Yang Shao-Horn: The Future of Electrochemistry

12th MARVEL Distinguished Lecture (MDL) - Sally Price Recorded on September 11, 2017. Abstract — Electrochemistry is used widely today, spanning from production of hydrogen and metals such as aluminum and Li-ion batteries. We will discuss current and future opportunities in using electrochemistry to power cars and buildings, and to make chemicals and fuels with energy from the Sun. Design principles in controlling the interactions between surfaces and electrolytes, and ion conduction in the electrolyte, central to the functions of electrochemical devices, will be presented. About the speaker — Professor Shao-Horn is W.M. Keck Professor of Energy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She has published 240+ archival journal papers (Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researcher). Her recent work is centered on understanding the electronic structure of solids on the activity for water splitting and the reactivity of oxide/electrolyte interface in Li-ion batteries, and lattice dynamics on ion conduction in solids.