| Monday, February 25, 2008 |
Plenary Session: OVT RD&D Portfolio Review
James Eberhardt and Ed Wall |
| Briefing of Merit Review Panel Members |
James Eberhardt and Edward Wall |
U.S. Department of Energy |
(PDF 86 KB) |
| Overview: Office of Vehicle Technologies (OVT) Goals, Objectives, and Budget |
Edward Wall |
U.S. Department of Energy |
(PDF 564 KB) |
| Overview: Shifts in Programmatic Emphasis from FY 2007/2008/2009 for Advanced Combustion Engines and Fuels R&D and Technology Integration |
Stephen Goguen |
U.S. Department of Energy |
(PDF 237 KB) |
| Overview: Shifts in Programmatic Emphasis from FY 2007/2008/2009 for Hybrid Electric Systems and Materials Technology |
Rogelio Sullivan |
U.S. Department of Energy |
(PDF 784 KB) |
| Recent Results from OVT Analytical Studies |
Phillip Patterson |
U.S. Department of Energy |
(PDF 214 KB) |
Energy Storage
Tien Duong |
| Overview: Energy Storage Program |
Tien Duong |
U.S. Department of Energy |
(PDF 164 KB) |
| High-Power Electrochemical Storage Devices and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Battery Development |
Ahsan Habib |
United States Advanced Battery Consortium (USABC) |
(PDF 125 KB) |
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Andy Chu |
A123 Systems |
(PDF 1.9 MB) |
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Mohamed Alamgir |
Compact Power |
(PDF 1.1 MB) |
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Naoki Ota |
Enerdel |
(PDF 1.6 MB) |
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Mike Andrew |
Johnson Controls-Saft |
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| USABC Energy Storage Testing High Power and PHEV Development |
Tim Murphy |
Idaho National Laboratory (INL) |
(PDF 293 KB) |
| Testing USABC Deliverables/Benchmarking |
Ira Bloom |
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) |
(PDF 575 KB) |
| Abuse Testing of High-Power Batteries |
Pete Roth |
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) |
(PDF 636 KB) |
Thermal Management Studies and Modeling
IEA/HEV Implementing Agreement |
Ahmad Pesaran |
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) |
(PDF 2.1 MB) |
| Interagency Agreement with Navy-Technology Assessment (NSWC) |
Jim Barnes |
U.S. Navy |
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| Battery Pack Requirements and Targets Validation |
Dan Santini |
Argonne National Laboratory |
(PDF 932 KB) |
Advanced Combustion Engine R&D/Combustion Research
Gupreet Singh |
| Overview: Combustion Research |
Gurpreet Singh |
U.S. Department of Energy |
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| Light Duty Combustion Research |
| Small Bore Advanced Combustion Engine R&D Light-Duty Combustion Modeling (UWI)
| Paul Miles |
Sandia National Laboratories |
(PDF 4.2 MB) |
| Heavy Duty Combustion Research |
Heavy-Duty, Low-Temperature, and Diesel Combustion Research and
Heavy-Duty Combustion Modeling |
Mark Musculus |
Sandia National Laboratories |
(PDF 10.5 MB) |
| HCCI and Stratified-Charge CI Engine Combustion Research |
John E. Dec |
Sandia National Laboratories |
(PDF 2.2 MB) |
| Automotive HCCI Engine Research |
Richard Steeper |
Sandia National Laboratories |
(PDF 792 KB) |
| Low-Temperature Diesel Combustion Cross-Cut Research |
Lyle Pickett |
Sandia National Laboratories |
(PDF 918 KB) |
| LES Applied to Low-Temperature, Diesel and Hydrogen Engine Combustion Research |
Joe Oefelein |
Sandia National Laboratories |
(PDF 8.7 MB) |
| Sandia Hydrogen Combustion Research |
Sebastian Kaiser |
Sandia National Laboratories |
(PDF 3.7 MB) |
| Hydrogen Free-Piston Engine |
Peter Van Blarigan |
Sandia National Laboratories |
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| Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine Research |
Thomas Wallner |
Argonne National Laboratory |
(PDF 2.8 MB) |
| Visualization of In-Cylinder Combustion R&D |
Steve Ciatti |
Argonne National Laboratory |
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Materials Technology/Propulsion Materials Technology
(Jerry Gibbs, D. Ray Johnson, and Dave Stinton) |
| Propulsion Materials Research Update |
Jerry Gibbs |
U.S. Department of Energy |
(PDF 820 KB) |
| Materials for Electric and Hybrid Drive Systems |
| Carbon Foam Thermal Management Materials for Electronic Packaging |
Nidia Gallego |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
(PDF 575 KB) |
| Solder Joint Materials By Design |
G. Muralidharan |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
(PDF 136 KB) |
| Materials Compatibility of Power Electronics |
B.L. Armstrong |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
(PDF 534 KB) |
| Environmental Effects on Power Electronic Devices |
A. Wereszczak |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
(PDF 572 KB) |
| Combustion System Materials |
| Materials for HCCI Engines |
G. Muralidharan |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
(PDF 874 KB) |
| Hydrogen Materials Compatibility |
Jim Holbery |
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
(PDF 2.3 MB) |
| Electrochemical NOx Sensor for Monitoring Diesel Emissions |
Robert Glass |
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |
(PDF 1.0 MB) |
| Fabrication of Small Diesel Fuel Injector Orifices |
George Fenske |
Argonne National Laboratory |
(PDF 1.8 MB) |
| Materials for Exhaust and Energy Recovery |
