Over the past several years he has conducted battery research studies at SSRL in collaboration with staff scientists Johanna Nelson Weker and Mike Toney. Through his research studies he has attained a new level of understanding for diverse fundamental battery dynamics which limit battery rate capability and life cycle. His insights are paving the way for further improving lithium-ion batteries and significantly enhancing their performance. By visualizing electrochemical reactions as they take place on length scales ranging from tens of microns down to sub-nanometer, William Chueh has delivered unprecedented insights into the design of functional materials with novel compositions and structures. See also: Stanford News