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Pose the right question.”

Donald Sadoway

Donald R. Sadoway

John F. Elliott Professor of Materials Chemistry
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Professor Sadoway and Group Members in the lab
Professor Sadoway and Group Members in the lab
Formal Group Photo
Formal Group Photo
Group Sadoway Lab
Group Sadoway Lab
Electrolysis at 1600 Degrees C
Electrolysis at 1600 Degrees C
Researchers Investigating Microstructure
Researchers Investigating Microstructure
Electrochemical Experiment in SITU
Electrochemical Experiment in SITU

Publications & Presentations

Thermodynamic properties of calcium-magnesium alloys determined by emf measurements

J.M. Newhouse, S.M. Poizeau, H. Kim, B.L. Spatocco, and D.R. Sadoway, Thermodynamic properties of calcium-magnesium alloys determined by emf measurements, Electrochim. Acta, 91, 293-301 (2013).

Liquid Metal Batteries: Past, Present, and Future

H. Kim, D.A. Boysen, J.M. Newhouse, B.L. Spatocco, B. Chung, P.J. Burke, D.J. Bradwell, K. Jiang, A.A. Tomaszowska, K. Wang, W. Wei, L.A. Ortiz, S.A. Barriga, S.M. Poizeau, and D.R. Sadoway, Liquid Metal Batteries: Past, Present, and Future, Chem. Rev, 113, 2075-2099 (2013).

News & Media

Liquid metal promise for future batteries

Rincon, Paul, Liquid metal promise for future batteries, BBC World News; December 5, 2012.

Solar power when the sun has set

CNN, Solar power when the sun has set, CNN News; November 20, 2012.

Donald Sadoway – A battery for the 21st century

WCVB TV, Donald Sadoway – A battery for the 21st century, Chronicle; November 18, 2012.

Power Supply: Batteries Required

Clark, Pilita, Power Supply: Batteries Required, Financial Times, November 11, 2012.

Episode 57: Dr. Donald Sadoway of Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Capper, Russ, Russ Capper and Donald Sadoway discuss Dr. Sadoway’s invention, The Liquid Metal Battery, a stationary storage device that makes economic sense and that has attracted investment from Bill Gates. The EnergyMakers Show; October 31, 2012.

Featured Videos

Donald Sadoway: The missing link to renewable energy

Donald Sadoway: The missing link to renewable energy, TED2012, Filmed March 2012.

Group Sadoway Research

Establish the scientific underpinnings for technologies that make efficient use of energy and natural resources in an environmentally sound manner. The overarching focus of the group’s work is electrochemistry in nonaqueous media.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

MIT’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Last Updated: March 22, 2013

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