This is an article to remember the late Prof Austen Angell (1933~2021)
Prof Angell was the guru in non-crystalline solid materials, an authority in glass-transition phenomenon.
His brief and tangential interest in battery electrolytes in 1990s discovered the abnormal ion-solvation behavior at high concentrations, which is the ancestor of “super-concentration” concept that is still inspiring researchers today.
He educated a few students, who are playing leading roles in DOE’s major programs (K. Xu in JCESR, W. Xu in Battery500) in developing new electrolytes.
The official end of the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR) innovation hub occurred in June 2023 after more than a decade of research and development dedicated to one of humanity’s most pressing challenges: the development of a better battery to help usher in… Read More
Please join us at Argonne National Laboratory on Tuesday, April 4, 2023 for JCESR and Beyond: Translating the Basic Science of Batteries. Registration is now open. This in-person event will celebrate 10 years of research from the Joint Center… Read More
It is with heavy hearts that we say goodbye to George Crabtree, a Senior Scientist and Distinguished Fellow at Argonne National Laboratory, and Director of the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR), who passed away unexpectedly on January 23. Dr. Read More
Identified asymmetries in electron transfer (ET) kinetics between the reduction and oxidation of ferrocene-based redoxmers by measuring the ET rate constants (kf/kb) as a function of electrode potential. Read More
