Category: News

A-Lab paper published in Nature, featured in news stories

Today, Nature published a journal article written by Mark Peplow featuring the autonomous laboratory (A-lab) in the Ceder group, which was used in collaboration with Google DeepMind’s AI system for novel materials discovery (GNoME)...

Professor Ceder interviewed on breakthrough DRX technology

On September 15, KCBS Radio: On-Demand interviewed Professor Gerbrand Ceder on the development of the material “disordered rock salt,” or DRX. They discuss current limitations in electric vehicle batteries, the history of DRX, the...

DRX Consortium Featured in Berkeley Lab Article

Professor Ceder and the DRX Consortium was recently featured in a Berkeley Lab article by Theresa Duque. The DRX Consortium, co-led by Professor Ceder and LBNL battery scientist Guoying Chen, brings together the nation’s...

A-Lab featured in Popular Science, Science

The autonomous laboratory for solid-state synthesis (A-Lab) in the Ceder group continues to garner widespread attention. Popular Science recently published an article on the A-Lab, written by Jamie Dickman, noting the similarity between the...

A-Lab news released in Elements article

Yesterday, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s news center, Elements, published a news release, written by Lauren Biron, published an article unveiling the A-Lab, an automated lab constructed by members of the Ceder group that employs...

Prof. Ceder receives 2023 William Hume-Rothery Award

Last month, Professor Gerbrand Ceder received the William Hume-Rothery Award from The Minerals, Metals, & Materials Society (TMS). This award honors the memory of the great pioneer in alloy phases, William Hume-Rothery, and recognizes...

Nathan and Shilong awarded Jane Lewis Fellowship

Nathan Szymanski (left) and Shilong Wang (right) were recently awarded the 2023-2024 Jane Lewis Fellowship! This fellowship was established in 1960 by an endowment from Martin J. Heller and is used to support research...

Benjamin receives 2022-2023 Corrosion Award

Benjamin Lam was recently awarded the 2022-2023 Corrosion Award! This award is supported by an endowment, the payout of which is used to support students working in the area of the science of engineering...