Durability of Diesel Engine Particulate Filters
Catalyst Characterization |
Thomas Watkins |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
(PDF 1.2 MB) |
| Catalysts via First Principles |
C.K. Narula |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
(PDF 3.7 MB) |
Combustion and Emission Control/Emission Control and Aftertreatment R&D
(Ken Howden) |
| Overview: Emission Control and Aftertreatment R&D |
Ken Howden |
U.S. Department of Energy |
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| CLEERS Coordination and Development of Catalyst Process Kinetic Data |
Coordination of Cross-Cut Lean Exhaust Emission Reduction Simulation (CLEERS) Project
ORNL Research on LNT Sulfation & Desulfation |
Jae-Soon Choi |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
(PDF 1.7 MB) |
| PNNL CLEERS Activities - Overview |
George Muntean |
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
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| NOx Adsorber (Lean NOx Trap) Fundamentals |
Chuck Peden |
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
(PDF 956 KB) |
| Benchmark Reaction Mechanisms and Kinetics for Lean NOx Traps |
Richard Larson |
Sandia National Laboratories |
(PDF 1.3 MB) |
| Laboratory Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADA's) with Industry |
| Low-Temperature Hydrocarbon/CO Oxidation Catalysis in Support of HCCI Emission Control (CRADA with Caterpillar) |
Ken Rappe |
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
(PDF 489 KB) |
| Diesel Soot Filter Characterization and Modeling for Advanced Substrates (CRADA with DOW Automotive) |
Darrell Herling |
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
(PDF 1.1 MB) |
| Mechanism of Sulfur Poisoning of NOx Adsorber (LNT) Materials (CRADA with Cummins) |
Chuck Peden |
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
(PDF 1.1 MB) |
| Deactivation Mechanisms of Base Metal/ZeoliteZeolite Urea Selective Catalytic Reduction Materials (CRADA with Ford Motor Company) |
Chuck Peden |
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
(PDF 1.3 MB) |
| Degradation Mechanisms in Advanced Catalysts for Urea Selection Catalytic Reductions (CRADA with General Motors) |
Chuck Peden |
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
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| Tuesday, February 26, 2008 |
Applied Battery Research
(David Howell) |
| Overview of Applied Battery Research |
Gary Henriksen |
Argonne National Laboratory |
(PDF 1.4 MB) |
| Calendar Life Studies |
| Gen 3 Cell Status |
Gary Henriksen |
Argonne National Laboratory |
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| Gen 3 Cell Testing |
J. Christophersen |
Idaho National Laboratory |
(PDF 269 KB) |
| Diagnostics at Argonne |
D. Abraham |
Argonne National Laboratory |
(PDF 1.0 MB) |
| Calendar Life Studies: Gen 3 Cell Model |
D. Dees |
Argonne National Laboratory |
(PDF 779 KB) |
| Formation/SEI Studies at Argonne |
D. Abraham |
Argonne National Laboratory |
(PDF 1.2 MB) |
| Study of Li-ion Formation Parameters using "Gen3" Electrode Materials: Summary of Stage 1-3 Experiments |
K. Gering |
Idaho National Laboratory |
(PDF 604 KB) |
| Diagnostics at LBNL |
F. McLarnon |
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
(PDF 2.4 MB) |
| Diagnostics at BNL |
W-S Yoon |
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) |
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| Life Validation Testing Protocol Development |
V. Battaglia |
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
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| Testing USABC Deliverables/Benchmarking |
I. Bloom |
Argonne National Laboratory |
(PDF 575 KB) |
| Life Validation Testing Protocol Development |
J. Christophersen |
Idaho National Laboratory |
(PDF 444 KB) |
| Abuse Testing of High Power Batteries |
Ed Thomas |
Sandia National Laboratories |
(PDF 567 KB) |
| Abuse Tolerance Studies |
| Cell Comp't Thermal Reactivity & Improvements |
Khalil Amine |
Argonne National Laboratory |
(PDF 1.7 MB) |
| Abuse Tolerance Improvement |
Pete Roth |
Sandia National Laboratories |
(PDF 1.8 MB) |
| Low-Cost Components |
| Low-Cost Components: Screening of Advanced Battery Materials |
Andrew Jansen |
Argonne National Laboratory |
(PDF 2.4 MB) |
| Low-Cost Components: Advanced High Power and High Energy Battery Materials |
Khalil Amine |
Argonne National Laboratory |
(PDF 1.9 MB) |
| Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle R&D on High-Energy Materials |
Jack Vaughey |
Argonne National Laboratory |
(PDF 546 KB) |
| High Energy Materials for PHEVs: Cathodes (New Project) |
Mike Thackeray |
Argonne National Laboratory |
(PDF 1.0 MB) |
| Low-Temperature Performance Studies |
| Low-Temperature Performance Characterization |
Andrew Jansen |
Argonne National Laboratory |
(PDF 745 KB) |
| Low-Temperature Performance: Performance Modeling |
Dennis Dees |
Argonne National Laboratory |
(PDF 941 KB) |
| Update on Electrolyte Modeling with Emphasis on Low Temperature Performance |
Kevin Gering |
Idaho National Laboratory |
(PDF 547 KB) |
Combustion and Emission Control/Combustion Research
Gurpreet Singh |
| High-Efficiency Clean Combustion Engines |
Achieving and Demonstrating FreedomCAR/ACEC Efficiency Goals
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Robert Wagner |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
