Energy Storage and Materials Simulation Lab
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Professional Education/Distance learning
Introduction to Electrical Energy Storage. Part of the Certificate for Emerging Automotive Technologies. More information available here.
Campus courses
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•Fall 2009: ME 599 -- “Atomistic Computer Modeling of Materials.” For more information see the course flyer.
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•Winter 2010: ME 499/599 -- “Vehicle Electrification (Part B): Hydrogen and Fuel Cells.” Part of a DOE award for Advanced Electric Drive Vehicle Education Program course development. For more information see: here, here, and here.
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•Fall 2010, 2011 & Winter 2013: ME 235 -- “Thermodynamics I”
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•Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2009: ME 499/599 -- “Atomistic Computer Modeling of Materials.” For more information see the Course flyer.
MconneX is a “BrownBag Learning Experience” for lay audiences produced by the UM College of Engineering. During the summer of 2012 I created a series of brief videos for MconneX on the topic of energy storage for electric vehicles. Links to the individual YouTube segments are below.
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Why Electric Vehicles?
Chapter 3: Challenges
Chapter 4: Battery Fundamentals
Chapter 5: Li-ion Batteries 101
Chapter 6: Power vs. Energy
Chapter 7: Battery Degradation
Chapter 8: Techniques for Battery R&D
Chapter 9: Batteries of the Future
Kavli Frontiers of Science
In April of 2013 I served as the Introductory Speaker for a session on Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion at the Indo-American Frontiers of Science Symposium, in Agra, India. A video of my lecture is available by clicking on the image to the right.
Teaching