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Clean Energy Institute @uw-cei.bsky.social · 16d

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Clean Energy Institute @uw-cei.bsky.social · 16d

Sep 25, 4pm @ NanoES 181: CEI Seminar w/ Mike Scarpulla, Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering + Materials Science & Engineering @price.utah.edu

Learn why defects in #semiconductors are key for next-gen #cleanenergy tech — from high-voltage #powerelectronics to thin-film #solar cells! 🙌⚡☀️

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Clean Energy Institute @uw-cei.bsky.social · Aug 29

New paper by CEI Grad Fellows Zach Wylie, Kevin Lee (ChemE) on a simple, scalable way to make Sb₂S₃ nanoparticles — a promising anode material for high-power, fast-charging batteries! 🔋🐾

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@uwbuerkcenter.bsky.social

pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...

Synthesis, assembly, and electrochemical performance of ultrasmall Sb2S3 nanoparticles

A synthetic pathway to ultrasmall antimony(iii) sulfide nanoparticles is demonstrated using scalable, room-temperature, and open-atmosphere procedures that only requires commonly available precursors....

pubs.rsc.org

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Clean Energy Institute @uw-cei.bsky.social · Aug 22

This May, Big Bend Community College students visited the Testbeds for a battery fabrication workshop, exploring slot-die coating, coin cell assembly, and battery testing with staff scientists!
Full story: www.cei.washington.edu/charging-up-to-build-batteries/
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Charging up to build batteries - Clean Energy Institute

Big Bend Community College students explore battery fabrication at the Washington Clean Energy Testbeds, an open-access lab operated by the University of Washington Clean Energy Institute.

www.cei.washington.edu

Clean Energy Institute @uw-cei.bsky.social · Aug 11

New this year: the Torrance Advanced Experience Program in Clean Energy (AXP) is open to MS and PhD students! @uwgradschool.bsky.social students in STEM can perform climate tech due diligence or science policy analysis. Application deadline extended to Aug 18! www.cei.washington.edu/education/uw...

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Clean Energy Institute @uw-cei.bsky.social · Jul 21

UW doctoral students in STEM: apply by Aug 8 for the 2025–26 Advanced Experience Program in Clean Energy!
Evaluate climate tech for local angel investors E8, or write technical policy briefings + white papers for state gov + community orgs w/ WA State Academy of Sciences.
www.cei.washington.edu/axp

Clean Energy Institute @uw-cei.bsky.social · Jun 4

Join us tomorrow for our last CEI seminar of the year! Professor @kelseyhatzell.bsky.social from @acee.princeton.edu will discuss solid-state batteries + advanced synchrotron techniques to understand their interfaces. 🔋

Student career/coffee chat 9:30–10:30 am @ NanoES 291
Seminar 4pm @ NanoES 181

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Clean Energy Institute @uw-cei.bsky.social · May 13

This week's CEI seminar will be presented by Jonathan Phillips, director of the Energy Access Project at Duke University! @nichinstitute.bsky.social

"Energy in Transition: The end of aid and what it means for achieving modern energy systems in emerging economies"

Thurs May 15, 4 pm @ NanoES 181

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@UWCoMotion @uwcomotion.bsky.social · May 12

So much going on this week for #UWInnovationMonth2025! From art, to jazz, from physics to clean tech, entrepreneurship, science in medicine lectures and more! See the full schedule: bit.ly/UWInnovMo25 @uwartsci.bsky.social @uwbuerkcenter.bsky.social @uw-cei.bsky.social @uwmedicine.bsky.social

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Clean Energy Institute @uw-cei.bsky.social · May 8

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Clean Energy Institute @uw-cei.bsky.social · May 8

May 19: Join CEI, @uwbuerkcenter.bsky.social, and the CleanTech Alliance at Founders Hall for Carbon X Change: an educational event across UW departments!

Learn about PNNL CO₂-to-product research, climate tech startups, and UW resources for deep tech innovation 🐾🤝🌎

RSVP below — free for students!

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Clean Energy Institute @uw-cei.bsky.social · May 8

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Clean Energy Institute @uw-cei.bsky.social · May 8

Support our K-14 education and engagement programs and inspire future clean energy leaders!

Apply by May 15 for the 2025–26 CEI Education & Training Fellowship — open to all UW doctoral students in science, engineering, education, or clean energy-related fields 🐾 💡

cei.washington.edu/etf

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University of Washington Materials Science & Engineering @uwmse.bsky.social · Apr 24

Professor Xiaodong Xu will be presented with his NAS Award for Scientific Discovery this Sunday, April 27, at 11:30 a.m. Pacific. Register for the live webcast and cheer him on! nasonline.swoogo.com/nas162_award...