(PDF 3.3 MB) |
| Achieving High-Efficiency Clean Combustion in Multi-Cylinder Light-Duty Engines |
Robert Wagner |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
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| Ignition Control for HCCI |
Dean Edwards |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
(PDF 1.3 MB) |
| Stretch Efficiency – Thermodynamic Analysis of New Combustion Regimes |
Josh Pihl |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
(PDF 868 KB) |
| Optimizing Low Temperature Diesel Combustion |
Rolf Reitz |
University of Wisconsin |
(PDF 2.2 MB) |
| University Consortium on Low-Temperature Combustion for High-Efficiency, Ultra Low Emisison Engines |
Dennis Assanis |
University of Michigan |
(PDF 1.5 MB) |
| Improved Engine Design Concepts Using the Second Law of Thermodynamics |
Jerry Caton |
Texas A&M |
(PDF 679 KB) |
| Modeling of High Efficiency Clean Combustion Engines |
Dan Flowers |
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |
(PDF 1.7 MB) |
| Chemical Kinetic Research on HCCI & Diesel Fuels |
Bill Pitz |
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |
(PDF 520 KB) |
| KIVA Modeling to Support Diesel Combustion Research |
David Torres |
Los Alamos National Laboratory |
(PDF 2.3 MB) |
| Fuel Spray Research Using X-Ray Radiography |
Christopher Powell |
Argonne National Laboratory |
(PDF 888 KB) |
High-Efficiency Clean Combustion/Enabling Technologies
(Roland Gravel and Carl Maronde) |
| Overview: High-Efficiency Clean Combustion/Enabling Technologies |
Roland Gravel |
U.S. Department of Energy |
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| Development of Enabling Technologies for High-Efficiency, Low-Emissions Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI) Engines |
Dave Milam |
Caterpillar |
(PDF 1.5 MB) |
| Enabling High-Efficiency Clean Combustion (HECC) |
Don Stanton |
Cummins |
(PDF 530 KB) |
| Heavy Truck Engine Development and HECC |
Houshun Zhang |
Detroit Diesel |
(PDF 1.3 MB) |
| Low-Temperature Combustion Demonstrator for High-Efficiency Clean Combustion |
Willy Ojeda |
Navistar International |
(PDF 1.4 MB) |
| High-Effficiency, Clean Combustion Engine Designs for Compression-Ignition Engines |
Ken Patton and Russell Durrett |
General Motors |
(PDF 212 KB) |
| Variable Valve Actuation for Advanced Mode Diesel Combustion |
Jeff Gutterman |
Delphi Automotive Systems |
(PDF 3.9 MB) |
| Low-Cost, Fast Response Actuator |
Charles Mendler |
Envera |
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| On-Board Engine Exhaust Particulate Matter Sensor for HCCI and Conventional Diesel Engines |
Matt Hall |
University of Texas at Austin |
(PDF 277 KB) |
Materials Technology/Propulsion Materials Technology
Jerry Gibbs and D. Ray Johnson |
| Materials for High Efficiency Engines |
| Mechanical Reliability of Piezo-Stack Actuators |
A. Wereszczak |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
(PDF 171 KB) |
| Friction and Wear Reduction in Diesel Engine Valve Trains |
Peter Blau |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
(PDF 1.9 MB) |
| Fatigue Enhancement in CIDI/HCCI Engine Components (Cummins) |
Dean Paxton |
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
(PDF 655 KB) |
| Materials for HECC/HCCI Engine Components (Caterpillar) |
Glenn Grant |
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
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| Joining of Advanced Materials by Plasticity "An enabling technology" |
Jules Routbort |
Argonne National Laboratory |
(PDF 4.0 MB) |
| New Austenitic Stainless Steels for Exhaust Components |
Phil Maziasz |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
(PDF 375 KB) |
| Advanced Materials for Lightweight Valve Train Components |
Nate Phillips |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
(PDF 3.7 MB) |
| Evaluation of Combustion Characteristics and Materials via ACERT Engine (Caterpillar) |
Ron Graves
Tim Theiss |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
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| Materials for High Pressure Fuel Injection Systems |
Peter Blau |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
(PDF 400 KB) |
| High Performance Valve Materials (HPVM) |
Philip J. Maziasz |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
(PDF 397 KB) |
| Materials By Design |
| Superhard Coating Systems |
Ali Erdemir |
Argonne National Laboratory |
(PDF 2.2 MB) |
| Residual Stress Measurements in Thin Coatings |
Jules Routbort
Dileep Singh |
Argonne National Laboratory |
(PDF 6.0 MB) |
| Characterization of Catalyst Microstructures and Deactivation Mechanism |
L.F. Allard |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
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| Bonding Similar and Dissimilar Lightweight Materials using Reactive Nanofoils - A Concept Feasibility Study |
Xin Sun |
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
(PDF 396 KB) |
| Integrated Surface Engineering for Improving Energy Efficiency and IEA Annex on Materials for Transportation |
Stephen Hsu and Aaron Yocum |
National Energy Technology Laboratory |
(PDF 2.3 MB) |
| Thermoelectric Materials By Design: Mechanical Reliability |
A. Wereszczak |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
(PDF 495 KB) |
| Thermoelectric Materials by Design: Computational Theory and Structure |
