About

·For educators, engineering students, and workers interested in energy storage and electric vehicles and aircraft

·Presents a comprehensive overview of battery fundamentals, electrochemical principles, thermal management strategies, and the prevention of thermal runaway hazard

·Hands-on experience included

Course Details

·Format: Live, in-person at the University of Tennessee Space Institute in Tullahoma, TN

·Dates: Monday, June 22 to Friday, Jun 26, 2026

·Times: 10:00 AM until 2:00 PM (CST)

·Cost: $300 per person Instructor: Dr. Peng Zhao

To Register

Please contact

Meghan Morris

Outreach Coordinator

Email: mmorris@utsi.edu

Phone: 931-393-7213

Deadline

The deadline for registration is Friday, June 12, 2016.

For More Information Email inquiries to Dr. Lee Leonard at rleonard@utsi.edu

Course Description

The objective of this course is to develop a mastery of fundamental concepts and principles of lithium-ion battery technology, for electric propulsion and energy storage applications. This course will include the following elements:

1.Battery concepts

2.Electrochemistry and operation mechanism

3.Thermal management

4.Thermal runaway and mitigation

5.Hands-on experience on battery cycling, manufacturing, disassembly, and safety testing

About the Instructor

Dr. Peng Zhao is an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering and Space Institute of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He obtained his PhD from the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Princeton University in 2015. From 2015-2020, he is an assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering at Oakland University. His research interests primarily focus on fundamental-based and application-oriented problems in the frontier areas of combustion, propulsion, energy conversion and fire safety. His current research activities include reacting flow, open-source multi-physics modeling, Li-ion battery safety and thermal management, alternative fuels, advanced engine combustion strategy, etc. He has published around 50 peer-reviewed articles in leading combustion and energy journals and 1 book chapter, and he has been invited to review more than 400 journal articles. He is a Bernard Lewis Fellow of the International Combustion Institute, session chair of the International Combustion Symposium, session organizer of SAE World Congress on advanced propulsion and powertrain, member of the Early Career and Diversity Development Committee of the US Combustion Institute.