Recycling International reported on research published in Nature Reviews Clean Technology by researchers in the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering. The paper explores the need for more efficient recycling processes for lithium-ion batteries, the opportunities presented by a closed-loop recycling strategy, and the challenges to implementing new processes. Authors on the research paper include Yan Wang, the William B. Smith Professor of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, and PhD student Zifei Meng.

Yan Wang, the William B. Smith Professor of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, was named to the Boston Globe’s Tech Power Players 50 list. Wang was recognized for his pioneering work to recycle lithium-ion batteries and to build cleaner li-ion batteries with improved performance.