David J. Singh |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
(PDF 354 KB) |
| Development of High–ZT, Bulk Thermoelectric (New Program) |
Dieter M. Gruen |
Argonne National Laboratory |
(PDF 2.7 MB) |
| High-Temperature Materials Laboratory (James Eberhardt) |
| High Temperature Materials Laboratory |
| High Temperature Materials Laboratory |
James Eberhardt |
U.S. Department of Energy |
(PDF 97 KB) |
| Emission Control (Ken Howden) |
| Development of Advanced Diesel Filtration (DPF) Particulate Systems |
Kyeong Lee |
Argonne National Laboratory |
(PDF 2.8 MB) |
| Measurement and Characterization of Lean NOx Adsorber Regeneration and Desulfation and Controlling NOx from Multi-mode Lean DI Engines |
Jim Parks |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
(PDF 1.2 MB) |
| Cummins/ORNL-FEERC CRADA: NOx Control & Measurement Technology for Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines |
Bill Partridge |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
(PDF 524 KB) |
| NOx Abatement Research and Development CRADA with International Truck and Engine Company |
Todd Toops |
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(PDF 325 KB) |
| Investigation of Aging Mechanisms in Lean NOx Traps |
Christopher Johnson |
University of Kentucky |
(PDF 408 KB) |
| Kinetic and Performance Studies of the Regeneration Phase of Model Pt/Rh/Ba NOx Traps for Design and Optimization |
Michael Harold |
University of Houston |
(PDF 509 KB) |
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| Health Impacts (James Eberhardt) |
| Overview: Health Impacts |
James Eberhardt |
U.S. Department of Energy |
(PDF 161 KB) |
| Measurement and Characterization of Unregulated Emissions from Advanced Technologies |
John Storey |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
(PDF 581 KB) |
| Advanced Collaborative Emissions Study (ACES) |
Dan Greenbaum |
Health Effects Institute |
(PDF 344 KB) |
| Health Impacts Program |
Doug Lawson |
National Renewable Energy Laboratory |
(PDF 730 KB) |
| Wednesday, February 27, 2008 |
| Hybrid Electric Systems/Energy Storage/Exploratory Battery Research (Tien Duong) |
| Overview: Batteries for Advanced Transporation Technologies (BATT) Program |
V. Srinivasan |
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
(PDF 1.5 MB) |
| Advanced Cathode Research |
| Stabilization of Layered Metal Oxides |
M. Thackeray |
Argonne National Laboratory |
(PDF 2.0 MB) |
| The Origin of Surface Instability of Lithium Positive Electrode Materials upon Cycling: Combined XPS and TEM Studies |
Y. Shao-Horn |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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| The Synthesis and Characterization of Substituted Olivines and Layered Manganese Oxides |
S. Whittingham |
State University of New York (SUNY) at Binghamton |
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| Stabilized Spinel and Nano Olivine Cathodes |
A. Manthiram |
University of Texas at Austin |
(PDF 1.5 MB) |
| Olivines and Substituted Layered Materials |
M. Doeff |
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
(PDF 15.6 MB) |
| Phase Behavior and Solid State Chemistry in Olivines |
T. Richardson |
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
(PDF 2.1 MB) |
| Olivine and Layered Materials (Characterization, Rate Performance, and Stability) |
G. Ceder/C. Grey |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology/State University of New York (SUNY) at Stony Brook |
(PDF 18.7 MB) |
| In Situ Observatioins of Lithium Dendrite Growth |
A. West |
Columbia University |
(PDF 460 KB) |
| Characterization of New Cathode Materials using Synchrotron-Based X-Ray Techniques |
X.-Q. Yang |
Brookhaven National Laboratory |
(PDF 1.1 MB) |
| Performance Enhancement of Cathodes with Conductive Polymers |
J. Goodenough |
University of Texas at Austin |
(PDF 4.3 MB) |
| The Impact of Electrode Structure on the Processes that Limit Cathode Performance |
D. Wheeler/J. Harb |
Brigham Young University |
(PDF 479 KB) |
| Advanced Anode Research |
| Low-Cost Graphite and Olivine-Based Materials for Li-Ion Batteries |
K. Zaghib |
Hydro-Quebec |
(PDF 1.1 MB) |
| Intermetallic Anodes |
M. Thackeray |
Argonne National Laboratory |
(PDF 2.5 MB) |
| Nano-Structured Materials as Anodes |
S. Whittingham |
State University of New York at Binghamton |
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| 3-D Nanostructured Carbon/Tin Composite Adodes |
R. Kostecki |
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
(PDF 2.3 MB) |
| Kinetics of Lithium Insertion into Silicon Anodes |
V. Srinivasan |
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
(PDF 1.1 MB) |
| Nano-Structured Metal Oxide Films |
A. Dillon |
National Renewable Energy Laboratory |
(PDF 1.7 MB) |
| Investigation of Metallic Lithium Anode and Graphite Current Collector for Advanced Batteries |
N. Dudney |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) |
(PDF 2.2 MB) |
| High-Efficiency Clean Combustion/Enabling Technologies (Roland Gravel and Carl Maronde) |
| Overview: High-Efficiency Clean Combustion/Enabling Technologies |
Roland Gravel |
U.S. Department of Energy |
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| EGR Control for Emission Reduction Using Fast-Response Sensors |
Tariq Samad |
Honeywell |
