Oct 11, 2020

UCLA Lithium-Ion Webinar - Giving Back to the Community

LIB-X Consulting has joined with the UCLA Extension Electrical and Computer Engineering Department to offer a first-time no-cost webinar...

May 13, 2020

GM’s Electric Dream in China Suddenly Looks Underpowered | The Wall Street Journal

Lithium battery expert, Dr. Tom Barrera, is quoted in The Wall Street Journal about battery testing and safety standards in China.

Dec 17, 2019

Unintentional Mentoring in STEM

Mentoring today’s entry-level professionals pursuing STEM careers deserves a fresh look at traditional mentor-mentee relationships

May 22, 2019

Defining Battery Safety with Safe-By-Design Principles: 235th ECS Mtg

Lithium-ion battery safety starts with a holistic systems-level approach to design, manufacturing, and test requirements implementation.

Apr 2, 2019

Understanding Lithium-Ion Battery Safety & Failure Modes

Dr. Tom Barrera will be co-instructing a new 1-day short course titled, “Battery Safety and Failure Modes”, in Dallas, TX.

Dec 27, 2018

VoyageLA Interview's Dr. Tom Barrera about his Journey as an Aerospace Lithium-Ion Battery Expert.

VoageLA e-magazine interviews lithium-ion battery power systems expert about his road to success in the global aerospace community.

Dec 8, 2018

3 Things You Should Know About Space Li-Ion Batteries in 2019

LIB-X Consulting is proud to continue our role in shaping the future of LIB technology for space applications. Read our LIB 2019 forecast.

Sep 6, 2018

Fundamentals of LIB Technology: Applications and Advances – UCLA Short Course

Dr. Tom Barrera offers an engineering short course titled, “Fundamentals of Lithium-Ion Battery Technology: Applications and Advances.”

Jul 16, 2018

Design, Build, & Test: Innovations in Lithium-Ion Battery Safety

Electrochemical Society International conference addresses Innovations in Lithium-Ion Battery Safety.

Jun 24, 2018

EV Battery Safety in China - 2nd IBSCC

Analysis on Safety and Quality of EV Battery Safety in China.

Apr 28, 2018

Shifting Paradigms in Lithium-Ion Battery Safety

5th anniversary of Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet return-to-service after FAA directed it's grounding due to lithium-ion battery failures.

Jan 16, 2018

AIAA Honors Aerospace Professionals | Class of 2018 Associate Fellows

AIAA formally inducted the Class of 2018 Associate Fellows in conjunction with the 2018 AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition.

Jan 5, 2018

AiMES 2018 Joint Int'l Meeting - Call For Papers on Battery Safety and Failure Modes

International conference brings scientists, engineers, and researchers together to share results and discuss issues on related topics.

Nov 25, 2017

Class of 2018 AIAA Associate Fellows Induction | Shaping the Future of Aerospace

Tom will be inducted into the Class of 2018 AIAA Associate Fellows and recognized for his outstanding accomplishments and contributions.

Nov 10, 2017

Dr. Tom Barrera Delivers Invited Tech Talk at Battery Safety 2017

Dr. Tom Barerra will address key industry interest areas in proper battery safety test protocols and safety risk management.

Sep 30, 2017

Tom awarded Best Paper at the AIAA OC ASAT Conference

Dr. Barrera awarded Gohardani Presentation Award at the 14th Annual AIAA Aerospace Systems and Technology conference.

Sep 1, 2017

Beyond The PhD: 6th Annual PhD and Postdoctoral Career Conference, University of Southern California

Tom Barrera serves as a panel member in the Beyond The PhD: Postdoctoral Career Conference designed to inspire the USC doctoral community.

Aug 15, 2017

Lithium-Ion Battery Research Safety Forum - Singapore

Dr. Tom Barrera, visits the Applied Energy Hub Battery Lab in Singapore as part of the Lithium-Ion Battery Research Safety Forum.

Aug 1, 2017

UC-San Diego (UCSD) Student Chapter of The Electrochemical Society (ECS)

Understanding the fundamentals of lithium battery thermal runaway phenomena, scope-of-practice of aerospace-rated batteries, and more.

Aug 1, 2017

UCLA AIChE Student Chapter Visit To Boeing-SDC

Boeing satellite engineer experts teach UCLA students examples of a high-tech engineering work in today’s aerospace industry.

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battery expert and consultant dr. Tom Barrera posing at the beach wih palm trees