Dana 29.1.2019. na Institutu Ruđer Bošković dr. sc. Miodrag Oljača (Research and Development Center, Cabot Corporation, SAD) će održati predavanje pod naslovom "Progress in Materials for Li-ion Batteries". Predavanje će biti održano s početkom u 10:00 sati u dvorani Ivan Supek, I krilo. / January 2019. Dr. Sc. Miodrag Oljača (Research and Development Center, Cabot Corporation, SAD) will give a lecture entitled "Progress in Materials for Li-ion Batteries". The lecture will be held on the 29th of January 2019 in the 1st wing lecture hall at 10AM.
Biografija predavača: Dr. sc. Miodrag Oljača je završio Fakultet strojarstva i brodogradnje na Sveučilištu u Zagrebu, a doktorirao je na Georgia Institute of Technology 1998. Od 2004. je zaposlen u Cabot Corporation, u SAD-u, te radi na njihovom Business and Technology Center koji se nalazi u Billericai, oko 40 km od Bostona. Neke od tema kojima se bavio tokom bogate karijere su: aerosolni procesi za sintezu nanočestica, ugljična crnila velike površine za superkapacitore u primjeni za skladištenje energije, metoda sinteze novih Li-ionskih baterija s poboljšanim svojstvima, vodljivi aditivi za Li-ionske baterije. Dr. sc. Miodrag Oljača ima 19 patenata i više od 20 znanstvenih publikacija.
Biography: Dr.sc. Miodrag Oljača studied at the Faculty of mechanical engineering and naval architecture, University of Zagreb. He obtained his Ph.D at the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1998. From 2004 he is employed in Cabot Corporation, USA, and works in the Business and Technology Center in Billericai, 40 km from Boston. Some of the topics on wich he worked in his career are: aerosol processes for nanoparticle synthesis, large surface carbon based blacks for supercapacitors and use in energy storage, synthesis methods for new Li-ion batteries with improved performance, conductive additives for Li-ion batteries. Dr.sc. Miodrag Oljača has 19 patents and more than 20 scientific publications.
Sažetak/Abstract: Vehicle electrification and use of renewable energy sources are major global trends that can impact not only global warming but also shape economies of the future. Li-ion batteries are uniquely suited to address some of the main challenges of vehicle electrification (driving range, safety, cost, fast charge, etc.) and renewable energy storage (storage capacity, cost, cycle life, etc.). Raw materials that are used in batteries are probably the single most important contributor to battery performance. In this presentation, we will describe progress in development of novel cathode materials and conductive additives to improve performance of automotive batteries and share the results from several comparative studies.