Day 1 - Rechargeable Batteries

Welcome and Opening Address

08:35 - 08:40 
Prof. Wai-yeung WONG, Raymond, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Session 1: Chaired by Prof. Haitao HUANG (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)

08:40 - 09:20  Battery Chemistries for a Sustainable Future
Prof. Arumugam MANTHIRAM, The University of Texas at Austin

09:20 - 10:00  Advanced Lithium Ion Battery and Beyond for Electric Vehicle Application
Prof. Khalil AMINE, Argonne National Laboratory

10:00 - 10:10  Break

Session 2: Chaired by Prof. Haitao HUANG (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)

10:10 - 10:50  Advanced Diagnostic Tools for Lithium Metal and Solid State Batteries
Prof. Y. Shirley MENG, University of Chicago

10:50 - 11:30  The Dynamic Local Chemistry of Cathodes: During Synthesis, Operations & Aging
Prof. William CHUEH, Stanford University

11:30 - 12:10  Surface Texturing of Alkali Metals for Enhanced Cycle Stability in Battery Electrode Applications
Prof. Quan LI, Chinese University of Hong Kong

~~~ End of Day 1 Morning Session ~~~

Session 3: Chaired by Dr Zhenglong XU (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)

14:00 - 14:40  Fiber-Enabled High-Energy, High-Rate, and Stable Flexible Batteries
Prof. Zijian ZHENG, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

14:40 - 15:20  Building Stable Solid Electrolyte Interphases for Advanced Anodes in Na/K Ion Batteries
Dr Biao ZHANG, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

15:20 - 15:30  Break

Session 4: Chaired by Dr Biao ZHANG (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)

15:30 - 16:10  Rechargeable Batteries for Electromobility, Challenges of High Energy Density and Reality
Prof. Doron AURBACH, Bar-Ilan University

16:10 - 16:50  New Battery Chemistry Enabling Conventional Electrode Materials for Advanced Calcium Ion Batteries
Dr Zhenglong XU, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

16:50 - 17:30  Advanced Atomic Catalysts Design for Energy Systems
Dr Bolong HUANG, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

~~~ End of Day 1 ~~~