UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., June 16 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news release:
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Chao-Yang Wang, William E. Diefenderfer Chair in Mechanical Engineering and professor of mechanical engineering, of chemical engineering and of materials science and engineering at Penn State, has received a three-year award from the Toyota Research Institute (TRI) through the institute's University Research Program (URP). The award will support Wang's research on redesigning liquid electrolytes to prevent lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries from catching fire.
Launched in 2016, URP "brings together TRI researchers and university teams to tackle major societal challenges, including aging society, climate change and human und...