energy-requires-cleaner-electric-batteries-to-solve-cobalt-problem The piece highlights Manthiram Lab’s research work as well as Dr. Manthiram’s own journey.
See the new article in Nature News highlighting Manthiram Group’s work on cobalt-free cathodes for lithium-ion batteries: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02222-1
Dr. Manthiram won the Electrochemical Society Battery Division Technology Award. Dr. Manthiram will be honored at the 240th ECS Meeting in Orlando and will give an award talk. Dr. Manthiram is grateful to all his students and postdoctoral fellows for their outstanding contributions over the years.
To see more information about this award, see the post on the Department’s website: https://www.me.utexas.edu/news/1503-arumugam-manthiram-wins-the-electrochemical-society-s-battery-division-technology-award