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Colloquium Series: Dr. Lin Ma, UNC, Charlotte
Tuesday, March 4 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Dr. Lin Ma
Department of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science
Battery Complexity, Autonomous Vehicle and Electrification (BATT CAVE) Research Center, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Title: Sustainable Materials Engineering for Rechargeable Sodium Ion Batteries
Abstract:
Rechargeable batteries are promising energy storage technologies that provide high energy and power for applications such as electric vehicles and power grids that integrate intermittent renewable energy resources. Recent studies highlight the critical importance of integrating sustainable materials strategies to lower battery costs and carbon emissions, while also increasing the utilization of abundant earth elements, all without compromising performance standards. In this seminar, I will discuss my recent work at UNC Charlotte including engineering cathode materials through a novel all-dry particle fusion technology, as well as interface/interphase engineering in ester-based electrolyte materials for sodium ion batteries. I hope to provide some perspectives regarding new pathways to design and engineering bulk and interphases in electrode and electrolyte materials with enhanced energy/power for sustainable energy storage systems.
Bio:
Dr. Lin Ma is currently an assistant professor at The University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He began his scientific career in the energy storage field with the development of conversion cathode materials under the supervision of Prof. Yong Yang at Xiamen University, where he obtained his BSc in chemistry. He then earned his Ph.D. in 2019 by working with Prof. Jeff Dahn on functional materials for high voltage Li-ion batteries at Dalhousie University with the support of Killam Fellowship and Tesla. Supported by Dr. Brad. E. Forch Distinguished Postdoc Fellowship, he then moved to the U.S. Army Research Laboratory/University of Maryland for postdoc training (2019-2022) under the supervision of Dr. Kang Xu, Prof. Chunsheng Wang, and Dr. Oleg Borodin. Dr Ma’s research interests focus on the use of electrochemistry and materials science in clean energy technologies (mainly energy storage systems) to address energy and environmental challenges. He is the author and co-author of more than 80 peer-reviewed journal articles, 2 book/book chapters and 6 patents. He was the winner of 2025 IAAM Scientist Medal, 2024 Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award, 2023 ECS Battery Workforce Development (“Components for Lithium Ion Batteries: Electrolytes, Anodes, and Cathodes”) Award, 2023 Journal of Materials Chemistry A Emerging Investigators, 2022 Young Investigator Award (Batteries, MDPI), 2021 ECS Battery Division Battery Division Postdoctoral Associate Research Award, 2017 ECS Battery Division Student Research Award. He serves as an active reviewer in the energy field for 80+ publications including Nature, Nature Energy, Journal of Power Sources, ACS Energy Letters, etc.