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Center for Solid-State Electric Power Storage (CEPS)

Center Overview

The Center for Solid-State Electric Power Storage (CEPS) helps industries, government, and national laboratories meet the great challenge of safe, efficient, and eco-friendly energy storage. Its mission is to become a center of excellence in developing such energy storage technology for portable and medical applications, the automotive industry, centralized and decentralized electric grids, military applications, and energy security. CEPS achieves this by advancing critical solid-state energy systems research and battery supply chain challenges.

Driven by the growing demand for electricity in the transition to a green energy economy, CEPS technologies will provide substantial benefits to industrial partners and others by leveraging research dollars, networking, and training. CEPS will expand education, training, and workforce development opportunities for a diversity of students, including women, minorities, and Native Americans.

Universities

Northeastern University
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Syracuse University

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Center Personnel

Dr. Alla White Smirnova
Center Director (South Dakota Mines)
+1 605 430 5778
Alevtina.Smirnova@sdsmt.edu

Dr. Sanjeev Mukerjee
Site Director (Northeastern University)
+1 646 515 5305
s.mukerjee@northeastern.edu

Dr. Quinn Qiao  quqiao@syr.edu
Site Director (Syracuse University)
+1 605 688 6965
quqiao@syr.edu

Dr. Serge Pann
Managing Center Director
+1 617 373 8949
s.pann@northeastern.edu

Research Focus

CEPS focuses on the next generation of energy storage: solid-state batteries that are safe, efficient, fast-charging, and cost-effective.

CEPS’ main research areas include solid-state and polymer electrolytes, protective coatings on lithium-metal anodes, innovative cathode materials, and mass/ionic transport mechanisms at interfaces within electrode nanocomposites by in-situ/operando integrated with atomic-level modeling. Furthermore, CEPS is working towards the expansion of the solid-state battery supply chain capabilities in the U.S., specifically battery recycling and eco-friendly lithium extraction technologies from natural mineral deposits.

Goals related to large-scale battery manufacturing include the development of 3D printing and supersonic cold-spray deposition technologies. Combining power systems modeling with artificial intelligence will accelerate the translation of novel battery materials and designs from the lab environment to the market.

Awards

2052796

IUCRC Phase I: Northeastern University: Center for Solid-State Electric Power Storage (CEPS)

The NSF Industry-University Cooperative Research Center for Solid-State Electric Power Storage (CEPS) is comprised of three university sites: South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SD Mines) as the lead university and partner universities: Northeastern University (NU) and Syracuse University (SU). CEPS is established to provide integration between academia and industry in the pursuit of research focused energy storage innovations. The Center enables industries, government, and national laboratories to meet the challenges of safe, efficient, and environmentally-friendly energy storage by adopting critical solid-state energy systems and enabling translation into industrial use driven by upstream basic research. As a multi-disciplinary collaborative consortium, CEPS will acquire long-term sustainability through strong support from stakeholders and leveraging partnerships at the state and national level. CEPS's intellectual merit is in addressing significant challenges in energy storage. The Center seeks to create and provide U.S. leadership in energy storage research closely linked to green technologies and environmental sustainability.

The Northeastern University (NU) Site brings to CEPS unique capabilities of (a) in situ and operando spectroscopy using synchrotron X-ray facilities and methods for investigating mechanisms at solid-state interfaces; (b) materials processing and composites for solid-state chemistries that are of interest to CEPS industry partners, e.g., lithium metal anodes and sulfur-based electrolytes; (c) computational research in molecular dynamics and Monte Carlo approaches probing the interfacial aspects of lithium-ion intercalation, and (d) design of power management systems that consider heterogeneous energy storage solutions with varied chemistries within the ambit of solid-state interfaces to meet the desired energy and power density with requisite lifetimes. These capabilities of CEPS will be used to develop and commercialize safe and reliable solid-state battery technologies. CEPS seeks to cultivate an inclusive learning environment where faculty, staff, and students, regardless of race, ethnicity, and gender, can grow and succeed.

This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria. Read More >

2052631

IUCRC Phase I: South Dakota School of Mines and Technology: Center for Solid-State Electric Power Storage (CEPS)

The NSF Industry-University Cooperative Research Center for Solid-State Electric Power Storage (CEPS) is comprised of three university sites: South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SD Mines) as the lead university and partner universities: Northeastern University (NU) and Syracuse University (SU). CEPS is established to provide integration between academia and industry in the pursuit of research focused energy storage innovations. The Center enables industries, government, and national laboratories to meet the challenges of safe, efficient, and environmentally-friendly energy storage by adopting critical solid-state energy systems and enabling translation into industrial use driven by upstream basic research. As a multi-disciplinary collaborative consortium, CEPS will acquire long-term sustainability through strong support from stakeholders and leveraging partnerships at the state and national level. CEPS's intellectual merit is in addressing significant challenges in energy storage. The Center seeks to create and provide U.S. leadership in energy storage research closely linked to green technologies and environmental sustainability.

The CEPS SD Mines site is built research and infrastructure in materials design and testing as well as advanced manufacturing capabilities to produce solid-state battery components. These manufacturing capabilities include physical vapor deposition, supersonic cold spray, and aerosol-jet deposition technologies to produce 3D solid-state batteries. The SD Mines capabilities will be synergistically integrated to embrace atomic-level modeling, environmental analysis, design of advanced battery management systems, and performance evolution processes using artificial intelligence and machine learning. Guided by industry, CEPS will expand these areas through industry-driven research projects leading to safe and sustainable solid-state next-generation energy storage for portable, automotive, and electric power grid applications. The Center will seek to foster an inclusive learning environment where faculty, staff, and students, regardless of race, ethnicity, and gender, can grow and succeed.

This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria. Read More >

2052611

IUCRC Phase I: Syracuse University: Center for Solid-State Electric Power Storage (CEPS)

The NSF Industry-University Cooperative Research Center for Solid-State Electric Power Storage (CEPS) is comprised of three university sites: South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SD Mines) as the lead university and partner universities: Northeastern University (NU) and Syracuse University (SU). CEPS is established to provide integration between academia and industry in the pursuit of research focused energy storage innovations. The Center enables industries, government, and national laboratories to meet the challenges of safe, efficient, and environmentally-friendly energy storage by adopting critical solid-state energy systems and enabling translation into industrial use driven by upstream basic research. As a multi-disciplinary collaborative consortium, CEPS will acquire long-term sustainability through strong support from stakeholders and leveraging partnerships at the state and national level. CEPS's intellectual merit is in addressing significant challenges in energy storage. The Center seeks to create and provide U.S. leadership in energy storage research closely linked to green technologies and environmental sustainability.

CEPS combines knowledge, intellectual property, and research capabilities in two challenging platforms: materials and materials manufacturing. Both fundamental platforms synergistically embrace studies using atomic layer deposition, engineering at the areas through industry-driven research projects leading to safe and sustainable next-generation energy storage for various applications. The Center incorporates a national team of research scientists from three U.S. states: South Dakota, Massachusetts, and New York, to address both the immediate and longer-term industrial needs of the energy sector. CEPS seeks to cultivate an inclusive learning environment where faculty, staff, and students, regardless of race, ethnicity, and gender, can grow and succeed.

This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria. Read More >

Member Organizations

IUCRC affiliated member organizations are displayed as submitted by the Center. Non-federal organizations are not selected, approved, or otherwise endorsed by the U.S. National Science Foundation.

The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed are those of the Center author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. National Science Foundation.