Name: SWISS BATTERY DAYS 2025
Start: 2025-08-25T09:00:00+02:00
End: 2025-08-27T19:20:00+02:00
Location: ETH Main Building

SWISS BATTERY DAYS 2025

from Monday, August 25, 2025 (9:00 AM) to Wednesday, August 27, 2025 (7:20 PM)

Monday, August 25, 2025

12:00 PM Lunch and Registration

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Room: HG E 3 (Hörsaal)

1:00 PM Opening of SWISS BATTERY DAYS 2025: Welcome
Welcome
1:00 PM - 1:10 PM
Room: HG E 3 (Hörsaal)

1:10 PM Invited Talk: Prof. Clare Grey "New experimental methods for battery materials: probing function on different time and lengthscales"
Prof. Clare Grey "New experimental methods for battery materials: probing function on different time and lengthscales"
1:10 PM - 1:50 PM
Room: HG E 3 (Hörsaal)

1:50 PM Rekha Narayan 'Synchronous Surface Stabilization and In-situ Remediation of Lithium Residuals to Suppress Gassing from Ni-rich Cathodes: An Operando Gas Evolution Study'
Rekha Narayan 'Synchronous Surface Stabilization and In-situ Remediation of Lithium Residuals to Suppress Gassing from Ni-rich Cathodes: An Operando Gas Evolution Study'
1:50 PM - 2:10 PM

2:10 PM Leon Skarjan 'Towards high-sensitivity isotope-enhanced imaging of lithium battery interphases by neutron capture methodology'
Leon Skarjan 'Towards high-sensitivity isotope-enhanced imaging of lithium battery interphases by neutron capture methodology'
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM
Room: HG E 3 (Hörsaal)

2:30 PM Break
Break
2:30 PM - 3:10 PM
Room: HG E 3 (Hörsaal)

3:10 PM Invited Talk: Prof. Birger Horstmann 'Chemo-Mechanical SEI Model for Silicon Electrodes'
Prof. Birger Horstmann 'Chemo-Mechanical SEI Model for Silicon Electrodes'
3:10 PM - 3:50 PM
Room: HG E 3 (Hörsaal)

3:50 PM Mingliang Liu 'Li2S Growth Regulation at the Solid-Liquid Interface in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries'
Mingliang Liu 'Li2S Growth Regulation at the Solid-Liquid Interface in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries'
3:50 PM - 4:10 PM
Room: HG E 3 (Hörsaal)

4:10 PM YeonJu Kim 'A Strategy to Prevent Fluorine-Induced Transition Metal Dissolution in Lithium- Ion Batteries'
YeonJu Kim 'A Strategy to Prevent Fluorine-Induced Transition Metal Dissolution in Lithium- Ion Batteries'
4:10 PM - 4:30 PM
Room: HG E 3 (Hörsaal)

4:30 PM Poster Session and Apéro

4:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Room: HG E 3 (Hörsaal)
Tuesday, August 26, 2025

9:00 AM Opening of the day 2
Opening of the day 2
9:00 AM - 9:05 AM
Room: HG E 3 (Hörsaal)

9:05 AM Invited Talk: Prof. Jeff Sakamoto 'Mechano‐electrochemical phenomena at ceramic electrolyte interfaces'
Prof. Jeff Sakamoto 'Mechano‐electrochemical phenomena at ceramic electrolyte interfaces'
9:05 AM - 9:45 AM
Room: HG E 3 (Hörsaal)

9:45 AM Linfeng Xu 'Operando X-ray Computed Tomography of Lithium Plating and Stripping in Zero-Excess Lithium Metal Solid-State Batteries'
Linfeng Xu 'Operando X-ray Computed Tomography of Lithium Plating and Stripping in Zero-Excess Lithium Metal Solid-State Batteries'
9:45 AM - 10:05 AM
Room: HG E 3 (Hörsaal)

10:05 AM Julian F. Baumgärtner 'A Highly Conductive Halospinel Cathode for All-Solid-State Batteries'
Julian F. Baumgärtner 'A Highly Conductive Halospinel Cathode for All-Solid-State Batteries'
10:05 AM - 10:25 AM
Room: HG E 3 (Hörsaal)

10:25 AM Break
Break
10:25 AM - 11:05 AM
Room: HG E 3 (Hörsaal)

11:05 AM Joel Casella 'Thin-film Me-Li-F conversion cathodes for high-energy solid-state batteries'
Joel Casella 'Thin-film Me-Li-F conversion cathodes for high-energy solid-state batteries'
11:05 AM - 11:25 AM
Room: HG E 3 (Hörsaal)

