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Ph.D. candidate Sudharshan Vasudevan presented a poster entitled “PVDF based Polymer Electrolyte and NASICON Electrodes for Symmetric Solid-State Sodium-ion Batteries” at the International Symposium on Polymer Electrolytes (ISPE-18), June 23-28, 2024, Malaysia.
Presenting author Sudharshan Vasudevan also received the Best Poster Award at ISPE-18 for this poster also authored by Sushmita Dwivedi, Karthick Babu Morekonda Ganesh Babu and Palani Balaya.

Safer, cheaper batteries for renewable energy storage – CDE News.

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John Mauro, center, editor-in-chief of Journal of the American Ceramic Society, presents Emanuel Ionescu of TU Darmstadt, left, and Balaya Palani of National University of Singapore, right, with ACerS Journals Best Paper awards at ACerS Annual Meeting at MS&T23 for their papers published in International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology.

Research Fellow Dr. Sushmita Dwivedi presented a poster entitled “Enhanced Ionic Conductivity and Electrochemical Performance of NASICON-based Ceramic Electrolyte via Dual Doping” the 11th Asian Conference on Electrochemical Power Sources (ACEPS), December 11-14, 2022, Singapore.

Ph.D. candidate Aniruddh Ramesh delivered an oral presentation entitled “P3/O3 type Layered Oxides as Cathode Materials for Na-ion Batteries” the 11th Asian Conference on Electrochemical Power Sources (ACEPS), December 11-14, 2022, Singapore.

Ph.D. candidate Sudharshan Vasudevan presented a poster entitled “Discerning the Influence of Salts on the Performance of Polymer Electrolytes for Solid State Sodium-ion Batteries” the 11th Asian Conference on Electrochemical Power Sources (ACEPS), December 11-14, 2022, Singapore.

Dr. Sushmita Dwivedi delivered an invited talk entitled “Ceramic Electrolytes for All Solid-State Na-ion Battery” in the 3rd International Conference on Advanced Materials Science and Nanotechnology, August 18-19, 2022 at Singapore.

Aniruddh Ramesh delivered an invited talk entitled “Cathode Materials for Na-ion Batteries” in the 3rd International Conference on Advanced Materials Science and Nanotechnology, August 18-19, 2022 at Singapore.

Poster presentation by PhD Researcher Aniruddh Ramesh representing NUS AESL at the International Meeting for Lithium Batteries held in Sydney from 26th June 2022 to 1st July 2022 on P3/O3 Biphasic layered oxide cathode materials for next generation sodium-ion batteries.

Ph.D. candidate Lihil Uthpala Subasinghe presents a talk entitled “Development of thermally safe Na-ion batteries for Stationary Energy Storage Applications” in the International Symposium on Lithium Ion Battery Safety 2019 (East China), July 16-17 at Zhangjiagang, China.

Professor Palani Balaya elected as Fellow of American Ceramic Society (ACerS) in March 2019.

A/P Palani Balaya gives a keynote speech on “Developing Safe Sodium-Ion Battery Technology for Stationary Storage Applications” in IBA 2019, March 03-08, at San Diego, California, USA.

Ph.D. candidate Lihil Uthpala Subasinghe (on right), and Research Fellow Dr. Markas Law Lee Lam present a poster on their work entitled “Electrochemical Performance and Thermal Characteristics of 18650-type Non-flammable Sodium-ion Cells” in CMCEE 2018,  July 22-27, at Suntec City, Singapore.

Research Fellow Dr. Gajjela Satyanarayana Reddy presents a poster on his work entitled “High Energy Density In-situ Sodium Plated battery with Current Collector Foil as Anode” in IMLB 2018, June 17-22, at Kyoto International Conference Center (KICC), Japan.

Ph.D. candidate Abhinav Tripathi presents a poster on his work entitled “Lithium and Sodium Salts of 2,5 – Pyridine Dicarboxylic Acid as Anode Materials for Secondary Batteries” in IMLB 2018, June 17-22, at Kyoto International Conference Center (KICC), Japan.

Ph.D. candidate Lihil Uthpala Subasinghe presents a poster on his work entitled “Thermal Characterization of 18650-type Non-flammable Sodium-ion Cells” in IMLB 2018, June 17-22, at Kyoto International Conference Center (KICC), Japan.

