1. OPTIMIZING BATTERY SAFETY AND PERFORMANCE IN HARSH CONDITIONS THROUGH ELECTROLYTE ENGINEERING AND CELL DESIGN Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Liao, Jie Title: OPTIMIZING BATTERY SAFETY AND PERFORMANCE IN HARSH CONDITIONS THROUGH ELECTROLYTE ENGINEERING AND CELL DESIGN Graduate Program: Materials Science and Engineering Keywords: lithium ion batteryextremely fast charginghigh temperature stabilitylithium metal battery safetylithium depositionlithium platingelectrolyte decomposition File: Login to Download Committee Members: John Mauro, Program Head/ChairChao-Yang Wang, Outside Unit & Field MemberQing Wang, Major Field MemberFeifei Shi, Chair & Dissertation AdvisorRalph Colby, Major Field Member