Novelis, Georgia Tech expand research partnership

"Our collaboration provides an exciting opportunity to accelerate our R&D and to boost the performance of EV batteries (energy density) and recyclability while lowering costs for automakers and battery manufacturers," says Philippe Meyer, senior vice president and chief technology officer of Novelis Inc. "But we want to go beyond and partner closely with Georgia Tech to help transform our industry to reach committed objectives toward sustainability." 

The new strategic programs that are part of the extended partnership include circular economy solutions or decarbonization of the industrial footprint and the promotion of entrepreneurship and incubation of new ventures. Novelis says these new programs will help to accelerate the commercialization of new products, resulting in broader relationships with Georgia Tech's business and commercialization groups.

"To keep advancing the aluminum industry toward the circular economy, we must increase the pace of innovation and develop new solutions that demonstrate aluminum's superior sustainability benefits," says Raj Gopalaswamy, global technology director of new domains, Novelis Inc. "Through research partnerships with world-leading institutions like Georgia Tech, we can fulfill the growing needs for aluminum applications that help our customers meet their sustainability goals faster and more efficiently."

"Collaboration between academia and industry will help speed the development of transformative solutions to meet the sustainability challenges we face today," says Shreyes Melkote, executive director of the Novelis Innovation Hub, Georgia Tech. "We look forward to expanding our partnership with Novelis to address its critical scientific, technological and workforce needs by leveraging the wide-ranging expertise and talent of Georgia Tech faculty and students in sustainable technologies, advanced materials and manufacturing, artificial intelligence, data sciences and robotics." 

Julia Kubanek, vice president for interdisciplinary research at Georgia Tech, says Novelis is a critical partner for Georgia Tech to accelerate product innovation across multiple sectors.

"As an Institute, we remain committed to our vision to foster world-class partnerships as we collaborate with Novelis," Kubanek says. "Our mutual interests in sustainability, clean energy and creative design of materials make this research partnership especially exciting for us."

Novelis is a subsidiary of Hindalco Industries Ltd, an industry leader in aluminum and copper, and the metals flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group, a multinational conglomerate based in Mumbai.

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