Amine, Khalil | Argonne National Laboratory | Larry A. Curtiss (ANL) | Development of Novel Electrolytes and Catalysts for Li-Air Batteries | ![](https://bmr.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/04/FY16-Quad-Chart_Amine_Li-Air-pdf-150x116.jpg) |
Amine, Khalil | Argonne National Laboratory | N/A | Novel Chemistry: Lithium Selenium and Selenium Sulfur Couple | ![](https://bmr.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/04/FY16-Quad-Chart_Amine_Selenium-pdf-150x116.jpg) |
Balbuena, Perla | Texas A&M University | J.M. Seminario (TAMU), K. Leung (SNL), S. Rempe (SNL) | First Principles Modeling of SEI Formation on Bare and Surface/Additive Modified Silicon Anode | ![](https://bmr.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/04/FY16-Quad-Chart_Balbuena_SEI-pdf-150x116.jpg) |
Balbuena, Perla | Texas A&M University | J.M. Seminario (TAMU) | Addressing Internal “Shuttle” Effect: Electrolyte Design and Cathode Morphology Evolution in Li‐S Batteries | ![](https://bmr.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/04/FY16-Quad-Chart_Balbuena_Li-S-pdf-150x116.jpg) |
Balsara, Nitash | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | David Prendergast (LBNL) | Simulations and X‐ray Spectroscopy of Li‐S Chemistry | ![](https://bmr.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/04/FY16-Quad-Chart_Balsara_Spectroscopy-pdf-150x116.jpg) |
Battaglia, Vince | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | N/A | Higher Energy Density via Inactive Components and Processing Conditions | ![](https://bmr.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/04/FY16-Quad-Chart_Battaglia_Processing-pdf-150x116.jpg) |
Ceder, Gerbrand | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | N/A | First Principles Calculations of Existing
and Novel Electrode Materials | ![](https://bmr.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/04/FY16-Quad-Chart_Ceder_Modeling-pdf-150x116.jpg) |
Chen, Guoying | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | N/A | Design and Synthesis of Advanced
High‐Energy Cathode Materials | ![](https://bmr.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/04/FY16-Quad-Chart_Chen_Cathode-Materials-pdf-150x116.jpg) |
Chiang, Yet-Ming | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | A.P. Tomsia (LBNL) | New Electrode Design for Ultrahigh Energy Density | ![](https://bmr.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/04/FY16-Quad-Chart_Chiang_ElectrodeDesign-pdf-150x116.jpg) |
Cui, Yi | Stanford University | N/A | Nanostructured Design of Sulfur Cathodes for High Energy Lithium‐Sulfur Batteries | ![](https://bmr.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/04/FY16-Quad-Chart_Cui_Li-S-pdf-150x116.jpg) |
Cui, Yi | Stanford University | N/A | Pre-Lithiation of Silicon Anode for High Energy Li Ion Batteries | ![](https://bmr.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/04/FY16-Quad-Chart_Cui_Pre-Lithiation-pdf-150x116.jpg) |
Cui, Yi | Stanford University | Steven Chu (Stanford) | Nanoscale Interfacial Engineering for Stable Lithium Metal Anodes | ![](https://bmr.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/04/FY16-Quad-Chart_Cui_Li-Metal-pdf-150x116.jpg) |
Doeff, Marca | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | N/A | Advanced Cathode Materials for High Energy Lithium Ion Batteries | ![](https://bmr.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/04/FY16-Quad-Chart_Doeff_Cathodes-pdf-150x116.jpg) |
Dudney, Nancy | Oak Ridge National Laboratory | Frank Delnick (ORNL) | Composite Electrolytes to Stabilize Metallic Lithium Anodes | ![](https://bmr.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/04/FY16-Quad-Chart_Dudney_Li-Metal-pdf-150x116.jpg) |
Dudney, Nancy | Oak Ridge National Laboratory | Erik Herbert (MTU), Jeff Sakamoto (UM) | Mechanical Properties at the Protected Lithium Interface | ![](https://bmr.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/04/FY16-Quad-Chart_Dudney_Interface-pdf-150x116.jpg) |
Gan, Hong | Brookhaven National Laboratory | Esther Takeuchi (SBU) | Multifunctional Cathode Additives for Li‐S Battery Technology | ![](https://bmr.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/04/FY16-Quad-Chart_Gan_Li-S-pdf-150x116.jpg) |
