Chemical Innovation in Battery Science

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Summary of the NESACS Battery team

The Battery Team is a subcommittee of the NESACS Materials Chemistry (MATCHEM) committee and is responsible for organizing the NESACS Battery Symposium, an annual technical conference focused on battery science and energy storage technologies.

The NESACS Battery Symposium was started to capture the rapid growth and increasing importance of batteries across chemistry, materials science, and engineering. By convening researchers from academia, industry, and government laboratories, the Battery Symposium supports the exchange of ideas spanning fundamental materials chemistry through applied and manufacturing‑relevant research. Modeled after other long‑standing NESACS technical symposia, the Battery Symposium is intended to be a recurring event that strengthens the regional battery community, highlights emerging research directions, and fosters collaboration across disciplines and sectors.

Program Agenda

Final Agenda

11:30 am – 11:50 am Registration & Poster Setup

11:50 am – 12:00 pm Welcome & Introductory Remarks

Scott Edmondson, NESACS Chair

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Session 1

Fundamental Processes at Battery Interfaces and Electrodes

Chair: Nathan Fritz and Richard Castellano

12:00 pm – 12:30 pm Emily Ryan, Boston University

Multi-phase, Multi-physics Modeling of Interfacial Phenomena in Electrochemical Energy Storage

12:30 pm – 1:00 pm Juner Zhu, Northeastern University

Reinventing Battery Diagnostics through Coupled Electro-Chemo-Mechanics

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Lunch & Networking

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Session 2

From Chemical Innovation to Scalable Battery Systems

Chair: Shipra Garg and Annelise Thompson

2:00 pm – 2:30 pm Yunya Zhang, SES AI Corporation

Electrolyte Foundation Model for AI-Guided Battery Materials Discovery

2:30 pm – 3:00 pm Hyunseok Kim, Factorial Energy

From Electrolyte Design to Manufacturing Scale: Factorial's Solid-State Battery Platforms

3:00 pm – 3:30 pm Michael Aziz, Harvard University

Aqueous Organic Flow Batteries

3:30 pm – 4:00 pm Coffee break and networking

4:00 pm – 4:05 pm Keynote Introduction

Introduction: Lori Ferrins (NESACS Chair-Elect)

4:05 pm – 5:00 pm Keynote: Sanjeev Mukerjee, Northeastern University

Novel Materials and Design for Li-S Batteries for the Next Generation of Energy Storage

5:00 pm – 5:15 pm Sponsor Flash Talks

5:15 pm – 5:50 pm Poster session and networking

5:50 pm – 6:00 pm Closing remarks and poster award ceremony

Kapil Dev Sayala and Shipra Garg

Dress is business casual.

For directions to Simmons University, please visit:

Directions to Simmons

Parking for the event is available in the parking garage on campus (for an additional fee) or on the street, but may be limited and those able to take public transportation are strongly encouraged to do so.

Please advise of any parking requests in the order form. Though parking is limited and we may not be able to accommodate all requests. Please note: As of 9/9, we cannot provided any discounts for parking for new registrations. or changes to order forms. There will likely still be spots available in the garage as it is a public garage. Parking will be at the full rate.

Organizers

Dr. Shipra Garg (Lead),| Orbia Fluor & Energy Materials

Dr. Nathan Fritz| Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America

Dr. Annelise Thompson| Form Energy

Dr. Mansi Malhotra| Elanco

Sherry Radpour| Boston College

Dr. Rick Castellano| CHASM Advanced Materials

Dr. Kapil Dev Sayala (MatChem Chair)| SEQENS