Livent-NTU partnership to accelerate innovation in sustainable lithium battery tech

Image: (left) Prof Madhavi discussing with researcher Suminto Winardi working on a lithium battery .

Livent Corporation and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) will be collaborating in research that will drive new advancements in sustainable lithium battery technologies.The joint project will be led by Professor Madhavi Srinivasan, Executive Director of the Energy Research Institute at NTU (ERI@N) and Co-Director of NTU-Singapore CEA Alliance for Research in Circular Economy (SCARCE), a centre for excellence in innovative solutions for recycling and recovering valuable elements from e-waste.

Professor Srinivasan is a renowned academic whose research focuses on the circular economy. She had worked extensively on research initiatives with battery industry leaders and helps advise on public policies for energy and sustainability in Singapore and around the world.

She is also the Executive Director of the Sustainability Office at NTU Singapore, which oversees and integrates sustainability initiatives and innovation across the University and its smart campus.