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LIVE from the Battery Show: Electric Aviation with Prof. Venkat Viswanathan and Co-Panelists

September 14, 2023

Aionics Fortnightly is coming LIVE from the Battery Show in Novi, Michigan! In this episode, we will host a Zoom Q&A on electric aviation directly after the “Advent of Electrification in Aviation: Possibilities, Challenges, and New Developments” panel, with Aionics Chief Scientist and University of Michigan Associate Professor Venkat Viswanathan and his co-panelists.

Join us to catch up on all of the exciting developments in electric aviation, without making a trip to Michigan.

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    Guest bio

    Prof. Venkat Viswanathan

    Prof. Venkat Viswanathan

    Asst. Prof. of Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan.

    Venkat Viswanathan is Cofounder and Chief Scientist of Aionics, as well as an Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Michigan. He is widely recognized as a world leader in the fields of electrochemistry, materials informatics, and electric aviation. He was named an MIT Technology Review Innovator Under 35 in 2020, a recipient of the Office of Naval Research: Young Investigator Award in 2019, and an Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow in 2018. He holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University.

    Co-hosts - Meet our field experts.

    • Dr. Austin Sendek

      Dr. Austin Sendek

      CEO, Aionics Inc

    • Stephanie Tarczynski

      Stephanie Tarczynski

      Head of A.I. Commercialization

    • Hyonjin Kim

      Hyonjin Kim

      Supply Chain Manager