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Women leading battery research
The women shaping battery science and the inclusion commitments behind the Sydney meeting.
International Women's Day 2021 was an opportunity to recognise the women whose research, teaching and leadership shape battery science. The IMLB 2022 executive committee included Dr Rosalind Gummow and Professor Shirley Meng, and women were part of the local organising committee, the international advisory group and the invited programme.
The meeting's inclusion statement set a clear expectation: balanced representation in committees, session chairs and invited speakers, with room for students, early career researchers and senior academics. The statement treated inclusion as part of the programme, not as an afterthought.
Research that changes the field
Women in battery science work across materials, electrolytes, characterisation, manufacturing and systems. Their contributions are visible in the papers, patents and devices that define the field, and in the students they train.
A meeting that reflects the community
IMLB 2022 aimed to create an environment where every participant could contribute. The committee asked partners and suppliers to support that goal and committed to reporting progress through its communications.
Read the executive committee and inclusion statement or meet the local organising committee.