The ECS Student Chapter Munich symposium: “From Academia to Industry - Electrochemical Challenges at Different Scales“

The ECS Student Chapter Munich hosted a symposium on the topic “From Academia to Industry - Electrochemical Challenges at Different Scales“ on the 21^st of September with more than 100 participants, including master’s students, PhD students, Postdocs, as well as Professors. The overarching question of this event was how academia and industry can collaborate more efficiently to solve challenges in electrochemistry, especially with respect to fuel cells and batteries. The event should represent electrochemical challenges faced at the different scales ranging from academic research, over the start-up sector, up to a large-scale production level. What is the current interdependence between academia and industry within the innovation pipeline of green technology and how can it be improved? The invited speakers from universities, a start-up, established companies presented their current work and research. Battery related talks were given by Prof. Dr. Philipp Adelhelm (Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin, TU Berlin), Dr. Heino Sommer (Cellforce Group), Dr. Sophie Solchenbach (BMW Group) and Dr. Fabian Linsenmann (Tesla, Inc.). The Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Technology talks were given by Prof. Dr. Christina Roth (Universität Bayreuth), Dr. Matthias Breitwieser (Ionysis GmbH), Dr. Florian Kessler (Siemens Energy) and Dr. Matthias Hanauer (Robert Bosch GmbH). During the lunch break, members of the ECSSCM presented their current research in a poster session.

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