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Q&A: Prof. Jie Xiao discusses how academia can help battery manufacturing in the US

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1731968550003{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}"]November 18, 2024[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1731968567410{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}"]By Sarah McQuate | UW News[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1731970664786{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}"]In September, the Biden-Harris Administration announced over $3 billion in funding to 25 projects focused on bringing battery manufacturing back to the U.S. as part of the administration’s “Investing in America” agenda. This new funding includes $200 million for a manufacturing and recycling project based in Moses Lake, Washington. While a new administration could bring changes, a focus on domestic manufacturing and growth in electric vehicles is likely to continue.[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/4"][vc_single_image image="24820" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" css=".vc_custom_1731968853296{padding-top: 20px !important;}"][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width="3/4"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1731968593762{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}"]Jie Xiao, University of Washington professor of mechanical...

Meet new faculty member Jie Xiao

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1731969082622{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}"]A leader in clean energy research, Jie Xiao plans to help accelerate U.S. battery manufacturing.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1731969045989{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}"]November 18, 2024 | UW Mechanical Engineering[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1731969368871{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}"]This fall, Jie Xiao began her role as Boeing Martin Professor of Mechanical Engineering (ME) at the University of Washington (UW) with a joint appointment as a Battelle Fellow at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL).[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1731969182422{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}"]Xiao researches the fundamental study and practical applications of energy-related materials and systems, including batteries for electrical vehicles (EVs), sensors and grid energy storage. She has worked on battery research for the past 20 years.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1731969190254{padding-bottom: 20px...

Driven to advance vehicle electrification

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height="10px"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1711497685006{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}"] UW Engineering research leads the next wave of electric vehicle technologies [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="10px"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1711497467191{margin-top: 10px !important;margin-bottom: 10px !important;}"]By Brooke Fisher, UW College of Engineering | Photos by Dennis Wise (UW Photo) and UW researchers[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1711497588128{margin-top: 10px !important;margin-bottom: 10px !important;}"]March 11, 2024[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="20px"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1711572283343{margin-top: 10px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;}"]When it comes to developing the next generation of electric vehicle (EV) technologies, University of Washington (UW) engineers are unstoppable. Their collective research, together with initiatives underway throughout the state, positions Washington to be a leader in this truly electrifying area.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="10px"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1711572294411{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}"]“The goal is for Washington state to be a leader in EV...