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

NSF固态电力存储(CEPS)产学合作研究中心由三所大学组成：作为牵头大学的南达科他州矿业与技术学院(SD Mines)和合作大学：东北大学(NU)和锡拉丘兹大学(SU)。CEPS的成立是为了在学术界和工业界之间提供整合，以追求以研究为重点的储能创新。该中心通过采用关键的固态能源系统，并在上游基础研究的推动下将能源转化为工业用途，使行业、政府和国家实验室能够应对安全、高效和环保的能源存储挑战。作为一个多学科合作联盟，CEPS将通过利益相关者的大力支持和利用州和国家层面的伙伴关系获得长期可持续性。CEPS的智力优势在于解决了能源储存方面的重大挑战。该中心寻求在与绿色技术和环境可持续发展密切相关的能源储存研究方面创造并提供美国的领导地位。东北大学(NU)的网站为CEPS带来了独特的能力：(A)使用同步辐射X射线设备和方法研究固态界面上的机理的原位和操作光谱；(B)CEPS行业合作伙伴感兴趣的固态化学材料加工和复合材料，例如金属锂阳极和硫基电解液；(C)分子动力学和蒙特卡罗方法中的计算研究方法探索锂离子嵌入的界面方面，以及(D)电源管理系统的设计，该系统考虑在固态界面的范围内具有不同化学成分的不同的储能解决方案，以满足所需的能量和功率密度以及必要的寿命。CEPS的这些能力将被用于开发安全可靠的固态电池技术并将其商业化。CEPS旨在培养一个包容的学习环境，让教职员工和学生，无论种族、民族和性别，都能成长和成功。这一奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

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.