2025 Battery Safety Workshop

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

Nestled within Kings Mountain lies a rich deposit of lithium, among the largest in the United States. As leaders in battery technology and electric vehicles converge to establish research and manufacturing centers, North Carolina emerges as a frontrunner in advancing battery research, material processing, and end-to-end manufacturing. To foster collaborations between industry and academia, the BATT CAVE at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, hosts the 4th Annual Battery Safety Workshop (BSW). Covering topics ranging from lithium mining to electric vehicle production, we invite you to join us and discover the innovative work being done by industry and academic leaders in North Carolina and beyond.

The 2025 Battery Safety Workshop organizing committee invites all who would like to give a talk or partner with the conference to fill out the form:

Speaker / Sponsor Form

Previous Speakers:

Our previous speakers represent multiple universities and companies from around the state of North Carolina, as well as Oak Ridge National Lab in Tennessee, EC Power in Pennsylvania, and more.

  • Dr. Jeff Dahn – Dalhousie University
  • Dr. Wenbin Yin – Celgard
  • Natalie Holzwarth – Wake Forest University
  • Austin Rouse – Economic Development Partnership of NC
  • Dr. Scott Warren – UNC Chapel Hill
  • Zheng Li – Lithium Industries
  • Miaofang Chi – Duke University
  • Dr. Brian McCarthy – EC Power Group
  • Chavonne Yee – Honeywell
  • Dr. Jian Xia – Arcadium Lithium
  • Dr. Killian Tallman – Albemarle
  • Xiaochuan Lu – NC A&T University
  • Kevin Wepasnick – In-Q-Tel

Organizing Committee:

Organized by UNC Charlotte, University of South Carolina, University of Delaware, and 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

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