The Battery Modeling Group

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of Michigan
We are a Focused Research Group, spanning applied mathematics, chemical engineering, and materials science at MIT and the University of Michigan. Our goal is to develop a predictive modeling framework for the next generation of Li-ion rechargeable batteries.
 
 
August 5, 2009
The MIT Energy Initiative has published a splotlight article on The Battery Modeling Group's Todd Ferguson. The article highlights Todd's research goals and background.
 
MITEI Profile of Energy Fellow Todd Ferguson
 
 
June 18, 2009
Welcome to The Battery Modeling Group website. The Battery Modeling Group is a focused research group sponsored by the NSF. We develop models for Li-Ion batteries in an effort to better understand the processes involved in the charging and discharging of batteries. By better understanding these processes, we hope to identify rate-limiting processes and parameters, which can be tuned to increase battery performance.
 
Thanks for visiting and check the site often for updates on the progress of our research.
 
 
Sponsors:
404 Contracts:
DMS-0855011 and DMS-0842504 (Bazant)
DMS-0853488 (Ceder)
DMS-0854905 (Thornton)
404 Seed Grant (Bazant)
Banner image: Simulation of lithium intercalation waves bending around blocked crystal diffusion channels
(D. Burch, PhD Thesis in Applied Mathematics, MIT, 2009)
 
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