Taking low-cost expansion sensing out of the lab and toward the manufacturing line.
Technical lead and proposal co-author · PI Prof. Jason B. Siegel
Translating low-cost inductive expansion sensing out of the lab and toward manufacturing use. Formation is where the SEI first grows, and it shows up as the cell's first irreversible expansion; measured on every cell, it can reveal defects and let formation protocols be shortened. Selected through a competitive process ending in an in-person pitch to an oversight committee of industry and venture professionals.
Entrepreneurial Lead
Completed the University of Michigan Summer 2026 cohort, running 11 customer-discovery interviews across cell manufacturing and battery research to test the market hypotheses behind the expansion sensor.
All assigned to the Regents of the University of Michigan.
A. G. Stefanopoulou, V. Sulzer, P. Mohtat, S. Pannala, J. B. Siegel
Simulates years of battery aging in minutes by adaptively extrapolating between cycles while still resolving degradation within them.
A. G. Stefanopoulou, J. B. Siegel, S. Pannala, T. Cai, M. Zhang
Detects an internal short circuit from the cell's mechanical response, catching a failure mode that electrical signatures alone can miss.
The technology is at TRL 6: validated in a laboratory environment, not yet in production. No company has been formed. I am exploring licensing and startup pathways alongside the research.