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| Light-Duty Efficient Clean Combustion |
Tim Frazier |
Cummins |
(PDF 426 KB) |
| Advanced Boost System Development for Diesel HCCI/LTC Applications |
Harold Sun |
Ford Motor Company |
(PDF 354 KB) |
| Development of a Robust Accelerometer-Based Start of Combustion-Sensing System |
Jim Huang |
Westport |
(PDF 286 KB) |
| Application of Wide-Spectrum Voltametric Sensors to Exhaust NOx Measurement |
Alton Reich |
Steamline Automotive |
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| Very High Fuel Economy, Heavy Duty Truck, Narrow Range Speed Engine, Optimized Via Unique Energy Recovery Turbines and Facilitated by High Efficiency Continuously Variable Drivetrain |
Bahman Habibzadeh |
Volvo Powertrain North America |
(PDF 131 KB) |
| Exhaust Energy Recovery |
Chris Nelson |
Cummins |
(PDF 2.7 MB) |
| An Engine System Approach to Exhaust Waste Heat Energy |
Rick Kruiswyk |
Caterpillar |
(PDF 878 KB) |
| Advanced Combustion Engine R&D/Solid State Energy Conversion (John Fairbanks) |
| Vehicular Thermoelectric Applications |
John Fairbanks |
U.S. Department of Energy |
(PDF 1.5 MB) |
| Development of Thermoelectric Technology for Automotive Waste Heat Recovery |
Jihui Yang |
General Motors |
(PDF 1.2 MB) |
| Thermoelectric Conversion of Waste Heat to Electricity in an IC Engine Powered Vehicle |
Harold Schock |
Michigan State University |
(PDF 1.7 MB) |
| BSST Waste Heat Recovery Program |
Lon Bell |
BSST LLC - Amerigon |
(PDF 1.4 MB) |
| Thermoelectric Analytical Support |
Terry Hendricks |
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
(PDF 478 KB) |
| Development of High-ZT, Bulk Thermoelectric (New Program) |
Jules Routbort |
Argonne National Laboratory |
(PDF 953 KB) |
| Lightweight Materials (David Warren and Joseph Carpenter) |
| Low-Cost Carbon Fiber |
| Low Cost Carbon Fiber Research in the ALM Materials Program |
David Warren |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
(PDF 307 KB) |
| LCCF Precursors |
David Warren |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
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| LCCF - Precursor and Fiber Evaluation |
David Warren |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
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| LCCF - Bluestar MA-PAN |
David Warren |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
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| LCCF - FISIPE VA-PAN Development |
David Warren |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
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| Low-Cost Carbon-Fiber Integration/Users Facility and Commercialization of Textile Precursors |
David Warren |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
(PDF 554 KB) |
| Advanced Stabilization of Carbon-Fiber Precursors |
David Warren |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
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| Advanced Oxidation of Carbon-Fiber Precursors |
David Warren |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
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| Polymer Composites |
| Polymer Composites Research in the ALM Materials Program |
David Warren |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
(PDF 478 KB) |
| Property Prediction Tools for Tailored Polymer Composite Structures |
Mark Smith |
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
(PDF 615 KB) |
| Property Prediction Tools for Tailored Polymer Composite Structures |
Six NSF-monitored university professors |
National Science Foundation |
(PDF 1.6 MB) |
| Development of Manufacturing Methods for Fiber Preforms |
Gerry Olszewski |
Chrysler |
(PDF 2.6 MB) |
| Development of Next Generation P4 |
Dave Warren |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
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| Focal Project 4: Automotive Components from Structural Composites |
Gerry Olszewski |
Chrysler |
(PDF 3.2 MB) |
| High-Volume Processing of Composites |
Gerry Olszewski |
Chrysler |
(PDF 1.2 MB) |
| Natural Fiber Composite Retting, Preform Manufacturing, and Molding |
Mark Smith |
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
(PDF 323 KB) |
| Crash Energy Management |
Gerry Olszewski |
Chrysler |
(PDF 2.2 MB) |
| Lightweight Materials (Joe Carpenter and Ed Daniels or Sam Jody) |
| Automotive Lightweighting Materials |
| Overview: Automotive Lightweight Materials |
Joe Carpenter |
U.S. Department of Energy |
(PDF 1.2 MB) |
| Results of FY 2007 Automotive Lightweighting Materials Deep-Dive Peer Review |
Subi Dinda and/or Joe Benedyk |
Automotive Materials and Manufacturing Technologies and/or Illinois Institute of Technology |
(PDF 582 KB) |
| Recycling and Repair |
| Overview: Recycling and Repair |
Ed Daniels or Sam Jody |
Argonne National Laboratory |
(PDF 2.1 MB) |
| Post-Shred Materials Recovery Technology Development and Demonstration |
Ed Daniels or Sam Jody |
Argonne National Laboratory |
(PDF 2.6 MB) |
| Compatibilization/Compounding Evaluation of Recovered Polymers |
Ed Daniels or Sam Jody |
Argonne National Laboratory |
(PDF 1.7 MB) |
| Development of Technology for Removal of PCBs |
Ed Daniels or Sam Jody |
Argonne National Laboratory |
(PDF 1.7 MB) |
| Develop a Web-Based Information System |
Ed Daniels or Sam Jody |
Argonne National Laboratory |
(PDF 496 KB) |
| Fuels Technology (Stephen Goguen) |