Research Fellow Dr. Manikandan Balasundaram presents a talk entitled “Towards Safety of Lithium-ion battery through investigation of heat generation and its underlying mechanisms” in the 2nd International Forum on the Safety of Lithium Ion Batteries 2018, June 8-10 at Beijing, China.

Ph.D. candidate Lihil Uthpala Subasinghe presents a talk entitled “Improving thermal safety of LTO anode-based high power lithium ion batteries using high conductivity electrolyte” in the 2nd International Forum on the Safety of Lithium Ion Batteries 2018, June 8-10 at Beijing, China.

Research Fellow Dr. Ashish Rudola presents a talk entitled “Non-flammable and Inexpensive Non-aqueous Sodium-ion Batteries” in ICMAT 2017, June 18-23 at Suntec, Singapore.

Research Fellow Dr. Gajjela Satyanarayana Reddy, Research Fellow Dr. Ashish Rudola, Research Engineer Wang Chen, Research Fellow Dr. Markas Law Lee Lam, and Ph.D. candidate Lihil Uthpala Subasinghe (from left to right) present posters on their work in a Joint Workshop on Translational Research in Redox Flow and Lithium-ion Batteries organized by National University of Singapore Centre for Energy Research and Technology (NUS-CERT), 08 June at University Hall, NUS, Singapore.

Ph.D. candidate Manikandan Balasundaram presents a talk entitled “Investigation of physico-chemical processes in lithium-ion batteries by deconvolution of electrochemical impedance spectra” in Singapore Battery Meeting (SGBM) 2017, March 23-24 at CREATE, Singapore.

Research Fellow Dr. Harihara Padhy presents a talk entitled “2,5-pyridinedicarboxylates: A stable and high-capacity organic anode material for Li/Na -ion batteries” in MCARE 2017, February 20-24 at Jeju, South Korea.

Research Fellow Dr. Markas Law Lee Lam presents a talk entitled “Synthesis and Electrochemical Performance of Na2MnSiO4 as a Cathode Material for Sodium-ion Battery” in MCARE 2017, February 20-24 at Jeju, South Korea.

Assoc. Prof. Palani Balaya with experts on sodium battery , after delivering his invited talk at 3rd International Conference on Sodium Batteries, Geelong, Australia, 7 – 9 December 2016.

Together with Assoc. Prof. Balaya (left) are Prof. Gerd Ceder from Univ. of Berkeley, USA, Prof. Shinichi Komaba from Tokyo Univ. of Science, Japan and Dr. Laurence Croguennec from ICMCB-CNRS, Bordeaux, France (from left to right)

The American Ceramic Society recognises Assoc. Prof. Palani Balaya (left) as an “ACerS Global Ambassador ” during MCARE 2016, April 17-21 at Clearwater, Florida for his outstanding efforts in developing Global Collaboration and Outreach for the Society, and for his leadership in the organization of the Asia Pacific Ceramic Cooperation Summit.

Together with Assoc. Prof. Balaya is Dr. Mrityunjay Singh, President, The American Ceramic Society.

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Research Fellow Dr. Gajjela Satyanarayana Reddy presents a talk entitled “Influence of morphology of Li4Ti5O12 anode on lithium storage performance” in MCARE 2016, April 17-21 at Clearwater, Florida.

Research Fellow Ashish Rudola presents a talk entitled “Revisiting Na2Ti3O7 as a Promising Anode for Sodium-ion Battery Application” in ICACC 2016, January 24-29 2016 at Daytona Beach, FL. He also presents a talk entitled “Sodium Titanates as Promising Anodes for Sodium-ion Battery Application” at 5th Global Young Investigator Forum (GYIF) at the same conference.

Ph.D. candidate Manikandan Balasundaram presents a talk entitled ” Thermal loss analysis in graphite anode based 18650 type lithium ion cells” in ICACC 2016, January 24-29 2016 at Daytona Beach, FL.

Presenting author Dr Vishwanathan Ramar receives the Best Poster Award at ICMAT 2015 for the presentation on “Electrochemical Characteristics of Monoclinic α-Li3V2(PO4)3/C for High Rate Lithium-ion Battery Applications” authored by Lee Hwang Sheng, Nail Suleimanov, Vishwanathan Ramar, Mangayarkarasi Murugan, Kuppan Saravanan and Palani Balaya.

