2025 Battery Safety Workshop

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
June 5-6, 2025

The 2025 Battery Safety Workshop, hosted by the BATT CAVE at UNC Charlotte, is a crucial forum for advancing the understanding and practice of battery safety. This workshop is particularly significant as North Carolina emerges as a key hub for battery technology, attracting research and manufacturing investments across the battery supply chain. The event aims to foster collaboration between academic researchers and industry professionals, addressing the multifaceted challenges and opportunities in ensuring the safe development, deployment, and utilization of battery technologies. The workshop will feature a lineup of notable speakers representing a wide spectrum of expertise covering a comprehensive range of topics critical to the battery industry. In addition to the technical sessions, the workshop will provide ample networking opportunities, enabling attendees to connect with peers, establish collaborations, and exchange knowledge and best practices. This event is vital for researchers, engineers, manufacturers, policymakers, and anyone involved in the battery industry, contributing to the development of safer and more reliable battery technologies for a sustainable future.

Speaker Affiliations:

Confirmed Speakers:

Dr. Saeed David Barbat
Ford Motor Company
Dr. Saurabh Bahuguna
General Motors
Dr. Loraine Torres-Castro
Sandia National Laboratory
Dr. Hsin Wang
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Donal Finegan National Renewable Energy Lab
Dr. Wu Xu
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Drew J. Pereira
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Dr. Chi-Hao Chang
DOW Chemical
Dr. Mario Savio
White Horse R & D
Dr. Yifei Zhang
Arbin Instruments
Dr. William Mustain
Univ. South Carolina
Dr. Natalie Holzwarth
Wake Forest University
Dr. Gang Xiong
Factory Mutual Insurance Company
Dr. Changmin Shi
Brown University
Dr. Golareh Jalilvand
Uni. of South Carolina
William Rigdon
Stanley Black & Decker
Caleb McDonald
Mettler Toledo
Dr. Shenen Chen
UNC Charlotte
Danny Montgomery
Thermal Hazard Technology

Sponsors:

Organizing Committee:

Organized by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, the University of South Carolina, the University of Delaware, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, and the University of Connecticut.

Dr. Anthony Bombik (Chair)
UNC Charlotte
Dr. Lin Ma
UNC Charlotte
Dr. Tiefu Zhao
UNC Charlotte
Dr. Jun Xu
Univ. Delaware
Dr. Chao Hu
Univ. Connecticut
Dr. Xinyu Huang
Univ. South Carolina
Dr. Golareh Jalilvand
Univ. South Carolina
Dr. Austin Downey
Univ. South Carolina
Dr. Xiaochuan Lu
Univ. North Carolina A & T