Faraday Institution Conference 2024 Poster Winners

One of the highlights of the Faraday Institution Conference 2024 was the poster sessions. We are delighted to share the winners of the poster prizes.

Photo: The award winners left to right: Robert Mitchell of CPI (the poster award session sponsor), Liam Bird, Sam Hare, Gwen Chimonides, Veronika Šedajová, and Martin Freer (CEO, Faraday Institution).

The judges noted a huge variety of research across the value chain, not only demonstrating research excellence but delivering value and impact to the wider research community and in many cases potential impact to industry. Judges frequently noted the dedication, passion and enthusiasm with which the researchers presented their research.

The winners are:

Prize for Research Progress & Findings: Sam Hare, University of Birmingham

“Using positron emission particle tracking (PEPT) to study the mixing dynamics of a lithium-ion battery slurry in an Elrich mixer“

This poster showed significant progress in the structural understanding of battery slurries of high industrial relevance and the research has the potential to improve electrode manufacture. It shows good collaboration with the supplier of slurry mixing equipment and provides insight into a previously difficult to observe part of the battery manufacturing process.

Prize for Scientific Content: Veronika Šedajová, University of Cambridge

“Understanding the electro-chemo mechanisms of NMC811 particles: finite element simulations and experimental validation“

In this research on lithium diffusion kinetics on single crystal NMC, the experimental observations, validated through finite element simulations, identify delithiation behaviour on different crystal planes. The poster outlines the use of a range of techniques on a highly relevant material from an industry partner and the research identified new behaviour and rationally explained that behaviour.

Prize for Industrial Context: Gwen Chimonides, University of Sheffield

“Our journey of commercialising technology for producing porous silicon for Li-ion battery anodes“

This poster outlines is a new approach to silicon production for use in high energy anode materials. It demonstrates clear comparisons to existing commercial materials and includes a strategy for commercialisation and scale up.

Prize for Communication and Audience Engagement: Liam Bird, University of Oxford

“Meta-analysis of carbon cathodic host matrices for lithium-sulfur batteries“

This was an excellent presentation of a meta-analysis highlighting the key performance metrics (including initial capacity, capacity retention, and rate capability) in lithium-sulfur cathodes and their interdependencies. The graphical user interface developed can be adapted for other cell chemistries and parameters and is now available on GitHub for others to apply.

Thank you 

A poster session of 150 posters needs a squadron of judges. We thank the following for their time and effort.

• Robert Mitchell
• James Dawson
• Elisabetta Arca
• Rowena Brugges
• James Le Houx
• Laura Driscoll
• Mona Faraji Niri
• Darren Walsh
• Tom Maull
• Jen Hartley
• Will Richardson

Congratulations to our winners, and to everyone that presented a poster, or contributed to a vibrant discussion at the event.

And many thank to CPI for sponsoring the poster award sessions.

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Posted on September 12, 2024