Postdoc at Mit, High Temperature Electrochemistry

2 weeks ago


Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States Massachusetts Institute of Technology Full time

Job Overview:


The Atomistic Simulation & Energy (ASE), an energy focused research group in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), is looking to hire a postdoctoral research assistant to work on a recently funded high temperature battery project (300 °C and 500 °C).

The project aims to develop first-of-a-kind high temperature molten hydroxide battery and is supported by the U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E), via the PROPEL-1K program.

More about the program and this specific project can be found via these links:


This position is for a postdoc in the ASE research group at MIT, and is focused on development of molten alkali hydroxide triple phase flow battery (3PFB) to enable reversible operation of ultrahigh energy density battery chemistries.

The MIT team, led by Prof. Asegun Henry, is primarily experimental, and involves significant collaborative interactions with Prof. Matthew McDowell's group in School of Materials Science and Engineering at Georgia Tech.

Inspired by the industrially-used Castner process for NaOH electrolysis to form Na metal, the alkali hydroxide triple phase flow battery (3PFB) will enable reversible operation of ultrahigh energy density (>1000 Wh/kg and Wh/L) battery chemistries via an innovative cell design.

The MIT team will develop high temperature battery cells and components that will be tested both at MIT and G-Tech.


Responsibilities:

  • Battery Cell Design, Construction and Assembly and Open Circuit Voltage Testing
  • Electrochemical Testing, Charge-Discharge and High Temperature Material Stability
  • Thermophysical and Thermochemical Analysis of Cell Components
  • Development of High Temperature Pourbaixlike Electrochemical EpO2 diagrams

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Keywords:
Electrochemical Engineering; Materials Science and Engineering; Mechanical Engineering; Thermal Engineering; Cathode; Anode; Electrolyte;

Schedule:

  • Monday to Friday

Work Location:
In person

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