Electrochemical Energy Laboratory

Excited to share that a piece of my PhD research at MIT is now published: science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… We show that lithium-ion intercalation can be reaction-limited—governed by coupled ion–electron transfer at interfaces. Huge thanks to my coauthors! @EELabMIT

With the end of summer, we also say goodbye to three great members of EEL: Wesley, for his UROP in our lab; Daniel Z, who graduated this summer and will be joining Northwestern Uni as a postdoc; and Antonia, who became assistant professor at DTU! Good luck on your journeys!

It was great to gather with students, postdocs, and PIs from the groups led by Profs. Lauren Marbella, Dan Steingart, Betar Gallant, Jeremiah Johnson, Kelsey Hatzell, and Yang Shao-Horn!

From the East Coast, within the ESRA hub, we are driving progress in beyond-Li batteries --this time at Columbia University! New mechanistic insights and advanced characterization techniques for Na and Zn batteries were shared and discussed 🔋🔬energystoragera.org

A full day of vibrant discussions with the groups led by Profs. Lauren Marbella, Dan Steingart, Betar Gallant & Jeremiah Johnson! From new materials to atomic-scale electrochemistry, laying the scientific foundation for breakthroughs in energy storage.🔋

Last Monday, we hosted an East Coast workshop with our leading experts from ESRA (energystoragera.org), bringing together students, postdocs & PIs to share progress on next-generation battery discovery. ⚡🔋

Congratulations to our former EEL member @peng_jiayu for being selected as a part of this year’s Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia – Healthcare & Science ! Proud of you and your significant contributions to the field🥳

Congrats to Daniel Z. for his new publication! A custom fluorescence-based high-throughput method to screen the La₀.₆Sr₀.₄FexCo₁–ₓO₃ composition space for OER activity, and supported by DFT.🔬Link here 🔽 pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.10…

Congratulations to @haldrianiriawan for being awarded a fellowship from the Martin Family Society of Fellows for Sustainability, and to Xiao for receiving a MITEI Fellowship! Very well deserved!🙌

How can we accelerate polymer electrolyte research? In this work, we developed an automated high-throughput platform to generate datasets under standardized protocols, discovering high-conductivity electrolytes and insights into crystallinity and Tg.🔽 sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

The Zhu lab will investigate new electrode materials, electrolyte design, and battery chemistry and gaining a deep fundamental understanding of various battery systems. guanzhou-zhu.com

EEL is thrilled to share that our very own Guanzhou Zhu is heading to @NUSingapore as a Presidential Young Professorship-Assistant Professor in Fall 2025! 🔋🌏His group will be working in new battery technologies in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering!

This work underscores the need for proliferating NOx production beyond system size or rigorous quantitative ¹⁵N₂-labeling to provide concrete evidence for true N₂ oxidation.

Kudos to Haldrian and team for their new publication on Assessing the Activity of Transition Metal Oxides for the Electrochemical N₂ Oxidation to Nitrate in ACS Catalysis! Link here🔽 pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.10…

Yamada and colleagues design small cylindrical-pouch cells (~21 mAh, ~0.1 g cathode material) for lab-scale ARC tests, enabling cost-effective safety screening and faster high-safety battery development. bit.ly/448dSQk

Congratulations to Bryce and team on their exciting publication on Charge Transfer Kinetics in Multilayer PEO/LLZO Solid-State Batteries! The study reveals the nonlinear ion transfer behavior, and identifies key sources of interface impedance. Link🔽 pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.10…

Congratulations again to Kelsey Stoerzinger, collaborator and winner of The Marks-Ipatieff Award in Catalysis recognizing outstanding research by an early-career investigator in the field of catalysis.

We are excited to welcome Prof. Zhang (@chaozhaUU) as a Visiting Associate Professor from Uppsala University to EEL! 🥳 His primary research focuses on Computational Electrochemistry, Electrolyte Materials, and Electrified Solid-Liquid Interfaces.

This year, Pi Day lands on a blood moon lunar eclipse. The Equatorial radius of the moon is about 1,738.1km. Can you use the radius to find the moon’s circumference? Animation: Jose-Luis Olivares/MIT

Thanks to the many women that I admire l, who have served as role models for myself and others in academia and in life💪