Speaker
Dr. Jeff Lowe, General Motors
The ECS Detroit Section invites you to “Driving Electric Vehicle Battery Design with Atomistic Modeling” with Dr. Jeff Lowe of General Motors (GM) on May 12 at Nissan Technical Centre North America.
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Title: “Driving Electric Vehicle Battery Design with Atomistic Modeling”
Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Schedule: 1800h Posters and Dinner | 1900h Speakers
Location: Nissan Technical Center North America,
39001 Sunrise Dr., Farmington Hills, Michigan 48331
Fee:
Professionals: $20; Student presenters: $0; Students: $10
Registration includes dinner.
Pre-registration by May 11 is required.
Abstract
Electric vehicles (EVs) continue to increase their passenger vehicle market share both globally and in the United States. To meet the increased demand for EVs, atomistic modeling provides a unique avenue for driving cell chemistry advancements. Although atomistic modeling has primarily been employed in fundamental science applications, it can go a step further to affect battery design in the engineering space. This presentation describes recent approaches undertaken at GM in implementing a multiscale modeling design loop encompassing atomistic modeling. This allows cell chemistry to be a design variable when optimizing at the battery pack level, enabling engineers to bring new technologies to the market more quickly.
Speaker
Jeff Lowe is a Virtual Propulsion Engineer in Battery Cell Electrochemistry at GM. His background is in the atomistic modeling of interfaces in electrochemical systems. At GM, Dr. Lowe develops modeling techniques to evaluate various battery chemistries for future EV programs.
After completing a BS in Chemical Engineering at Michigan Technological University, he received a PhD in the same discipline from the University of Michigan, followed by a Lillian Gilbreth Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Departments of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry at Purdue University. Dr. Lowe is an active member of the ECS Detroit Section and of the broader Society. His ECS service includes cochairing ECS Electrochemical Engineering Division symposia and codeveloping a course on Electrochemical Techniques and Diagnostics for Batteries.
Student Posters
Students posters will be featured at the event. Interested in presenting your work? Contact ecs.detroit.rsvp@gmail.com ASAP.
Every presenter receives one year of free access to Detroit Section events.
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