Our paper on the evolution of Li metal anodes is published in ACS Central Science [article], and was highlighted by UM News, IEEE Spectrum, The Engineer, R&D Magazine, Green Car Congress, and many others!

Neil gave an invited talk in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Thanks Prof. Pratap Rao for the invitation!

Neil was selected as an invited participant in the 2016 National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Frontiers of Engineering symposium in Irvine, CA. This 3 day meeting brought together 100 of the nation’s outstanding young engineers (ages 30-45) from industry, academia, and government to discuss pioneering technical and leading-edge research in various engineering fields and industry

Ashley Bielinski was selected as 1 of 60 participants nationwide for the 2016 DOE National School on Neutron & X-ray Scattering. This two-week long program was hosted by the Spallation Neutron Source at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Advanced Photon Source (APS) at Argonne National Laboratory. [link]

Neil was selected to receive the 2016 American Vacuum Society (AVS) Paul Holloway Young Investigator Award.

Neil gives an invited talk at Army Research Laboratory. Thanks Dr. Vijay Parameshwaran for the invitation!

Eric attends workshop for the Joint Undertaking for an African Materials Institute (JUAMI) in Arusha, Tanzania. [link]

Our poster on Li metal anode characterization receives the first place poster award at the Beyond Li-Ion (BLI9) conference hosted by Pacific Northwest National Lab

Neil Dasgupta serves as a guest editor for a an ACS Virtual Issue on Atomic Layer Deposition [Link] [Editorial]

Andre Brooks and Yuxin Chen receive University of Michigan Energy Institute – UROP Summer Fellowships.  Congrats!