| Overview: Fuels Technology |
Stephen Goguen |
U.S. Department of Energy |
(PDF 115 KB) |
| Advanced Petroleum-Based Fuels |
| Advanced Petroleum Based Fuel Effects in HCCI |
Bruce Bunting |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
(PDF 1.1 MB) |
| Advanced Petroleum Based Fuels Research at NREL |
Matt Ratcliff |
National Renewable Energy Laboratory |
(PDF 534 KB) |
| Advanced Fuel and Lubricant Impacts on Emerging and Existing Diesel Engines |
Matt Ratcliff |
National Renewable Energy Laboratory |
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| Fuel Effects on Advanced Combustion |
Chuck Mueller |
Sandia National Laboratories |
(PDF 1.1 MB) |
| LLNL - Improving Alternative Fuel Utilization: Detailed Kinetic Combustion Modeling & Experimental Testing |
Salvador Aceves |
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |
(PDF 2.9 MB) |
| ANL APBF |
Michael Wang |
Argonne National Laboratory |
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| Non-Petroleum Based Fuels |
| Quality, Stability, Performance, and Emission Impacts of Biodiesel Blends |
Robert McCormick |
National Renewable Energy Laboratory |
(PDF 475 KB) |
| Intermediate Ethanol Blends Plans and Status |
Wendy Clark |
National Renewable Energy Laboratory |
(PDF 1.6 MB) |
| NPBF Characteristics Effects on Advanced Combustion Engines |
Jim Szybist |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
(PDF 788 KB) |
| NPBF Effects and Enhancements on Engine Emission Control Technologies (Biodiesel in Soot Filters and EGR Systems) |
Scott Sluder |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
(PDF 507 KB) |
| E85 Optimization |
| E85 Optimized Engine through Boosting, Spray Optimized DIG, VCR and Variable Valvetrain |
Keith Confer |
Delphi |
(PDF 574 KB) |
| Use of Exhaust Gas Recirculation to Optimize Fuel Economy and Minimize Emissions in Engines Operating on E85 Fuel |
Ko-Jen Wu |
General Motors |
(PDF 65 KB) |
| Flex Fuel Vehicle Systems |
Hakan Yilmaz |
Robert Bosch, LLC |
(PDF 10.5 MB) |
| Optimally Controlled Flexible Fuel Powertrain System (E85 Optimized) |
Bruce Woodrow |
Mahle |
(PDF 257 KB) |
| E85 Optimized Engine Application |
Apoorv Agarwal |
Ford Motor Company |
(PDF 769 KB) |
| Advanced Lubricants |
| Multi-Component Nanoparticle-Based Lubricant Additive to Improve Efficiency and Durability in Engines |
Atanu Adhvaryu |
Caterpillar |
(PDF 787 KB) |
| Ethanol |
| Enhanced Ethanol Engine and Vehicle Efficiency |
Brian West |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
(PDF 1.3 MB) |
| Biofuels and Lubricants |
| Experimental and Modeling Studies of the Characteristics of Liquid Biofuels for Enhanced Combustion |
Ellen Meeks |
Reaction Design |
(PDF 447 KB) |
| Rapid Aging and Poisoning Protocols to AssessFuel and Lube Effects on Diesel Aftertreatment |
Bruce Bunting |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
(PDF 1.4 MB) |
| Fuels from Unconventional Hydrocarbons |
| Diesel Soot Filter Characterization and Modeling for Advanced Substrates |
Tom Gallant |
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
(PDF 1.0 KB) |
| Thursday, February 28, 2008 |
Hybrid Electric Systems/Advanced Power Electronics and Electric Motors R&D
(Susan Rogers and Mike Olszewski) |
| Overview: Advanced Power Electronics and Electric Motors (APEEM) R&D |
Susan Rogers |
U.S. Department of Energy |
(PDF 251 KB) |
| Power Electronics |
Power Electronics R&D,
Utilizing the Traction Drive Power Electronics System to Provide Plug-In Capability for HEVs |
Laura Marlino |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
(PDF 998 KB) |
Advanced Converter Systems for High Temperature Environments,
An Active Filter Approach to the Reduction of the DC Link Capacitor,
Wide Bandgap Materials |
Burak Ozpineci |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
(PDF 1.7 MB) |
| Materials Compatibility of Power Electronics (New Project) |
B.L. Armstrong |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
(PDF 1.1 MB) |
| High-Temperature Capacitor R&D |
Steven Boyd |
U.S. Department of Energy |
(PDF 800 KB) |
| Bi-Directional DC-DC Converter |
Abas Goodarzi |
U.S. Hybrid |
(PDF 739 KB) |
| Advanced Soft Switching Inverter for Reducing Switching and Power Losses |
Jason Lai |
Virginia Tech |
(PDF 991 KB) |
| Development, Test, and Demonstration of a Cost-Effective, Compact, Lightweight, and Scalable High-Temperature Inverter for HEVs, PHEVs, and FCVs |
Ralph Taylor |
Delphi Automotive Systems |
(PDF 3.5 MB) |
| Advanced Thermal Control Research |
Advanced Thermal Control,
Characterization and Development of Advanced Heat Transfer Technologies,
Air-Cooling Technology for Power Electronics Thermal Control,
Power Electronic Thermal System Performance and Integration, and Thermal Stress and Reliability |
Ken Kelly |
National Renewable Energy Laboratory |
(PDF 2.7 MB) |
| Direct-Cooled Power Electronic Substrate |
Mitch Olszewski |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
(PDF 701 KB) |
| Motor Research |
Electric Machine R&D,
Axially Excited Electro-Magnetic Synchronous Motor,
Application of Concentrated Windings to Electric Motors without Surface Mounted PMs,
Amorphous and Nanocrystalline Core Material Evaluation |
Laura Marlino |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Ames National Laboratory |
(PDF 978 KB) |
| Magnetic Material for PM Motors |
