Dr.-Ing Sabine Paarmann has been awarded a highly endowed research grant from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMFTR). As part of the “BattFutur – Junior Research Group for Battery Research” competition, her project will receive €2.7 million in funding over the next five years. This initiative is a central component of the German government’s high-tech strategy and aims to create optimal conditions for outstanding scientists in German battery research.
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In her project “CooLIB – Thermal design and cooling strategies to boost the performance and lifetime of lithium-ion batteries,” Dr. Paarmann and her team are developing innovative cell concepts. The focus is on investigating thermal and electrochemical inhomogeneities within the cells. Systematic cycle tests are used to measure these inhomogeneities and quantify their interactions in order to specifically reduce their influence. The research results will be directly incorporated into the development of new battery cells and thermal management in order to make future batteries more efficient and durable.
The new research group “Thermal-Electrical Design of Energy Storage Systems” headed by Dr. Paarmann is based at the Center for Ageing, Reliability, and Lifetime Prediction of Electrochemical and Power Electronic Systems (CARL) at RWTH Aachen University. Dr. Paarmann has excellent scientific expertise: she received her doctorate in 2021 from KIT in Karlsruhe in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Process Engineering and, before moving to RWTH Aachen University, conducted research as a DFG-funded postdoc at Imperial College London.
The Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology is delighted to welcome Dr. Paarmann as the new group leader at ISEA and looks forward to the coming years of research and a successful collaboration.
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