Dr. Smirnova’s research interests are focused on developing efficient and eco-friendly electric power generation and storage devices, such as supercapacitors, fuel cells, and batteries. She authored and co-authored over 200 publications, such as a o book, 13 book chapters, 5 patents, 6 patent applications, and over 180 manuscripts in peer reviewed journals and proceedings. Her research incorporate multi-disciplinary efforts regarding ionic and electronic transport mechanisms in solid and polymer materials, heterogeneous low and high temperature electro-catalysis, and new architectural designs of ionic/electronic conductors and nanocomposites produced by various materials deposition approaches, such supercritical fluids, physical vapor deposition, screen-printing, electron beam, and aerosol ink-jet printing. Research Scientist in the Chemistry, Biology, and Health Sciences Department, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSMT), USA Dr. Inamuddin, is an Assistant professor at Department of Applied Chemistry, Zakir Husain College of Engineering and Technology, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. He has extensive research experience in multidisciplinary fields of analytical chemistry, materials chemistry, electrochemistry, renewable energy and environmental science. He has worked on different research projects funded by various government agencies and universities and is the recipient of awards, including the Fast-Track Young Scientist Award and young researcher of the year award-2020 of the university. His current research interests include ion exchange materials, a sensor for heavy metal ions, biofuel cells, supercapacitors and bending actuators.

• 1. Next-generation energy storage concepts for environmental sustainability2. Solid state energy storage: a myth or reality?3. Lithium-ion solid-state battery market: prospects and forecasts4. Types of solid-state batteries for the next generation energy storage5. Major materials challenges in solid-state battery technology6. Interfacial phenomena in lithium-ion batteries and their observations at nanoscale7. XPS/AES spectroscopy for evaluation of lithium ion transport at interfaces8. In-situ/operando methods for investigation of ionic transport mechanisms in solid-state architectures9. Decision making in battery manufacturing10. Local degradation phenomena and post-mortem analysis relevant to the next- generation battery technology11. Ceramic vs. glass-ceramic electrolytes for solid-state batteries12. Solid-state batteries based on polymer nanocomposites13. Potential application of sodium ion batteries for electric power grids14. Solid-state energy storage for EV industry15. Life cycle analysis for the emerging solid-state battery technology16. Machine Learning Enabled Computational Screening of materials for the next-generation energy storage17. Specifics of the battery management systems for solid-state battery technology18. Problems of lithium dendrite formation in solid-state batteries19. Composite lithium metal anodes for solid-state battery applications