11:25 AM Nicolas Rospars 'Lithium Metal Anodes For Next Generation Batteries'
Nicolas Rospars 'Lithium Metal Anodes For Next Generation Batteries'
11:25 AM - 11:45 AM
Room: HG E 3 (Hörsaal)

11:45 AM Photo

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Room: HG E 3 (Hörsaal)

12:00 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:00 PM - 1:20 PM
Room: HG E 3 (Hörsaal)

1:20 PM Invited Talk: Prof. Ivana Hasa 'On the Role of Morphological Changes as the Origin of Improved Cycling Stability of Sn-based Anodes for Sodium-ion Batteries'
Prof. Ivana Hasa 'On the Role of Morphological Changes as the Origin of Improved Cycling Stability of Sn-based Anodes for Sodium-ion Batteries'
1:20 PM - 2:00 PM
Room: HG E 3 (Hörsaal)

2:00 PM Maryam Chattabi 'Development and characterization of a high-performance layered oxide for sodium-ion batteries'
Maryam Chattabi 'Development and characterization of a high-performance layered oxide for sodium-ion batteries'
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM
Room: HG E 3 (Hörsaal)

2:20 PM Julita Tabor 'Optimizing Aqueous Zn Metal Batteries: Understanding Co-Salt Effects on Zn²⁺ Transference and Deposition'
Julita Tabor 'Optimizing Aqueous Zn Metal Batteries: Understanding Co-Salt Effects on Zn²⁺ Transference and Deposition'
2:20 PM - 2:40 PM
Room: HG E 3 (Hörsaal)

2:40 PM Shruti Hariyani 'Interplay between Stereochemically Active Lone Pair Repulsions, Sigma Hole Interactions, and Delocalized Redox Processes in Topochemical Fluoride-Ion Insertion'
Shruti Hariyani 'Interplay between Stereochemically Active Lone Pair Repulsions, Sigma Hole Interactions, and Delocalized Redox Processes in Topochemical Fluoride-Ion Insertion'
2:40 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: HG E 3 (Hörsaal)

3:00 PM Break
Break
3:00 PM - 3:40 PM
Room: HG E 3 (Hörsaal)

3:40 PM Invited Talk: Dr. Margret Wohlfahrt-Mehrens
Dr. Margret Wohlfahrt-Mehrens
3:40 PM - 4:20 PM
Room: HG E 3 (Hörsaal)

4:20 PM Pei Sun 'Solvent-Free Electrode Manufacturing for Next-Generation Batteries: A DEM Study on Extrusion Process'
Pei Sun 'Solvent-Free Electrode Manufacturing for Next-Generation Batteries: A DEM Study on Extrusion Process'
4:20 PM - 4:40 PM
Room: HG E 3 (Hörsaal)

4:40 PM Edouard Quérel 'Industrial dry coating of NMC battery electrodes enabled by continuous extrusion mixing'
Edouard Quérel 'Industrial dry coating of NMC battery electrodes enabled by continuous extrusion mixing'
4:40 PM - 5:00 PM
Room: HG E 3 (Hörsaal)

5:00 PM Guillaume Matthews 'Unravelling the origin of particle fracture in solvent-free electrodes for Li-ion batteries'
Guillaume Matthews 'Unravelling the origin of particle fracture in solvent-free electrodes for Li-ion batteries'
5:00 PM - 5:20 PM
Room: HG E 3 (Hörsaal)

5:20 PM Exhibitor pitches
Exhibitor pitches
5:20 PM - 5:50 PM
Room: HG E 3 (Hörsaal)

5:50 PM Travel to restaurant
Travel to restaurant
5:50 PM - 7:00 PM
Room: HG E 3 (Hörsaal)

7:00 PM Conference dinner

7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Wednesday, August 27, 2025

9:00 AM Opening of the day 3
Opening of the day 3
9:00 AM - 9:05 AM
Room: HG E 3 (Hörsaal)

9:05 AM Xiaohan Wu (Porsche Consulting) 'Gamechanger Solid-State-Battery: Impact of a breakthrough on the powertrain portfolio 2040'
Xiaohan Wu (Porsche Consulting) 'Gamechanger Solid-State-Battery: Impact of a breakthrough on the powertrain portfolio 2040'
9:05 AM - 9:45 AM
Room: HG E 3 (Hörsaal)