Giordani, Vincent | Liox Power, Inc. | N/A | Efficient Rechargeable Li/O2 Batteries Utilizing Stable Inorganic Molten Salt Electrolytes | ![](https://bmr.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/04/FY16-Quad-Chart_Giordani_LiO2-pdf-150x116.jpg) |
Goodenough, John B. | University of Texas, Austin | N/A | Lithium Batteries with Higher Capacity and Voltage | ![](https://bmr.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/04/FY16-Quad-Chart_Goodenough_Batteries-pdf-150x116.jpg) |
Grey, Clare P. | Cambridge University | N/A | NMR and Pulse Field Gradient
Studies of SEI and Electrode Structure | ![](https://bmr.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/04/FY16-Quad-Chart_Grey_NMR-pdf-150x116.jpg) |
Kiggans, James | Oak Ridge National Laboratory | Andrew Kercher (ORNL) | Lithium‐bearing Mixed Polyanion (LBMP) Glasses as Cathode Materials | ![](https://bmr.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/04/FY16-Quad-Chart_Kiggans_LBMP-pdf-150x116.jpg) |
Kostecki, Robert | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | N/A | Interfacial Processes – Diagnostics | ![](https://bmr.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/04/FY16-Quad-Chart_Kostecki_Diagnostics-pdf-150x116.jpg) |
Kumta, Prashant | University of Pittsburgh | Moni Kanchan Datta (U.Pitt), Oleg I. Velikokhatnyi (U.Pitt) | New Lamination and doping Concepts for Enhanced Li – S Battery Performance | ![](https://bmr.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/04/FY16-Quad-Chart_Kumta_Lamination-pdf-150x116.jpg) |
Liu, Gao | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | N/A | Hierarchical Assembly of Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Si Negative Electrodes | ![](https://bmr.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/04/FY16-Quad-Chart_Liu_Silicon-pdf-150x116.jpg) |
Liu, Jun | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory | Dongping Lu (PNNL) | Development of High-Energy Lithium-Sulfur Batteries | ![](https://bmr.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/04/FY16-Quad-Chart_Liu_Li-S-pdf-150x116.jpg) |
Manthiram, Arumugam | University of Texas, Austin | N/A | Statically and Dynamically Stable Lithium‐sulfur Batteries | ![](https://bmr.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/04/FY16-Quad-Chart_Manthiram_Li-S-pdf-150x116.jpg) |
Meng, Shirley | University of California, San Diego | N/A | Optimization of Ion Transport in High‐Energy Composite Cathodes | ![](https://bmr.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/04/FY16-Quad-Chart_Meng_Ions-pdf-150x116.jpg) |
Nanda, Jagjit | Oak Ridge National Laboratory | N/A | Studies on High Capacity Cathodes for Advanced Lithium‐Ion Systems | ![](https://bmr.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/04/FY16-Quad-Chart_Nanda_Cathodes-pdf-150x116.jpg) |
Persson, Kristin | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | N/A | Predicting and Understanding Novel Electrode Materials from First Principles | ![](https://bmr.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/04/FY16-Quad-Chart_Persson_Modeling-pdf-150x116.jpg) |
Qu, Deyang | University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee | Xiao-Qing Yang (BNL) | Mechanistic Investigation of the Rechargeable Li-Sulfur Batteries | ![](https://bmr.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/04/FY16-Quad-Chart_Qu_Li-S-pdf-150x116.jpg) |
Sakamoto, Jeff | University of Michigan | N/A | Solid electrolytes for solid‐state and lithium‐sulfur batteries | ![](https://bmr.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/04/FY16-Quad-Chart_Sakamoto_Li-S-pdf-150x116.jpg) |
Somorjai, Gabor | University of California, Berkeley | N/A | Analysis of Film Formation Chemistry on Silicon Anodes by Advanced In Situ and In Operando Vibrational Spectroscopy | ![](https://bmr.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/04/FY16-Quad-Chart_Somorjai_Spectroscopy-pdf-150x116.jpg) |
Srinivasan, Venkat | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | N/A | Next‐Generation Materials Modeling and Failure Prediction | ![](https://bmr.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/04/FY16-Quad-Chart_Srinivasan_Modeling-pdf-150x116.jpg) |
Thackeray, Michael | Argonne National Laboratory | Jason Croy (ANL) | Novel Cathode Materials and Processing Methods | ![](https://bmr.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/04/FY16-Quad-Chart_Thackeray_Cathodes-pdf-150x116.jpg) |
