News
© Philipp Adelhelm
“Start of TwinBat project funded by the EU” – Kick-Off in Istanbul
The group is part of a European project to tighten cooperations with Turkiye.
We will cooperate over the next three years on Na-ion batteries with Gebze Technical University Istanbul (Rezan Demir-Cakan), LRCS-Amiens and Tiamat. The project focusses on staff training & exchange and Na-ion battery development.
Cooperation with Tokyo University of Science – Welcome Yuki!
Yuki is a visiting PhD student from the lab of Prof. Komaba (Tokyo University of Science). He will work on the characterization of anodes (hard carbon, graphite and Si) for Alkali-ion batteries.
© Hui Wang
© Stefan Klenke
Sodium Battery Symposium (SBS-5)
Thank you for a wonderful Sodium Battery Symposium (SBS-5) in Berlin! 31 talks, 90 posters, 10 exhibitors and 330 attendees from academia and industry over 3 fantastic days.
Thanks to everyone who contributed to this event and the many helping hands. Go Sodium!
“Electrochemistry 2024 in Braunschweig” – Talks and posters
Vinita, Archana, Knut, Youhyun, Guillermo and Philipp attended this year’s “Electrochemistry” conference in Braunschweig with two talks and four posters!
Knut presented results from his PhD thesis on characterizing co-intercalation reactions with impedance spectroscopy and other methods. Well done! Thanks to Vinita, Archana, Knut, Youhyun & Guillermo
Three Flash Talk Awards at SALSA Make and Measure
Congratulations to Youhyun Son, Guillermo Alvarez and Jonas Geisler, who were awarded prices for their Flash presentations at this year’s SALSA Make and Measure. We would also like to thank the SALSA team for the great conference. Further information can be found here.
Cooperation with Tokyo University of Science – Welcome Kodai!
Kodai is a visiting student from the lab of Prof. Komaba (Tokyo University of Science). He will work on the characterization of layered oxides for Alkali-ion batteries.
© Hui Wang
Firmenlauf Adlershof 2024
Once again this year, the Adelhelm Group entered a team in the annual Adlershof Firmenstaffel. Following last year’s success, where the team exceeded their own expectations, this year’s participants pushed themselves even further, driven by mutual support and motivation.
Master thesis defended!
Congratulations to Goutham who defended his master thesis on the use of metal sulfides in solid-state batteries!
Visit of Prof. Bhattacharyya
We were delighted to welcome Prof. Aninda Bhattacharyya from the Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru as a guest in our group. Thanks for a great talk on alternative battery concepts.
Ane Gondra- summer student
We are pleased to welcome Ane Gondra from the MESC+ (Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion) master’s programme. She joins us this summer thanks to an Erasmus+ Traineeship scholarship.
© Ane Gondra
SSI24 Mid-Career Award
Philipp Adelhelm receives Mid-Career Award from the International Society of Solid State Ionics on the 2024 London conference for his contribution on developing new battery electrode materials.
Welcome Alice Rodgers – summer student
Alice from Imperial College London joins as part of a summer student program funded by HZB. Welcome Alice!
© Alice Rodgers