Stanford names cleantech pioneer Yi Cui new director of its Precourt Institute for Energy

Lithium metal batteries could double the range of electric vehicles, but they degrade quickly.

Cui will step down as director of the Precourt Institute for Energy to focus on leading the Sustainability Accelerator at the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability.

Three scientists from the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and one Stanford and SLAC professor will receive Early Career Research Program grants.