Seminar by professor Venkataraman Thangadurai

It is a great pleasure to host Prof. Venkataraman Thangadurai, Chair in Energy at the School of Chemistry, University of St Andrews for the MMRG Seminar held on Friday, April 11th, at 4:00 pm in JWS 427a.
Seminar Title: Solid-State Batteries for Energy Storage Applications
Description: Renewable energy sources are critical for decreasing the growing greenhouse gas emissions. They play a vital role in the transition to a decarbonized economy. Because renewable sources such as solar and wind are intermittent, reliable energy storage and conversion systems are crucial for their utilization. Electrochemical devices can be implemented to directly store and convert energy from renewable sources for a wide range of applications Solid state metal batteries can accelerate electrification in both transport and peak shaving applications. In this talk, next generation solid-state membranes and electrodes for safe, high-energy density and robust batteries will be presented. 
About the Speaker: Dr. Venkataraman Thangadurai is a full professor and Chair in Energy at the School of Chemistry. He is the inaugural Faraday Adjunct Professorial Fellow at the University of St Andrews. He is elected Fellows of the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK), Royal Society of Canada, and the Electrochemical Society (USA). He has published more than 260 peer-reviewed papers in journals (H-index of 68). He has received the Keith Laidler Award from the Canadian Chemical Society (CSC) in 2016 and Research Excellence Award in Materials Chemistry from CSC in 2021. Dr. Thangadurai is founder of two start-ups based on his lithium-ion electrolytes research. His current research activities include the discovery of novel solid-state electrolytes and electrodes for advanced batteries and fuel cells.