Research Themes +
Energy Technologies Area (ETA) researchers are continually building on the strong scientific foundation we have developed over the past 50 years. We address the world’s most pressing climate challenges by bringing to market energy-efficient innovations across the buildings, transportation, and industrial sectors. ETA is at the forefront of developing better batteries for electric vehicles; improving the country's aging electrical grid and innovating distributed energy and storage solutions; developing grid-interactive, efficient buildings; and providing the most comprehensive market and data analysis worldwide for renewable technologies like wind and solar.
Strategic Initiatives +
The Energy Technologies Area (ETA) Strategic Plan is the guiding force for our research and development for the next ten years. It clearly charts a path toward clean-energy solutions and focuses on five detailed Strategic Initiatives. The Plan provides an in-depth look at how ETA is accelerating research to provide affordable, clean energy to all while accomplishing deep, economy-wide decarbonization, looking to avoid a rise in global average temperature while simultaneously developing solutions to increase humanity's resilience to extreme weather volatility.
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About Us +
The Energy Technologies Area (ETA) is unique in translating fundamental scientific discoveries into scalable technology adoption. Our approach combines an understanding of the marketplace and the role of state and federal regulation and policies. ETA's research drives real-world, practical results that affect and improve the everyday lives of Americans and those across the globe. Saving energy and battling the Climate Crisis are key to the foundation of our research, which is driven by technoeconomic analysis and in-lab experimentation and discovery.

Muhammad Ihsan Ul Haq

I'm a battery materials researcher with 5+ years of experience in synthesizing and characterizing nanostructured composite electrodes for rechargeable batteries. My background in materials science, mechanical engineering, and nanotechnology equips me with unique skills to tackle complex challenges in battery research. I've led the synthesis and characterization of nanostructured composite electrodes for various rechargeable batteries, including Li-ion, Na-ion, K-ion, and vanadium-based redox flow batteries. Currently, as a postdoctoral researcher at Berkeley Lab, I am using advanced microscopy and spectroscopy techniques to study interphases formed on silicon-based lithium-ion battery electrodes. My 23 peer-reviewed publications in high-impact journals reflect my commitment to advancing the development of sustainable, efficient, and affordable batteries. I enjoy exploring California's hiking trails with friends and traveling to new places in my free time.

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Contact Information

Email: MIhsan@lbl.gov

Phone: 510-710-3976

Education

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2020

B.E. in Mechanical Engineering, National University of Sciences and Technology, 2015