TUT3: Improving the Energy Density of Batteries with Silicon-Based Anodes

Monday, June 24: 8:00 - 10:00 am  

GARDEN ROOM

This tutorial gives an overview on the benefits and challenges of using silicon-based anodes to improve the energy density of lithium ion batteries.

Topics Will Include:

• The key challenges in use of silicon based anodes as well as progress in implementation of silicon and what can we expect in the future
• The latest improvements in other battery components required to maximize the benefit of silicon based anodes

Instructor:

Dee Strand, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer, Wildcat Discovery Technologies

Dr. Dee Strand is Chief Scientific Officer at Wildcat Discovery Technologies, a materials discovery company focused on battery materials and other clean energy applications. Dr. Strand has over twenty-five years of experience in materials research, development, and commercialization, primarily in the areas of energy storage and electronic applications. Prior to joining Wildcat in 2013, Dr. Strand served as a Research Fellow at Dow Chemical, where she was the technical lead in Dow Energy Materials, as well as the Principal Investigator on external research programs with universities and national labs on battery materials. Dr. Strand completed her PhD in Analytical Chemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.