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Dr. Jeff Dahn

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News about and interviews with Dr. Jeff Dahn, Professor, Canada Research Chair, NSERC/Tesla Canada Industrial Research Chair at the Department of Physics & Atmospheric Science at Dalhousie University.

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EXCLUSIVE: Inside the Tesla-funded Jeff Dahn Research Group labs

Ever wonder what goes into building some of the world’s most advanced battery technologies? In the first part of the Behind the Battery series, Electric Autonomy visits the Jeff Dahn Research Group to find out what makes the lab so appealing to Tesla
Behind the Battery, Dr. Jeff Dahn, Electric Vehicles Canada, EV Battery Supply Chain, Nova Scotia, Research & Development, Tesla Canada
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Quebec risks a critical circular economy misstep with proposed EV battery recycling plan

Newly proposed regulation that arbitrarily caps the lifespan of EV batteries at 10 years and forces mandatory recycling risks stifling battery longevity innovation and promotes a disposable car culture, cautions Dr. Jeff Dahn
Dr. Jeff Dahn, EV Battery Recycling, Quebec
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Tesla and Dalhousie University ink new research partnership deal

Tesla is renewing its industrial research partnership with the Jeff Dahn lab at Dalhousie University for a second five-year term, with preeminent lithium-ion battery scientist Dahn still at the helm
Dr. Jeff Dahn, Nova Scotia, Tesla Canada
Jeff Dahn Effect

New lessons from the epic story of Moli Energy, the Canadian pioneer of rechargeable lithium battery technology

B.C.-based Moli Energy is renowned as a technology innovator that spawned great ideas and great talent — including today’s industry leader Jeff Dahn — then collapsed. Thirty years on, with potential growth in the offing, is its story again pointing Canada forward?
Behind the Battery, British Columbia B.C., Dr. Jeff Dahn
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The Jeff Dahn effect: superstar alumni and a growing regional battery cluster

In the second of our feature series on the NSERC/Tesla Canada Industrial Research Chair, we focus on the cluster of lithium-ion battery expertise building around Dahn’s lab at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia and his extended impact on the next generation of Canadian researchers and developers
Behind the Battery, Dr. Jeff Dahn, Nova Scotia, Tesla Canada