Cancelled for December 7th; may be rescheduled for next year.

Speaker: Wen Li, Google
Meeting Date: Thursday, December 7, 2023
Time: Checkin via WebEx at 11:50 AM; Presentation at 12:00 noon (PST)
Cost: none
Reservations: events.vtools.ieee.org/event/register/366160
Summary: Electrochemical power resources, including batteries, fuel cells, and capacitors, have been used as the main power source for advanced driver-assistant vehicles. The talk will begin with a brief introduction to those three major power sources, then focus on the current status, challenges, and future development trends related to batteries and battery packs, including material choices, energy density, performance, safety, reliability, and cost.

Bio: Wen Li, with a Ph.D. in materials science from UT-Austin, has been working in the field of electrochemical power sources (battery and fuel cell) for more than 20 years with experience in both academia and industry. He is currently working at Google’s Hardware team and designing the Li-ion battery and packs for consumer electronic devices. He worked at Apple’s Hardware team before joining Google. He also worked for one of the major battery companies in the U.S. to develop battery materials for battery production.