Power Up Your Battery and Energy Knowledge This Spring

From safety training to deep-dive courses and forward-looking panels, this spring offers four unique opportunities to build your skills and expand your energy expertise. Whether you’re interested in lithium-ion safety, scaling up manufacturing, or tackling energy’s biggest challenges, there’s a path for you – online or in person.

Lithium Battery Fire Safety Awareness – In-Person Event

U-M faculty and staff are invited to join the Battery Lab, EV Center, and U-M EHS team for an afternoon focused on battery fire safety. Sessions include presentations, Q&A, hands-on fire extinguisher training (first 30 participants), and a controlled demonstration featuring a nail penetration test led by Battery Lab Director Greg Less, with lecture support from Jason Siegel.

Wednesday, April 23, 12:30–2:30 PM
EECS 1200 + outdoors between PML and Duderstadt
Email: [email protected]

IES Energy Symposium – In-Person Event on Energy’s Biggest Question

Hosted by the Institute for Energy Solutions, this two-day symposium brings together thought leaders to tackle big questions: Can the grid handle AI? What’s next for nuclear? What makes communities embrace new energy infrastructure? Among the featured sessions is one on lithium-ion battery storage safety co-led by Jason Siegel.

May 20–21, 2025
U-M North Campus

Register by May 12 https://ies.engin.umich.edu/ies-energy-symposium/

Battery Lab Short Course – Hands-On Training

Held onsite at the U-M Battery Lab, this four-day course provides hands-on experience with every aspect of building a battery—from electrode mixing to testing protocols and beyond. The curriculum blends classroom instruction with lab-based learning, ideal for engineers, chemists, and materials scientists scaling battery innovation in their organizations.

A customized version is also available for industrial partners.

June 16–19, 2025
U-M Battery Lab
Contact Greg Less for info
More info & sample syllabus https://umbatterylab.engin.umich.edu/training-opportunities/

Battery Cell Manufacturing, Testing, and Design Certificate – Online Course

This professional certificate course from Michigan Engineering covers cell manufacturing, performance testing, and design decision-making – all online, with ~30 hours of expert-led content. Great for those in manufacturing new to batteries, or battery experts new to production.

Instructors: Andrew Weng, Greg Less, Jason Siegel
Fully online, self-paced
Learn more and enroll: https://nexus.engin.umich.edu/pro-ed/battery-cell-mfg/

Wherever you are in your energy learning journey – from first exposure to advanced implementation – there’s a course, certificate, or symposium designed for you.