9:45 AM Aleš Štefančič (Belenos Clean Power Holding) 'Investigation of interfacial reactions and end-of-life of Li metal batteries by utilizing post-mortem analysis''
Aleš Štefančič (Belenos Clean Power Holding) 'Investigation of interfacial reactions and end-of-life of Li metal batteries by utilizing post-mortem analysis''
9:45 AM - 10:05 AM
Room: HG E 3 (Hörsaal)

10:05 AM Tian Liu (FPT Motorenforschung,) 'Advancing Battery Module for Commercial Vehicle Applications'
Tian Liu (FPT Motorenforschung,) 'Advancing Battery Module for Commercial Vehicle Applications'
10:05 AM - 10:25 AM
Room: HG E 3 (Hörsaal)

10:25 AM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:25 AM - 11:05 AM
Room: HG E 3 (Hörsaal)

11:05 AM Andreas Schiller (Fluxim AG) 'Physics-Based Modelling of Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy for the Characterization of Lithium-Ion Batteries'
Andreas Schiller (Fluxim AG) 'Physics-Based Modelling of Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy for the Characterization of Lithium-Ion Batteries'
11:05 AM - 11:25 AM
Room: HG E 3 (Hörsaal)

11:25 AM Carolin Nothof (Math2Market) 'Microstructure matters: Accelerating battery innovation with digital experiments” from (old) 'Why analyzing and understanding the microstructure of a battery is important – and how digital experiments can contribute''
Carolin Nothof (Math2Market) 'Microstructure matters: Accelerating battery innovation with digital experiments” from (old) 'Why analyzing and understanding the microstructure of a battery is important – and how digital experiments can contribute''
11:25 AM - 11:45 AM
Room: HG E 3 (Hörsaal)

11:45 AM Poster award 2025

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Room: HG E 3 (Hörsaal)

12:00 PM Lunch break
Lunch break
12:00 PM - 1:20 PM
Room: HG E 3 (Hörsaal)

1:20 PM Swiss Battery Association iBAT session
Swiss Battery Association iBAT session
1:20 PM - 4:30 PM
Room: HG E 3 (Hörsaal)

Welcome

1:20 PM - 1:30 PM
Room: HG E 3 (Hörsaal)

1:30 PM Richard Bouveret (Blue Solutions) 'Battery industrial scale-up challenges and business trends in Europe and beyond'
Richard Bouveret (Blue Solutions) 'Battery industrial scale-up challenges and business trends in Europe and beyond'
1:30 PM - 2:10 PM
Room: HG E 3 (Hörsaal)

2:10 PM Laura Höltschi (Leclanché) 'Large-scale production of PFAS-free water-based binder electrodes for Li-ion cells'
Laura Höltschi (Leclanché) 'Large-scale production of PFAS-free water-based binder electrodes for Li-ion cells'
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM
Room: HG E 3 (Hörsaal)

2:30 PM Huikyong Kim (Imerys Graphite and Carbon) 'Conductive Additives for Lithium Ion Batteries'
Huikyong Kim (Imerys Graphite and Carbon) 'Conductive Additives for Lithium Ion Batteries'
2:30 PM - 2:50 PM
Room: HG E 3 (Hörsaal)

2:50 PM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
2:50 PM - 3:30 PM
Room: HG E 3 (Hörsaal)

3:30 PM Giulio Ferraresi (Hilti) 'Emerging Battery Innovation Driving the Future of Power Tools
Giulio Ferraresi (Hilti) 'Emerging Battery Innovation Driving the Future of Power Tools
3:30 PM - 3:50 PM
Room: HG E 3 (Hörsaal)

3:50 PM Laurent Zinck (Inolith) 'Non-flammable Inorganic Electrolyte with high voltage stability for Li-ion batteries'
Laurent Zinck (Inolith) 'Non-flammable Inorganic Electrolyte with high voltage stability for Li-ion batteries'
3:50 PM - 4:10 PM
Room: HG E 3 (Hörsaal)

4:10 PM Jiri Nohava (Anton Paar) 'Mechanical Characterization of Lithium-Ion Battery Electrodes: Fast and Reliable Methods for Adhesion and Compression Assessment'
Jiri Nohava (Anton Paar) 'Mechanical Characterization of Lithium-Ion Battery Electrodes: Fast and Reliable Methods for Adhesion and Compression Assessment'
4:10 PM - 4:30 PM
Room: HG E 3 (Hörsaal)

4:30 PM Conference Wrap-up

4:30 PM - 4:50 PM
Room: HG E 3 (Hörsaal)

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