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Have you ever wondered why batteries catch fire ? Elias explains the phenomenon of thermal runaway, i.e., uncontrolled battery heating in batteries with a nail penetration test.

Videos of this demonstration and where Elias tells us about his journey to grad school can be found here. This is an outreach initiative in partnership with Mrs. Daniella Duran, a chemistry teacher at Valencia High School. 

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Despite COVID-19, our graduate student Elias gave a lithium-ion battery presentation to the 4th-6th graders of Goleta Family School, as part of the MRL MRSEC solar car workshop outreach activities. Thank you for your dedication, Elias!

This summer, our undergraduate Aryan will be partaking in the prestigious Future Leaders in Advanced Materials (FLAM) program conducted by the UCSB MRL. He will be working alongside Emily to conduct research in our lab. Congratulations Aryan!

For the Spring 2020 quarter, our undergraduate Kelly will be part of the prestigious RISE (Research Internships in Science and Engineering) program by the UCSB MRL. She will be working with Elias on data analysis for our rocksalt halide solid electrolytes project. Congratulations Kelly!

We are proud to announce that Howie, a 2nd year graduate student, received Honorable Mention for NSF GRFP 2020! Howie is a reliable and consistent researcher and deserves this achievement and beyond.

Huge congratulations to our 2nd year graduate student Emily for becoming NSF's Graduate Research Fellow 2020! Her hard work in and out of the lab paid off and the entire group is proud of her. Keep it up Emily!

For two days, Raphaële, Emily, Elizabeth, Allyson, and Kelly teach girls how to make lemon batteries. Emily gave a lecture on how batteries work, while Raphaële answered questions about what it's like to be a woman in science. This event was made possible by Girls Inc., and after-school program that allows middle school girls to explore science. Thank you for inviting us!

The Clément group goes to Captain Fatty's in Goleta to celebrate the new year and the addition of Vincent Wu and Alexis Manche to the group. Happy 2020!

Congratulations to Professor Clément for giving the Fall 2019 Dow Distinguished Lecture! She was nominated for the honor by the Graduate Students for Diversity in Science (GSDS) at UCSB. As the recipient of the title, she gave two talks on November 20, 2019, one about the Clément Group research and the other about diversity in STEM.