#NASaward #nas162

University of Washington Materials Science & Engineering @uwmse.bsky.social · Jan 23

Congratulations to Prof. Xiaodong Xu, winner of the 2025 NAS Award for Scientific Discovery for his experimental observation of the fractional quantum anomalous Hall effect! 🎖️ Read all about it: www.nasonline.org/award/nas-aw...

Xiaodong Xu sits at a computer in his lab

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Maksym Kovalenko @maksymuki.bsky.social · Apr 11

It was an honor to visit UW (Clean Energy Institute) in Seattle (and this city). Beautiful campus. Wonderful colleagues.
Thanks for hospitality to: Eden , @velian-lab.bsky.social , Daniel Gamelin, @brandicossairt.bsky.social @gingerchem.bsky.social and their students, @uw-cei.bsky.social

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Clean Energy Institute @uw-cei.bsky.social · Apr 11

Thanks for coming @maksymuki.bsky.social!

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Clean Energy Institute @uw-cei.bsky.social · Apr 8

This week's CEI seminar will be presented by Dr. Maksym Kovalenko from ETH Zurich! @maksymuki.bsky.social @ethzurich.bsky.social 🇺🇦🇨🇭

"My quantum dot journey: from water to infrared, and finally to luminescent salts" 🧪💡

Thurs Apr 10, 4:00 pm @ NanoES 181
@gingerchem.bsky.social @imod-stc.bsky.social

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Clean Energy Institute @uw-cei.bsky.social · Apr 7

Starting soon at #S25MRS: CEI Distinguished Postdoc Rachel Woods-Robinson's tutorial in Materials for Sustainability! @rachelectron.bsky.social @gingerchem.bsky.social

"From Formula to Footprint — Integrating Sustainability Assessment and Life Cycle Thinking into Materials R&D"

Summit 321 @ 10:15

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Clean Energy Institute @uw-cei.bsky.social · Apr 4

Read more about this year's EIC on the Buerk Center blog here: uwbuerkcenter.medium.com/2025-environ...

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2025 Environmental Innovation Challenge Ready for Final Round

Judges selected a record 23 teams to advance in the annual student competition hosted at the University of Washington

uwbuerkcenter.medium.com

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Clean Energy Institute @uw-cei.bsky.social · Apr 4

Congrats to EnviroTect, our Climate Action Prize winners at the @uwbuerkcenter.bsky.social Environmental Innovation Challenge! @uwbioe.bsky.social MAB students created a filtering device to capture volatile gases from anesthesia machines during surgeries before they are expelled into the environment

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Clean Energy Institute @uw-cei.bsky.social · Apr 2

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Clean Energy Institute @uw-cei.bsky.social · Apr 2

Welcome Distinguished Postdocs!
Akash Dasgupta: perovskite PV w/@gingerchem.bsky.social @uwchemistry.bsky.social via @ox.ac.uk Snaith lab
Yi-Fan Zhao: 2D materials w/ Xiaodong Xu @uwartsci.bsky.social via Kavli ENSI @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social @berkeleylab.lbl.gov + @pennstatescience.bsky.social

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Clean Energy Institute @uw-cei.bsky.social · Mar 27

Congrats to 2025 Testbeds Undergrad Research Award winners: Tristan Angeles, Dijia Bao, Andrea Guiley, and Gabby Zaher! These projects advance generative AI for battery datasets, 2D materials for water treatment, battery characterization, and perovskite solar.

www.cei.washington.edu/2025-testbed...

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University of Washington College of Arts & Sciences @uwartsci.bsky.social · Mar 27

Xiaosong Li, the Larry R. Dalton Endowed Chair in
@uwchemistry.bsky.social and associate dean for research
@uwartsci.bsky.social, has been named an @aaas.org Fellow!

UW News @uwnews.uw.edu · Mar 27

Five @uofwa.bsky.social researchers have been named
@aaas.org Fellows. They are among 471 newly elected fellows from around the world, who are recognized for their “scientifically and socially distinguished achievements” in science and engineering.

Five UW researchers named AAAS Fellows

Five University of Washington researchers have been named AAAS Fellows, according to a March 27 announcement by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. They are among 471 newly...

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Clean Energy Institute @uw-cei.bsky.social · Mar 18

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