Materials Scientist and Oak Ridge National Laboratory deputy director of the Sustainable Transportation program, Claus Daniel delivered the prestigious Gilbreth Lecture at the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) meeting in February.
The Gilbreth Lectures, established in 2001, are presented to early outstanding American engineers as an opportunity to increase visibility within the NAE membership. Nominated from the Frontiers of Engineering program, recipients are invited to deliver presentations at NAE’s fall Annual Meetings and Spring National Meetings. The Gilbreth Lectures were named for the first woman elected to the NAE, Lillian Gilbreth, a pioneer in the field of Human Factors.
Daniel, founding director of DOE’s Batery Manufacturing R&D Facility at ORNL, was selected for the honored lectureship “in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the field of materials science and presentation of his lecture on the challenges of manufacturing lithium ion batteries.”
Daniel’s presentation titled, “Lithium Ion Batteries and Their Manufacturing Challenges,” was focused on trend forecasting in battery research and sustainable transportation. Discussions were conducted on topics such as large-scale manufacturing, discovery of novel materials, and opportunities for self-driving vehicles.