Spring 2027

Principles, Materials, and Devices of Batteries

Covers principles, materials, and devices of battery technologies including thermodynamics, electrochemistry, and mass transport for lithium-ion and other systems.

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Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Fang Liu

Summary

What you’ll be able to do

  • Discuss the basic economics and market-driving forces in the development of energy storage technologies.

  • Describe the components and the working principles of a battery.

  • Distinguish between thermodynamic and kinetic processes in the behavior of a battery.

  • Explain the challenges facing current and emerging battery technologies and propose a solution for one of the challenges.

  • Summarize the opportunities and challenges beyond lithium-ion battery chemistry.

  • Demonstrate an increased depth of knowledge in energy storage and propose solutions to one of the challenges in current and emerging battery technologies with a detailed research plan.

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M S & E 350, 351, or graduate/professional standing

MS&E 580

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the class

Thermodynamics, electrochemistry, mass transport, materials design, manufacturing, and devices underlying current and emerging battery technologies, including but not limited to lithium-ion, lithium-metal, lithium-sulfur, and flow batteries. Topics include working principles of energy storage devices, fundamental electrochemistry, materials design and advanced characterization, device-level engineering, and the role of energy storage in decarbonization, sustainability, and global economic markets.

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Topics

  • Fundamental principles of energy storage including thermodynamics and electrochemistry.
  • Specific battery chemistries such as lithium-ion, lithium-metal, lithium-sulfur, and flow batteries.
  • The role of energy storage in decarbonization, sustainability, and global economic markets.

Skills

  • Distinguishing between thermodynamic and kinetic processes in battery behavior.
  • Proposing solutions to challenges in current and emerging battery technologies.
  • Developing detailed research plans for energy storage challenges.

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MS&E 580 · Spring 2027

Principles, Materials, and Devices of Batteries

Recorded 2026-10-14
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