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
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.
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Projects
May 23, 2018Department of Mechanical Engineering
Unlocking the Rechargeability of Calcium for High-Energy-Density Batteries
Principal Investigator Betar Gallant
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Video
Conversion Tech Could Turn CO2 Emissions Into Battery Electrolytes
Betar Gallant
Esther & Harold E. Edgerton Career Development Professor, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering