Mechanical engineer Yan Wang has developed the only practical process for recycling lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles, an ideas that has spawned a promising company. His work will enter a new phase with a $1 million award from a consortium of the nation’s largest car makers.
Research at WPI tends to have a practical focus, as our faculty and student researchers tackle important problems and develop ideas and products designed to make an impact in the real world. The mission of the Office of Technology Commercialization (OTC) is to help protect those ideas and to realize their value in the marketplace. The office identifies, evaluates, values, protects, classifies, markets, and licenses the intellectual property assets developed by WPI researchers and other significant users of WPI resources.
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