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SUMMARY:One is the Loneliest Number: Multivalent and Multielectron Processe
 s for Next-Generation Batteries
LOCATION:Chemistry A101
TZID:America/Denver
DTSTART:20240223T160000
UID:2026-06-01-14-29-03@natsci.colostate.edu
DTSTAMP:20260601T142903
Description:About the Seminar:\n\nRechargeable Li-ion batteries have revolu
 tionized portable energy storage but the limitations imposed by intercalat
 ion chemistry\, cost associated with precursors of active materials\, and 
 critical nature of crucial elements drive the need for new batteries. Our 
 lab aims to develop energy dense chemistries that obviate the need for the
  critical and costly elements like Co and Ni in the cathode and Li as a wo
 rking ion. The search for these so called “beyond Li-ion” technologies
  include systems based on alternative charge storage mechanisms that promi
 se high theoretical capacity and energy density. We will discuss how charg
 e storage mechanisms beyond intercalation can be leveraged to yield high e
 nergy densities with Fe-based materials. By understanding the fundamental 
 charge storage mechanism in these materials using electrochemical\, spectr
 oscopic\, and structural characterization tools\, we can develop new mater
 ials with targeted properties. We will also briefly discuss strategies to 
 go beyond Li working ions looking toward more sustainable ions like Mg2+\,
  Ca2+\, and Zn2+.\n\nAbout the Speaker: \n\nKimberly See is an Assistant 
 Professor of Chemistry in the Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineeri
 ng at Caltech. She was born and raised in Colorado and received her B.S. i
 n Chemistry from the Colorado School of Mines. Kim earned her PhD in Chemi
 stry at the University of California\, Santa Barbara where she worked with
  Profs. Ram Seshadri and Galen Stucky. Kim was awarded the St. Elmo Brady 
 Future Faculty Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Illinois at Ur
 bana-Champaign and worked with Prof. Andrew Gewirth in the Department of C
 hemistry. Now\, her group at Caltech studies new chemistry for next-genera
 tion energy storage with a focus on Earth abundant\, inexpensive materials
 . She focuses on the electrochemistry associated with multivalent and mult
 ielectron processes. Some of her recent awards include the Packard Fellows
 hip for Science and Engineering\, Sloan Research Fellowship\, Beckman Youn
 g Investigator Award\, NSF CAREER Award\, VW/BASF Science Award Electroche
 mistry\, Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award\, and the Office of Naval R
 esearch Young Investigator Award. 4:00 pm
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