Advancements in electric vehicle battery packs and lithium extraction methods are among the projects funded through the UWM Research Foundation’s Catalyst Grant program this year.
The program, supported by the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation and Clarios, funds promising research and development in areas where UWM has the greatest potential to impact the regional economy through commercialization activities.
Congratulations to the four grant recipients in UWM’s College of Engineering & Applied Science:
Brian Armstrong (above, left) professor, mechanical engineering and computer science, and Deyang Qu (above, right), Johnson Controls endowed professor in energy storage, who are developing a technology to reduce fire risk in electric vehicles and other applications that use lithium-ion batteries. More.
Yin Wang (above, left), Lawrence E. Sivak ’71 associate professor, civil & environmental engineering, and Xiaoli Ma (above, right), assistant professor, materials science & engineering, whose project has the potential to make the U.S. a bigger player in providing lithium to meet the exploding global demand for lithium-ion batteries. They are working with Shangping Xu, associate professor, geosciences. More.