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SUMMARY:Harvard WeCODE Conference
DESCRIPTION:Join COE Graduate Admissions at the 2026 WeCODE Conference in Cambridge\, Massachusetts! Ask your questions about our graduate engineering programs across the U.S. and Canada during the conference from February 1st-2nd. We look forward to meeting you there!
URL:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/harvard-wecode-conference/
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SUMMARY:Creating and Delivering Impactful Posters and Presentations: A CommLab Workshop Series
DESCRIPTION:From concept to creation to presentation\, your poster is a tool to convey your research and projects. By attending this workshop series\, you will learn and hone valuable skills to engage your audience with a clear and distinct poster. Whether this is your first poster submission\, or you are a seasoned poster presenter\, you will learn valuable tips and tricks at each of the four steps in the poster process.  If you miss the event\, view the video through our Team Video Link. \nZoom Link\,\n\nMonday\, February 2nd\, 10-11 am: Designing Poster Narratives\nMonday\, February 9th\, 10-11 am: Crafting Posters with Visual Impact\nTuesday\, February 17th\, 10-11 am: Delivering an Impactful Poster Pitch: Strategies for Engaging Your Audience
URL:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/creating-and-delivering-impactful-posters-and-presentations-a-commlab-workshop-series/2026-02-02/
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SUMMARY:ChE PhD Dissertation Defense: Eric Zimmerer
DESCRIPTION:Name:\nEric Zimmerer \nTitle:\nRechargeable alkaline Zn-MnO₂ batteries for grid-scale energy storage \nDate:\n02/02/2026 \nTime:\n1:00:00 PM \nCommittee Members:\nProf. Joshua Gallaway (Advisor)\nProf. Hannah Sayre\nLu Ma\nProf. Magda Barecka \nLocation:\n333 Curry Student Center \nAbstract:\nGrid-scale batteries enable the integration of renewable energy from intermittent sources and level demand on power plants\, but recent installations have been almost exclusively lithium-ion. Aqueous batteries\, such as the ubiquitous primary alkaline Zn-MnO₂ battery\, are free from the flammability\, toxicity\, and supply chain concerns that surround lithium. Rechargeable alkaline Zn-MnO₂ batteries currently rely on a low depth of discharge (DOD) of both the MnO₂ cathode and Zn anode\, however\, worsening their economics. \nDetailed in this work are developments to the mechanistic understanding and electrochemical performance of rechargeable alkaline MnO₂ cathodes cycling their full capacity of two electrons per Mn atom. During cycling the cathode undergoes intercalation and dissolution-precipitation type reactions involving disordered species\, making characterization difficult. Furthermore\, MnO₂ cathodes need to be modified with Bi to cycle reversibly\, but the mechanism through which Bi makes MnO₂ rechargeable is not well defined. \nAn interfacial region of disordered β-MnOOH is identified for the first time and found to be stabilized by Bi using operando extended x-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) and post-mortem selected area electron diffraction (SAED). Furthermore\, irreversible Mn₃O₄ formation is proven not to occur in Bi-modified alkaline MnO₂ electrodes using in-situ Raman spectroscopy and energy dispersive X-ray diffraction (EDXRD). An alternative degradation mechanism is investigated through characterization of Bi-doped MnO₂. Finally\, a cell with decoupled catholyte and anolyte is designed to prevent zinc poisoning of the MnO₂ cathode. \n\nEric Zimmerer is a member of the Analysis of Complex Electrochemical Systems (ACES) lab led by advisor Professor Joshua Gallaway. In February 2026\, Eric will defend his Ph.D. thesis on the development of low-cost and sustainable batteries for grid-scale energy storage. While at Northeastern\, Eric served as lab safety officer\, treasurer for the Graduate Student Council\, and a mentor for undergraduate researchers. During his time at Northeastern\, Eric specialized in the development and characterization of aqueous battery chemistries. Specifically\, he used synchrotron characterization techniques\, performed at Brookhaven and Argonne National Laboratories to characterize disordered structures present during battery cycling and to characterize the materials inside of sealed batteries under compression. After graduating\, Eric hopes to work in battery research in the San Francisco Bay Area.
URL:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/che-phd-dissertation-defense-eric-zimmerer/
LOCATION:333 CSC\, 360 Huntington Ave\, 333 CSC\, Boston\, MA\, 02115\, United States
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