BATTERI    

Bridging Academic Training Through Experiential Research And Innovation

About the Program

The Bridging Academic Training Through Experiential Research and Innovation (BATTERI) program at OSU provides hands-on training for students and professionals in the rapidly growing clean-tech battery industry. Through a 10-week program, participants gain technical skills, industry insights, and entrepreneurial experience while working on real-world projects in state-of-the-art battery labs. The program offers mentorship, access to cutting-edge technology, and valuable industry connections, preparing students for careers in battery and electric vehicle manufacturing. Supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), BATTERI plays a key role in advancing clean energy innovation.

For more details, visit: https://imr.osu.edu/experiential-learning/batteri

Expected Learning Outcomes for BATTERI

  • Participants will:

    • Innovate to find solutions to difficult and ever changing challenges of battery manufacturing.

    • Acquire the skills to work in a clean tech battery manufacturing environment.

    • Design forward-thinking battery manufacturing solutions.

  • Participants will:

    • Develop the language needed to articulate and communicate their selected disciplinary perspective as it relates to advanced battery manufacturing.

    • Understand theories and principles of entrepreneurship and customer discovery, market analysis and customer segmentation, customer analysis and positioning, and customer ecosystem mapping as each relates to advanced battery manufacturing.

    • Integrate information across topics and tasks related to advanced battery manufacturing,

  • Participants will:

    • Develop interest in entering the advanced battery manufacturing workforce.

    • Develop confidence to enter the advanced battery manufacturing workforce.

    • Acquire skills necessary to be competitive in the advanced battery manufacturing workforce.

BATTERI Evaluation Activities

  • This survey is designed to evaluate students’ learning outcomes and the development in innovation capacity. This activity requires about 20 minutes to fill out the survey,

  • Once the program is completed, trainees need to fill out the survey again in order for research team to measure changes through collecting same questions at two time points. This activity will take 20 minutes for trainees to complete.

  • This activity requires trainees to meet with research team individually for 30 minutes. During this interview, trainees will share their experience and perspectives of this program and their reflection on their personal and professional development

  • After trainees’s first year experience in the college, they need to fill out the survey again in order for research team to measure changes through collecting same questions at different time points. This activity will take 20 minutes for trainees to complete.

  • After a year in academic, trainees will be invited to a small group to share out their reflection on how this program support / hinder their professional development.