Neil P. Dasgupta
The ECS Detroit Section invites you to “Design and Manufacturing of Solid-State Batteries: Barriers to Scale-Up and Translation” with Neil P. Dasgupta (University of Michigan) on October 22 at Nissan Technical Center North America.
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Title: “Design and Manufacturing of Solid-State Batteries: Barriers to Scale-Up and Translation”
Date: Thursday, October 22, 2026
Schedule:
1800h Posters and Dinner
1900h Speaker
Location: Nissan Technical Center North America, 39001 Sunrise Dr., Farmington Hills, Michigan 48331
Register for free through October 20. After that, the standard registration fee applies.
Student Posters
Student posters will be presented. To present a poster, contact ecs.detroit.rsvp@gmail.com. All presenters receive one year of free access to Detroit Section events.
Attendees will vote for the best-presented posters. Winners receive cash prizes and certificates for the 2026 ECS Detroit Section Poster Award sponsored by the University of Michigan Electric Vehicle Center. Posters previously presented at section events where awards were not given are eligible to enter this competition.
Neil P. Dasgupta
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan
Department of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Michigan
Abstract
Solid state batteries (SSBs) have received increasing attention in recent years as a potential pathway to improve the safety and energy density of rechargeable energy storage. However, reported performance metrics for laboratory-scale SSBs can vary significantly, complicating comparisons and assessments of new materials, interlayers, and design concepts. Contributing factors include material handling, storage, processing, and cycling protocols. Greater clarity and transparency in reporting these methods, along with increased standardization of protocols across the research community, are therefore critical.
This talk examines factors affecting the properties and performance of solid state batteries from a design and manufacturing perspective. Topics will include the role of process parameters in controlling material microstructure and geometric parameters across all cell components, including the cell anode, cathode, separator, current collectors, and packaging. Additional discussion will address the factors influencing multilayer densification and lamination during manufacturing, and the underlying mechanical properties of the most relevant constituent components. Particular emphasis will be placed on interfacial engineering to control adhesion, wetting, delamination, and fracture processes. The influence of cycling protocols and environment during testing will also be explored, highlighting opportunities for improved standardization across the research community. Finally, these insights will be considered in the context of design, where co-optimization of multiple properties is essential to meeting industry performance targets.
Bio
Neil Dasgupta is a Professor in the Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering at the University of Michigan. He serves as Deputy Director of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Frontier Research Center MUSIC (Mechano-Chemical Understanding of Solid-Ion Conductors). His research focuses on the intersection of materials chemistry, energy conversion, and manufacturing.
He earned his PhD from Stanford University in 2011 and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California, Berkeley, before joining the University of Michigan in 2014. His honors include the Schmidt Science Polymath Award, NSF CAREER Award, DARPA Young Faculty Award, and AFOSR Young Investigator Award. Prof. Dasgupta was an ECS Toyota Young Investigator Fellow in 2018–2019. An ECS member since 2017, he served as Treasurer of the ECS Battery Division from 2024 to 2026 and as a Member at Large from 2020 to 2024.
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