Imagining circular beyond lithium-ion batteries

Alexandra Easley is a PhD student and National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Fellow in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University. Her research is on polymer-based batteries using degradable polymers. Ting Ma is a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University. She obtained her PhD from Nankai University under the supervision of Prof. Jun Chen. Her research focuses upon polymer-based metal-free batteries. Jodie Lutkenhaus is a professor of Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University. She was recognized as a World Economic Forum Young Scientist, and she is a member of the US National Academies Board on Chemical Sciences & Technology. Her lab focuses on organic batteries, structural energy storage, polyelectrolytes, and functional coatings.