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Join C2ST, The Geographic Society of Chicago, Chicago Park District, The Wetlands Initiative, and many other community science organizations for a day of fun at Big Marsh Park, one of Chicago’s largest outdoor spaces! Participate in arts and science-based activities with Calumet region scientists and attend guided walks to record nature observations! Big Marsh Park features walking, running, and biking trails that attract outdoor recreation enthusiasts of all skill levels. It is also home to a wide variety of wildlife including amphibians, reptiles, insects, mammals, and birds.

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Designing Better Materials and Systems for Future Batteries

September 25, 2024
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Perlstein Hall Auditorium, Room 131 Illinois Institute of Technology
10 West 33rd Street, Chicago, IL, USA

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Program Series:
Climate, Energy, and Environment

This hybrid program is part of the Illinois Distinguished Lectureship Series. Presented by Chicago Council on Science and Technology, Illinois Tech Wanger Institute for Sustainable Energy Research (WISER), and Armour College of Engineering

High energy, long life rechargeable battery is considered as the key enabling technology for deep de-carbonization. Energy storage in the electrochemical form is attractive because of its high efficiency and fast response time. In this talk, Y. Shirley Meng, Ph.D. will discuss a few new perspectives for energy storage materials including new superionic conductors, reactive metal anodes and their interfacial engineering in a device and system. Meng will also discuss a few future priority research directions for electrochemical energy storage and answers questions from the audience.

Upcoming Events

Join C2ST at the South Side Science Festival. C2ST will be at the festival with our microscope and some math-themed activities from 11:00 am to 2:30 pm but the Festival runs all the way to 6 pm. With ~100 incredible hands-on demonstrations, UChicago’s free South Side Science Festival on Oct. 5 is your chance to try it all. There will be events and activities for all ages and experience levels. Everyone can learn something new!

Learn from experts during the Science in Your Life panels, test your science knowledge and engineering skills in trivia games and paper airplane challenges, discover your physics knowledge through skateboarding and double-dutch, and cheer as scientists are challenged to share their work in fun (and funny!) ways in the Science Slam and Upgoer 5 competitions.