Prof Michaël De Volder joined the Institute for Manufacturing at the University of Cambridge in 2013. He leads a research team working on battery material synthesis, battery degradation, nanotechnology and scale-up manufacturing. Prior to this position, he carried out research at the KU Leuven, imec, MIT, Harvard and the Tokyo Institute of Technology.  He is a recipient of an ERC starting grant and consolidator grant, a laureate of the Belgian Royal Academy and he is a Fellow of St John’s College.

Academic/Research Interests

The Nanomanufacturing group focusses on the development of scalable manufacturing processes with applications in energy storage devices such as Li-Ion batteries. Sustainability is an important aspect of his work with focus on extending battery life-time and using more sustainable materials and manufacturing processes. His work was published in leading journals such as Science, Nature Materials, Nature Nanotech, EES, PNAS, and he obtained industrial recognition for his work through the Iwan Akerman Award and the Barco high-tech award. 

Publications

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Website

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