ECS award for Argonne Lab scientist Meng

Senior Argonne National Laboratory scientist Shirley Meng has been honoured by The Electrochemical Society for her work on battery tech innovations.

Argonne said on July 10 Meng will be presented with the ECS 2023 battery division research award in October, in recognition of her work on interfacial science, which has led to improved battery technologies.

Meng is chief scientist at the Argonne Collaborative Center for Energy Storage Science and is a professor at the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at The University of Chicago.

Her research focuses primarily on energy storage materials and systems, specifically rechargeable bat- teries for EVs and trucks, power sources for the internet of things and gridscale storage integration with renewables.

ECS highlighted two papers published last year by Meng in the Journal of The Electrochemical Society, one exploring the use of external mechanical pressure to regulate the growth of dendrites that form at the interfaces in batteries and lead to an electrical short.

The second paper looked at the process of lithium plating and stripping in rechargeable lithium batteries.

The battery division research award was established in 1958 to encourage excellence in battery and fuel cell research.

American Battery Technology Company said on May 22 it had appointed Jesse Deutsch as CFO.

Deutsch has more than 25 years of financial leadership experience including as a former CFO of global brands such as Kraft Foods.

He now oversees all financial operations of the company including those supporting an acceleration of battery recycling and battery metals manufacturing.

Deutsch, who has an MBA from New York Uni- versity and a Bachelor of Science in economics from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, will also have responsibility for corporate functions including financial planning and analysis, accounting and controls, risk management, financial performance and revenue growth, investor relations, and reporting and compliance.

ABTC’s CEO Ryan Melsert said: “As we ramp up our commercial scale manufacturing operations over the coming months, we are excited to have such an experienced leader as Jesse join ABTC.

“We have an immense number of financial and strategic opportunities in front of us, and with this enhanced leadership team we are looking forward to driving them to execution.”

Deutsch’s appointment followed ABTC’s announcement in January that it had expanded its team toward commissioning of the firm’s lithium battery recycling plant.

Oliver Gross appointed senior fellow at Stellantis

Oliver Gross has been promoted to a new post as a senior fellow for energy storage and electrification at auto giant Stellantis.

Gross confirmed the appointment to Batteries International on May 12.

Gross is an expert in lithium ion and NiMH chemistries with a focus on motive applications.

His career to date has included being responsible for operations of analytical labs, electrical, environmental and abuse test labs, pilot lines and supporting services.

Gross has also designed, developed and brought to manufacturing cells and modules for consumer electronics, military, aerospace, and automotive industries.