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This IEEE Society’s Secret to Boosting Student Membership

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The society recently launched several programs to engage them, including career fairs, travel grants, and networking opportunities with researchers. Student representatives also help organize conference workshops. The students had a hand in creating a welcome kit for conference attendees.

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Tanya Perrault, VP of the NY Capital District EVA, to Speak at Upcoming EV Conference

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Tanya Perrrault, a VP of the New York Capital District Electric Vehicle Association , will be part of the EV Charging Summit and Expo in late March. Perrault will be representing Lynkwell, a provider of electric vehicle charging network solutions, and will participate in a panel discussion on “Navigating Grants, Financing, and Incentives.”

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GM progressing on next-generation Ultium Li-metal battery; new joint development agreement with SES

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At a Washington Post Live virtual conference, General Motors President Mark Reuss provided more details about GM’s next-generation Ultium lithium metal battery and announced a joint development agreement with lithium metal battery innovator SES (formerly known as SolidEnergy Systems) ( earlier post ).

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Enovix Si Li-ion EV test battery cells demonstrate 5-minute fast charge

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International Advanced Automotive Battery Conference (AABC) Europe in Mainz, Germany, where he will provide an update on the company’s EV program. —Harrold Rust, Co-Founder, CEO and President of Enovix. On 14 June, Ashok Lahiri, Co-Founder and CTO of Enovix, will speak at the 12 th ?International —Ashok Lahiri.

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NYU team develops novel ion-conducting copolymer to increase power and reduce cost of fuel cells

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While this complex combination, molecularly similar to Teflon, confers high mechanical strength, research shows that it suffers from low oxygen permeability, leading to significant energy losses in fuel cells. One part conducts ions, and the other is highly permeable to oxygen. —Miguel Modestino. 9b09170.

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CATL to build new $280M, 80 tpy LFP cathode materials plant in China

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In a speech at the China EV100 conference, CATL Chairman Zeng Yuqun observed that global lithium battery market demand will increase significantly starting this year, but added that the growth of capacity supply in the entire industry chain is relatively slow, and effective supply is insufficient.

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IEEE Foundation Day Marks a Half Century of Philanthropy

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Last year its STEM Grant Program provided financial support to 43 initiatives that provide educational opportunities and hands-on experiences to preuniversity students in underserved communities worldwide. Last year IEEE’s honor society increased the number of student chapter support grants approved by 200 percent over the previous year.

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