Berkeley Electrochemistry Seminar Series

2007 Schedule

Monday Seminars and Discussions begin promptly at 4:00 PM in LBNL Building 70, Room 191

Note:  70-191 is reserved every Monday (except for LBNL holidays) from 3:30 PM until 5:00 PM, so that seminar speakers can arrive early to check viewgraphs, or discussions can begin earlier if need be.

DATE

SPEAKER

TOPIC

January 8

Tom Richardson

70-191 is reserved for discussion of recent developments in LiFePO4 chemistry

January 12*

Prof. Zempachi Ogumi (Kyoto Univ.)

Seminar: Li Ion Transfer at Interfaces Between Electrode and Liquid Electrolyte in Li-ion Batteries

January 22

-

70-191 is available for discussion (leader and topic TBD)

January 29

Doug Clark

70-191 is reserved for “Photons to Fuels” presentations

February 5

-

70-191 is available for discussion (leader and topic TBD)

February 12

Prof. Honghe Zheng (Henan Normal Univ.)

Film-Forming Properties of PC on Highly Graphitized Anodes in Li-ion Batteries

February 26

Vince Battaglia

Seminar: Cell Design and Analysis

March 5

-

70-191 is available for discussion (leader and topic TBD)

March 12

Marca Doeff

Seminar: Cathode Materials for the BATT Program

March 19

-

70-191 is available for discussion (leader and topic TBD)

March 26

John Kerr and Joon-Ho Shin

Seminar:  Application of Polymer Electrolytes to OLEDs

April 2

-

70-191 is available for discussion (leader and topic TBD)

April 9

Guoying Chen

Seminar: Metastable LixFePO4 Phases

April 16

Frank McLarnon

70-191 is reserved for ATD Program discussion

April 23

Laurence Hardwick

Seminar: In Situ Raman Microscopy of Insertion Electrodes for Li-ion Batteries

April 30

Gao Liu

Seminar:  Recent Progress in the BATT Cell Development Group

May 7

No seminar (ECS Meeting)

70-191 is available for discussion (leader and topic TBD)

May 14

-

70-191 is available for discussion (leader and topic TBD)

May 21

Vince Battaglia

Seminar: Mn-Spinel/Graphite HEV Battery Performance

June 4

-

70-191 is available for discussion (leader and topic TBD)

June 11

Karl Littau (Palo Alto Research Ctr.)

Seminar: Enabling Solar Fuels Through Atmospheric CO2 Separation and Concentration

June 18

-

70-191 is available for discussion (leader and topic TBD)

June 25

Ralph Colby (Penn State Univ.)

Seminar: Electrical and Mechanical Properties of PEO-Based Ionomers as Single-Ion Conductors

July 2

-

70-191 is available for discussion (leader and topic TBD)

July 9

-

70-191 is available for discussion (leader and topic TBD)

July 16

-

70-191 is available for discussion (leader and topic TBD)

July 23

Nitash Balsara

Seminar: Block Copolymers for Fuel Cell and Battery Applications

July 30

Frank McLarnon

70-191 is reserved for ATD Program discussion

August 6

Gao Liu

Seminar: Optimization of Acetylene Black and PVDF in a PHEV Battery Cathode

August 13

Sam Crawford

Seminar: Impact of Gel Electrolytes on the Performance of LiFePO4

August 20

Vince Battaglia

Seminar:  BATT Program Task 1 Update

August 27

-

70-191 is available for discussion (leader and topic TBD)

September 10

-

70-191 is available for discussion (leader and topic TBD)

September 17

Charles Delacourt

Seminar:  Simultaneous CO2 and H2O Reduction

September 24

Marca Doeff

Seminar: Compatibility of LixTiyMn1-yO2 (y=0, 0.11) Electrode Materials with Pyrrolidinium-based Ionic Liquid Electrolyte Systems

October 1

Laurence Hardwick

Paul Albertus

Lisa Onishi

ECS Meeting practice talks

October 8

No Seminar (ECS Meeting)

70-191 is available for discussion (leader and topic TBD)

October 15

Jack Chen

Seminar: Hydrothermal Synthesis of Olivine Structure Materials

October 22

-

70-191 is available for discussion (leader and topic TBD)

October 29

-

70-191 is available for discussion (leader and topic TBD)

November 5

Frank McLarnon

70-191 is reserved for ATD Program discussion

November 12

Yongzhu Fu

Seminar: Aromatic Polymer Electrolytes for PEMFC and DMFC

November 19

-

70-191 is available for discussion (leader and topic TBD)

November 26

Pratyay Basak

Seminar: Semi-Interpenetrating Polymer Networks as Solid Polymer Electrolytes

December 3

James Geraci (MIT)

Seminar: High-Performance Simulations of Electrochemical Models on the Cell Broadband Engine

December 10

Vince Battaglia

Seminar: BATT Program Task 1 Update

December 17

-

70-191 is available for discussion (leader and topic TBD)

Last revised November 12, 2007

*  Note change in time or location

2006 seminar schedule