Research Engineer Wang Chen presents a poster on his work entitled “Scale Up Production of Li4Ti5O12 and Fabrication of 18650 Li-ion Battery” in ICMAT 2015, 29 June-3 July 2015, at Suntec City, Singapore.

Ph.D. candidate Manikandan Balasundaram presents a poster on his work entitled “Thermal Characterisation of 18650 Type Li-ion Cells of Different Cathodes Against Graphite” in ICMAT 2015, 29 June-3 July 2015, at Suntec City, Singapore.

Ph.D. candidate Markas Law presents a talk entitled “Synthesis and Electrochemical Performance of Nanostructured NaVPO4F for Sodium Storage” in ICMAT 2015, 29 June-3 July 2015, at Suntec City, Singapore.

Ph.D. candidate Manikandan Balasundaram presents a poster on his work entitled “Thermal Analysis of Olivine LiFePO4-graphite 18650 Electrochemical Cell” in Next Generation Batteries, April 2015, at San Diego, California.

A/Prof Palani Balaya (center) receives the “Global Star Award” from Engineering Ceramic Division of the American Ceramic Society. The award is given in recognition and appreciation of his substantial contribution to the success of the 2015 International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites (ICACC 2015) held from Jan. 25-30 in Daytona Beach, Florida, USA.

Together with A/Prof Balaya is Prof. Soshu Kirihara (left), ECD Chair and Conference Secretary; and Dr. Michael C. Halbig, ECD Trustee.

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Ph.D. candidate Markas Law presents a poster on his work entitled “Synthesis and Electrochemical Performance of Nanostructured Na2FePO4F for Sodium Storage” in the 6th MRS-S Conference on Advanced Materials, 22-24 July 2014, at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Ph.D. candidate Vishwanathan Ramar presents his work entitled “Li2MnSiO4: High Storage Capacity Cathode Material for Li-ion Battery Applications” in ECS meeting, May 2013, at Toronto, Canada.

Ph.D. candidate Wong Kim Hai presents a poster on his work entitled “Solution Processed Metal Oxides as Interfacial Layers for Organic Solar Cells” at MRS Spring 2013.

Huang ZhiXiang, ESP Year 4 (on the left) during his Plenary Talk at National Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme (UROP) Congress 2013 on 16th March 2013, to present his UROP project titled “Energy Storage in Mesoporous Anatase TiO2: Effect of Synthesis Conditions”.

Dr Palani Balaya (seated second from left) in a group photo taken during the “Workshop on Energy Storage Materials” on 12 July 2012 in Suzhou, China.

Dr K. Saravanan receives the World Future Foundation Ph.D. Prize in Environmental and Sustainability Research 2012.

Srirama Hariharan receives Best Poster Award at ICYRAM2012 for the presentation on “Enhanced Lithium Storage Activity by Conversion Reaction in MoO3” on behalf of the team members S. Hariharan, Z. Haoran and P. Balaya from NUS, Singapore.

Dr K. Saravanan (seen here with group members Ashish Rudola, Srirama Hariharan and Chad W. Mason) receives Young Investigator Award at IMLB2012 for work on Sodium-ion batteries on behalf of the team members K. Saravanan, L. Bing, C.W. Mason and P. Balaya from NUS, Singapore.

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Ph.D. candidate Srirama Hariharan presents his poster entitled “Enhanced Lithium Storage Performance in α-Fe2O3 using Conversion Reaction” in IMLB 2012, Jeju, S.Korea.

Dr Palani Balaya recipient of NRF POC grant: 7th call.

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US Provisional Patents filed: Story for New Highlights.

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Interview: A sunny outlook

Highlights in Chemical Science issue 11, science news from RSC publishing.

“10 November 2010, Palani Balaya talks to Carl Saxton about climate change, the IPCC and solar energy research.”

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Group gathering at a dinner on 30 Jul 2019.

Group gathering at a dinner on 27 Jun 2016.

Dr Palani Balaya (clad in shirt and tie), with his team of researchers and student at the NUS Faculty of Engineering main building.

Photo taken on August 22, 2012.

Group gathering at a dinner on 28 Jul 2010.