We were delighted to welcome Dr. Shoichi Matsuda from the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Japan, this Thursday as part of our new CHEMENERGY Colloquium series. His seminar, Data-Driven Materials Discovery for Lithium-Metal Based Rechargeable Batteries, drew strong interest from both students and faculty.
Dr. Matsuda leads the Automated Robotic Electrochemical Experiments Team at NIMS, where his group develops high-throughput and AI-driven tools for accelerating battery discovery. In his talk, he showcased a 1,000-sample/day screening platform that identified additive combinations enhancing lithium metal electrode performance, as well as a Python library for closed-loop autonomous experimentation. By integrating robotic synthesis with advanced algorithms, his team is paving the way toward fully automated electrolyte discovery.
After earning his PhD in electrochemistry from The University of Tokyo in 2015, Dr. Matsuda quickly established himself as a rising leader in data-driven electrochemistry. His contributions have been recognized with major honors including the ECSJ Young Researcher Award (2023), and Japan’s Young Scientists’ Award (2024).
This engaging seminar underscored the CHEMENERGY Colloquium’s mission to bring world-leading researchers to our department.