Battery and Fuel Cell Technology

Biography

Professor Jennifer Wen established and currently leads WARWICK FIRE, a multidisciplinary research laboratory for both fundamental and applied research related to fire and explosions as well as accidental releases of hazardous materials. As Principal Investigator, Jennifer holds over £2M live grants to support a wide range of research activities, which include thermal runaway, fire and explosion safety of lithium ion batteries. Wen has published over 250 journal and conference papers on these topics. She has a solid network of funders/collaborators including major international companies, SMEs and government organisations plus 30+ university research groups. She is a member/steering committee members of several professional committees and professional organisations such as the UK Explosion Liaison Group, International Association of Fire Safety Science (IAFSS) and the Scientific/Organising Committees/Session Chairs of several international conferences. Of particular relevance to Battery Tech 2018, Wen heads a European project developing electrothermal models for LIB thermal runaway and fires as well as a new project to start soon on “In situ stress analysis of lithium-ion battery cell”.

Research Interest

Safety of lithium ion batteries