At just 18, Colin Jie Chu has spent two years tackling a problem that could become increasingly important as electric vehicles become more common: understanding how much useful life remains in an aging lithium-ion battery.
The Palo Alto, California, student conducted his research through Stanford University's Young Investigators Program, working in Professor Simona Onori's Stanford Energy Control Lab alongside PhD student Sai Thatipamula and industry partner Nuvoton.
