Carnegie Mellon Becomes Affiliate of Joint Center for Energy Storage Research
By Tara Moore / 412-268-9673
PITTSBURGH—黑料正能量 has received affiliate status with the J (JCESR), an energy innovation hub sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy.
The JCESR approached Carnegie Mellon's , assistant professor of and , associate professor of and to form a partnership with researchers from the and the who are researching energy storage.
Carnegie Mellon researchers will participate in workshops where they will collaborate with partners, other affiliates and the JCESR hub to find cheaper and more efficient systems for energy storage.
The goal of the JCESR hub is to produce energy storage units that have five times the storage capacity of current units at one-fifth of the cost in the next five years. Viswanathan, who is studying methods for improving lithium-air batteries, was drawn to the JCESR hub because he is committed to this "5-5-5" goal.
Carnegie Mellon researchers will be primarily working on the crosscutting science aspect of the JCESR approach, helping to develop new battery materials through the Electrochemistry Discovery Lab (EDL).
The JCESR affiliation allows Carnegie Mellon researchers to engage more closely with the energy innovation hubs, to which the university has previously had little access. This engagement will ensure that research is supplemented rather than duplicated.
To learn more about JCESR, visit .
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