Laura Marlino |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Ames National Laboratory |
(PDF 358 KB) |
| Scalable, Low-Cost, High Performance IPM Motor for Hybrid Vehicles |
Lembit Salasoo |
General Electric Global |
(PDF 429 KB) |
| Systems Integration |
| Advanced Integrated Electric Traction System |
Greg Smith |
General Motors |
(PDF 108 KB) |
| Technology Benchmarking |
Mitch Olszewski |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
(PDF 952 KB) |
Vehicles and Systems Simulation and Testing
(Lee Slezak and Jules Routbort) |
| Overview: Vehicle and Systems Simulation and Testing |
Lee Slezak |
U.S. Department of Energy |
(PDF 491 KB) |
| Heavy Vehicle System Optimization |
| Efficiency Improvement through Reduction in Friction and Wear in Powertrain Systems |
Mike Killian |
Eaton |
(PDF 1.2 MB) |
| Friction/Wear - Parasitic Energy Losses |
George Fenske |
Argonne National Laboratory |
(PDF 3.3 MB) |
| Boundary Layer Lubrication |
Oyelayo Ajayi |
Argonne National Laboratory |
(PDF 2.1 MB) |
| Nano Fluids for Thermal Control Applications |
Wen Yu |
Argonne National Laboratory |
(PDF 575 KB) |
| Effects of Nanofluids on Heavy Vehicle Cooling Systems |
Dileep Singh |
Argonne National Laboratory |
(PDF 12.0 MB) |
| Efficient Cooling in Engines with Nucleate Boiling |
Wen Yu |
Argonne National Laboratory |
(PDF 540 KB) |
| DOE's Effort to Reduce Truck Aerodynamic Drag through Joint Experiments and Computations |
Kambix Salari |
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |
(PDF 1.5 MB) |
| Advanced Vehicle Testing Activity |
| PHEV Evaluations and Data Collection |
Jim Francfort |
Idaho National Laboratory |
(PDF 1.2 MB) |
| Non-PHEV Evaluations and Data Collection |
Jim Francfort |
Idaho National Laboratory |
(PDF 878 KB) |
| Medium-Duty/Heavy-Duty Advanced Technology Evaluations |
Kevin Walkowicz |
National Renewable Energy Laboratory |
(PDF 2.6 MB) |
| CoolCab Truck Thermal Load Reduction |
Ken Proc |
National Renewable Energy Laboratory |
(PDF 1.1 MB) |
| Laboratory Benchmarking and Evaluation |
| Benchmarking of Advanced HEVs and PHEVs over a Wide Range of Ambient Temperatures |
Barney Carlson |
Argonne National Laboratory |
(PDF 2.1 MB) |
| PHEV Test Procedures |
Michael Duoba |
Argonne National Laboratory |
|
| PHEV Development Platform |
Ted Bohn |
Argonne National Laboratory |
(PDF 1.8 MB) |
| A Component Evaluation Tool from the Vehicle System Perspective |
Henning Lohse-Busch |
Argonne National Laboratory |
(PDF 1.6 MB) |
| Battery Hardware-in-the-Loop |
Neeraj Shidore |
Argonne National Laboratory |
(PDF 1.1 MB) |
| Vehicle Modeling and Simulation |
| Emissions Aftertreatment and Engine Cold-Starting Modeling |
Stuart Daw |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
|
| PHEV Value Proposition Study |
Richard Smith |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
|
| PHEV Simulations and Analysis, Thermoelectric Analysis, Integrated Vehicle Thermal Management Systems Analysis/Modeling |
Matthew Thornton |
National Renewable Energy Laboratory |
(PDF 767 KB) |
| PHEVs Component Requirements |
Phil Sharer |
Argonne National Laboratory |
(PDF 580 KB) |
| PHEV Control Strategy Assessment through Optimization |
Dominik Karbowski |
Argonne National Laboratory |
(PDF 481 KB) |
| Plug-and-Play Powertrian Model Architecture |
Aymeric Rousseau |
Argonne National Laboratory |
(PDF 537 KB) |
| Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) Study |
Sylvain Pagerit |
Argonne National Laboratory |
(PDF 697 KB) |
| Lightweight Materials (Phil Sklad, Mark Smith, and Joseph Carpenter) |
| Magnesium |
| Magnesium Research in the Automotive Lightweighting Materials Program |
Phil Sklad |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
(PDF 249 KB) |
| Structural Cast Magnesium Development |
Eric McCarty |
Chrysler |
(PDF 248 KB) |
| Magnesium Powertrain Cast Components |
Eric McCarty |
Chrysler |
(PDF 1.0 MB) |
| High-Integrity Magnesium Automotive Castings (HI-MAC) |
Eric McCarty |
Chrysler |
(PDF 144 KB) |
| Development of High-Volume Warm Forming of Low-Cost Magnesium Sheet |
Eric McCarty |
Chrysler |
(PDF 285 KB) |
| Magnesium Front-End Design and Demonstration |
Eric McCarty |
Chrysler |
(PDF 152 KB) |
| Magnesium Front-End R&D |
Eric McCarty |
Chrysler |
(PDF 145 KB) |
| Magnesium Research and Technology Development |
Mark Smith |
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
(PDF 225 KB) |
| Aluminum |
| Overview: Aluminum |
Mark Smith |
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
(PDF 152 KB) |
| Warm Forming of Aluminum |
Eric McCarty |
Chrysler |
(PDF 377 KB) |
| Development of a Cosmetic Corrosion Test for Aluminum Autobody Panels |
Eric McCarty |
Chrysler |
(PDF 276 KB) |
| Low Cost PM Technology for Particle Reinforced Titanium Automotive Components Manufacturing Process Feasibility Study |
Eric McCarty |
Chrysler |
(PDF 601 KB) |
| Improved Automotive Suspension Components Cast with B206 Alloy |
Eric McCarty |
Chrysler |
(PDF 374 KB) |
| Die-Face Engineering Project for Advanced Sheet-Forming Materials |
Eric McCarty |
Chrysler |
(PDF 1.3 MB) |
| Ultra-Large Casting Demonstrations |
Eric McCarty |
Chrysler |
(PDF 1.6 MB) |
| Lightweight Materials (Roger Heimbuch and Joe Carpenter) |
| Steel |
| Overview: Steel |
Roger Heimbuch |
Auto/Steel Partnership |
|
| Characterization of Thermomechanical Behavior of Advanced High Strength Steels (AHSS) |
