Prof. Betar M Gallant

Class of 1922 Career Development Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Primary DLC

Department of Mechanical Engineering

MIT Room: 5-321

Areas of Interest and Expertise

Electrochemical Greenhouse Gas Capture and Conversion
Advanced Batteries and Flow Cells for Energy Storage and Supply
Surface Chemistry and Molecular Functionalization for Catalyst Material Design
Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Technologies
In-Line Electrochemical Capture, Conversion and Sensing
Novel Battery Chemistries
Electrochemical Energy Harvesters
Electrode Material Design
Device Prototyping

Research Summary

Professor Betar Gallant develops advanced materials and chemistries for next-generation lithium-ion and lithium primary batteries and electrochemical carbon dioxide mitigation technologies. Her group’s work could lead to higher-energy and more sustainable batteries for electric vehicles, longer-lasting implantable medical devices, and new methods of carbon capture and conversion.

Recent Work