About
Ashley Willow, BSc chemistry, MSc Catalysis and PhD Electrochemistry, is a Senior Lecturer at Swansea University in the department of Chemical Engineering. His current research focus is on the understanding of traditional sodium ion batteries and those that operate in the so called “anode-free” format. Drawing on his background in pouch cell assembly, he has established pouch cell and cylindrical cell production facilities at Swansea University and focusses on understanding the issues associated with transfer from coin cell to commercial cell formats in these chemistries. Prior to his most recent positions at Swansea University, he spent several years in industry in the fields of post lithium-ion batteries (Lithium Sulfur) and investigating the electrochemistry of steel. He organizes the international Sodium ion conference at Swansea University (STRIKE). He leads the scale-up research efforts on sodium-ion anode-free cells, which has led to private investment, has presented internationally on his work and published in the fields of batteries, fuel cells and thermoelectric materials.
