Irish Battery Research Conference, Limerick (9 Sep 2026)

This will be the first meeting of its kind dedicated to bringing together battery researchers from across the island of Ireland, providing a forum to share research, exchange ideas, build new collaborations and strengthen the growing Irish battery research community.

The event will welcome two distinguished invited speakers:
𝑲𝒆𝒚𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒆 𝑻𝒂𝒍𝒌: Advanced/Advances in Electrolytes for M/M-ion batteries
𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. Patrik Johansson
• Full Professor in Chemistry and Director of BATTERY 2030+ , Department of Chemistry, Uppsala University, Sweden

𝑷𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑻𝒂𝒍𝒌: Searching for the Pot of Gold at the End of the Post Lithium-Ion Rainbow
𝐃𝐫. John Muldoon Ph.D. FRSC
Senior Principal Scientist, Toyota North America

Plus many speakers from the Irish battery academic community and Industry

Additionally, the conference will feature a poster competition for PhD students and postdoctoral researchers, open to all battery research groups across Ireland. This will provide an excellent opportunity for early-career researchers to showcase their work, discuss their research with the wider Irish battery community, and engage directly with representatives from industry.

The Irish Battery Research Conference (IBRC) will be held in UL on Wednesday 9th of September. For registration closes on the 4th September

Agenda is attached as a .PDF