Time: 7:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History auditorium, 1747 Summer St. Halifax.
Speaker: Dr. Mark Obrovac
Department of Chemistry, Department of Physics & Atmospheric Science, Dalhousie University
Title: New Frontiers in Battery Chemistry

Recent years have seen advances in energy storage and innovative work on alternate battery chemistries. Battery materials with the potential to increase storage capacity of lithium-ion batteries could prolong the life of batteries powering electric cars. Magnesium- or sodium-ion batteries could result in lowered battery prices, and more energy storage capacity than lithium-ion batteries. Dr. Obrovac will present an overview of these new battery technologies and discuss their potential for commercialization.