Thackeray, Michael | Argonne National Laboratory | Jason Croy (ANL) | Exploiting Co and Ni Spinels in Structurally‐Integrated Composite Electrodes | ![](https://bmr.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/04/FY16-Quad-Chart_Thackeray_Spinels-pdf-150x116.jpg) |
Thackeray, Michael | Argonne National Laboratory | Jason Croy (ANL) | Characterization and Computational Modeling of Structurally‐Integrated Electrodes | ![](https://bmr.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/04/FY16-Quad-Chart_Thackeray_Electrodes-pdf-150x116.jpg) |
Tong, Wei | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | N/A | Discovery of High‐Energy Cathode Materials for Li‐ion Batteries | ![](https://bmr.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/04/FY16-Quad-Chart_Tong_Cathode-Materials-pdf-150x116.jpg) |
Wachsman, Eric | University of Maryland | Liangbin Hu, Yifei Mo (UMD) | Overcoming Interfacial Impedance in Solid-State Batteries | ![](https://bmr.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/04/FY16-Quad-Chart_Wachsman_Interfacial-pdf-150x116.jpg) |
Wang, Chongmin | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory | N/A | Microscopy Investigation on the Fading Mechanism of Electrode Materials | ![](https://bmr.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/04/FY16-Quad-Chart_WangC_Micrsocopy-pdf-150x116.jpg) |
Wang, Feng | Brookhaven National Laboratory | Jianming Bai (BNL) | In‐situ Solvothermal Synthesis of Novel High Capacity Cathodes | ![](https://bmr.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/04/FY16-Quad-Chart_WangF_Synthesis-pdf-150x116.jpg) |
Wheeler, Dean | Brigham Young University | Brian A. Mazzeo (BYU) | Predicting Microstructure and Performance for Optimal Cell Fabrication | ![](https://bmr.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/04/FY16-Quad-Chart_Wheeler_Microstructure-pdf-150x116.jpg) |
Whittingham, Stan | SUNY Binghamton | N/A | High Energy Density Lithium Battery | ![](https://bmr.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/04/FY16-Quad-Chart_Whittingham_High-Energy-pdf-150x116.jpg) |
Xiao, Xingcheng | General Motors | Yue Qi (MSU) Brian Sheldon (Brown), Huajian Gao (Brown), Yang Tse Cheng (UK) | A combined experimental and modeling approach for the design of high current efficiency Si electrodes | ![](https://bmr.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/04/FY16-Quad-Chart_Xiao_Si-pdf-150x116.jpg) |
Xu, Wu | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory | Ji-Guang (Jason) Zhang (PNNL) | Lithium Dendrite Suppression for Lithium Batteries | ![](https://bmr.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/04/FY16-Quad-Chart_Xu_Dendrites-pdf-150x116.jpg) |
Yang, Xiao-Qing | Brookhaven National Laboratory | Xiqian Yu (BNL) | Advanced In Situ Diagnostic Techniques for Battery Materials | ![](https://bmr.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/04/FY16-Quad-Chart_Yang_Diagnostics-pdf-150x116.jpg) |
Yang, Xiao-Qing | Brookhaven National Laboratory | Xiqian Yu (BNL) | Exploratory studies of novel sodium-ion battery systems | ![](https://bmr.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/04/FY16-Quad-Chart_Yang_Na-pdf-150x116.jpg) |
Zaghib, Karim | Hydro Quebec | N/A | Assembly of Battery Materials and Electrodes | ![](https://bmr.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/04/FY16-Quad-Chart_Zaghib_Assembly-pdf-150x116.jpg) |
Zhang, Ji-Guang (Jason) | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory | Jun Liu (PNNL), Prashant Kumta (U.Pitt), Jim Zheng (PSU) | Development of Si‐based High Capacity Anodes | ![](https://bmr.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/04/FY16-Quad-Chart_Zhang_Si-Anodes-pdf-150x116.jpg) |
Zhang, Ji-Guang (Jason) | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory | Jianming Zheng (PNNL) | Development of High Energy Cathode Materials | ![](https://bmr.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/04/FY16-Quad-Chart_Zhang_Cathodes-pdf-150x116.jpg) |
Zhang, Ji-Guang (Jason) | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory | Wu Xu (PNNL) | Rechargeable Lithium-Air Batteries | ![](https://bmr.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/04/FY16-Quad-Chart_Zhang_Li-Air-pdf-150x116.jpg) |