• CERAWEEK 2025 | March 10-14, 2025
  • CERAWEEK
  • March 10 - 14, 2025

Elsa Olivetti

Department of Materials Science & Engineering, MIT

Associate Professor of Energy Studies

Elsa Olivetti is the Atlantic Richfield Associate Professor of Energy Studies in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. Her research focuses on improving the environmental and economic sustainability of materials using methods informed by materials economics, machine learning, and techno-economic analysis. Dr. Olivetti has received the NSF Career award for her experimental research on beneficial use of industrial waste materials. She received her BS degree in engineering from the University of Virginia. Her PhD in materials science and engineering from MIT was focused on the development of cathode materials for lithium ion batteries.

Sessions With Elsa Olivetti

Thursday, 14 March

  • 10:30am - 11:15am (CST) / -

    The Quest for Better Batteries
    Panel Power Technology/Innovation

    Batteries will clearly play a fundamental role in the electrification of the transport system. Equally, they will also play a growing role in adding flexibility into the electricity system to cope with the potential impacts of rising electric vehicle charging infrastructure as well as increasing levels of renewable generation. A flurry of innovation is underway to develop next generation battery technology that seeks to addresses challenges of cost, supply chains, safety, and energy density How will battery technologies evolve in the future? What roles will they play? Will stationary battery energy storage help defray infrastructure costs for additional charging infrastructure?