Professor Ying Wang’s ammonium-ion battery has an aqueous electrolyte containing high-concentration salts that result in a significantly depressed freezing point for operation at sub-zero temperatures in space systems.

The LSU research group will work over the next year to determine how construction skills on Earth could and would translate to working on a planetary body other than our own.

Thanks to a NASA EPSCoR (Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) and Louisiana Board of Regents grant, LSU mechanical engineering professors Shengmin Guo and Michael Khonsari are working with NASA and LaSPACE to advance additively manufactured alloys to help reduce cost and lead times.

The unit presents a unique opportunity for students, faculty, and industry.