Mark Smith |
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
(PDF 560 KB) |
| Friction Stir-Spot Welding of AHSSs |
Phil Sklad |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
(PDF 1.1 MB) |
| Stain-Rate Characterization of Advanced High Strength Steels |
Phil Sklad |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
(PDF 1.4 MB) |
| Dynamic Characterization of Spot Welds in AHSSs |
Phil Sklad |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
(PDF 765 KB) |
| Overview: STEEL Enabling Technologies |
Roger Heimbuch |
Auto/Steel Partnership |
(PDF 2.5 MB) |
| Overview: STEEL Lightweighting Programs |
Roger Heimbuch |
Auto/Steel Partnership |
(PDF 1.5 MB) |
| Overview: STEEL Auto/Steel Partnership |
Roger Heimbuch |
Auto/Steel Partnership |
(PDF 410 KB) |
| Lightweighting Materials Crosscutting |
| Overview: Lightweighting Materials Crosscutting |
Joe Carpenter |
U.S. Department of Energy |
|
| Cost Modeling |
Joe Carpenter |
U.S. Department of Energy |
|
| USAMP/Non-Destructive Evaluation Steering Committee (Task Team) |
Cam Dasch |
General Motors |
(PDF 597 KB) |
| Non-Destructive Evaluation Inspection of Adhesive bonds in Metal-Metal Joints |
Cam Dasch |
General Motors |
(PDF 2.0 MB) |
| Enhanced Resonance Inspection for Light-Metal Castings |
Cam Dasch |
General Motors |
(PDF 1.3 MB) |
| Low-Cost Titanium Powder for Feedstock |
Mark Smith |
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
(PDF 527 KB) |
| Powder Metal Performance Modeling of Automotive Components |
Eric McCarty or Joe Carpenter |
Chrysler or DOE |
(PDF 655 KB) |
| Multi-Material Vehicle |
Eric McCarty or Joe Carpenter |
Chrysler or DOE |
(PDF 389 KB) |
| Technology Integration/Deployment Activities/EPAct Programs (Linda Bluestein) |
| Overview: State of Clean Cities Program Vehicle Technologies Deployment Efforts |
Mike Scarpino |
National Renewable Energy Laboratory |
(PDF 1.6 MB) |
| Clean Cities - Core Program and Tools (Tiger Team technical assistance) |
Paul Bergeron |
National Renewable Energy Laboratory |
(PDF 623 KB) |
| Clean Cities Coalition Regional Support (CC Petroleum Displacement Awards) |
Kay Milewski |
National Energy Technology Laboratory |
|
| Midwest/Mountain Alternative Fuel Initiative |
Ben Stealy |
Kum & Go, L.C. |
(PDF 2.0 MB) |
| NBB Terminal Blending |
Jill Hamilton |
National Biodiesel Board |
|
| Natural Gas Vehicle Cylinder Safety, Training and Inspection Program |
Hank Seiff |
Clean Vehicle Education Foundation |
(PDF 688 KB) |
| EPAct Regulatory and Reporting Activities |
Dana O'Hara |
|
(PDF 99 KB) |
| EPAct State and Alternative Fuel Provider Fleets |
Linda Bluestein |
|
(PDF 107 KB) |
| EPAct State & Alternative Fuel Provider Data Collection and Management |
Paul Bergeron |
National Renewable Energy Laboatory |
(PDF 1.8 MB) |
| Technology Integration/Education Activities -- Graduate Automotive Technology Education (GATE)/Advanced Vehicle Competitions (Connie Bezanson) |
| Overview: Educational Activities |
Connie Bezanson |
U.S. Department of Energy |
|
| GATE Center for Advanced Lightweight Materials Technologies |
Uday Vaidya |
The University of Alabama at Birmingham |
(PDF 2.9 MB) |
| GATE Center for Advanced Automotive Biofuels Combustion Engines |
Chia-Fon Lee |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
(PDF 13.2 MB) |
| GATE Center for Automotive Fuel Cell Systems |
Doug Nelson |
Virginia Tech |
(PDF 353 KB) |
| GATE Center for Advanced Automotive Propulsion |
Yann Guezennec |
Ohio State University |
(PDF 719 KB) |
| GATE Center for Fuel Cell Hydrogen Hybrid Vehicles |
Joshua Cunningham |
University of California - Davis |
(PDF 515 KB) |
| GATE Center for In-Vehicle, High Power Energy Storage Systems |
Joel Anstrom |
Pennsylvania State University |
(PDF 795 KB) |
| GATE Center for Advanced Hybrid Propulsion and Control Systems |
David Irick |
University of Tennessee |
(PDF 426 KB) |
| GATE Center for Lightweighting Automotive Materials and Processing |
P.K. Mallick |
University of Michigan - Dearborn |
(PDF 451 KB) |
| Advanced Vehicle Competitions |
Forrest Jehlik |
Argonne National Laboratory |
(PDF 3.5 MB) |
Hybrid Electric Systems/Energy Storage/Exploratory Battery Research
(Tien Duong) |
| Advanced Electrolyte Research |
| Block Copolymer Electrolytes for High-Energy Density Lithium Batteries |
N. Balsara |
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
(PDF 6.4 MB) |
| New Lithium-based Ionic Liquid Electrolytes that Resist Salt Concentration Polarization |
D. DesMarteau/
S. Creager |
Clemson University |
(PDF 878 KB) |
| Interfacial Behavior of Electrolytes |
J. Kerr |
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
(PDF 969 KB) |
| Molecular Simulations of Electrolytes and Electrolyte/Electrode Interfaces |
G. Smith/
O. Borodin |
University of Utah |
(PDF 1.1 MB) |
| Electrode and Cell Design |
| Electrode Construction and Testing |
V. Battaglia |
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
(PDF 11.6 MB) |
| Microscale Electrode Design Using Coupled Kinetic, Thermal, and Mechanical Modeling |
A.M. Sastry |
University of Michigan |
(PDF 3.6 MB) |
| Design of PHEVs and Electrolyte Properties |
J. Newman |
University of California at Berkeley |
(PDF 222 KB) |
| Summary and Future Plans |
V. Srinivasan |
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
(PDF 353 KB) |