PROF PATRICK HOWLETT

Chief Investigator

Professor Patrick Howlett is a Senior Research Academic within the Institute of Frontier Materials at Deakin University. His research seeks to apply novel materials science principles, design and methodology to the development of new electromaterials. His research has resulted in over 100 refereed journal papers and 4 patents. He was the lead author on a manuscript and PCT entitled “High lithium metal cycling efficiency in a room temperature ionic liquid” published in 2004, which helped to initiate a worldwide and ongoing effort to develop batteries based on these electrolytes.