Dr. Deepa Madan presented a paper during the Electrochemical Society conference (ECS) on Sunday, October 13th, in Atlanta Georgia.
Title: Studies on natural and environmental friendly flexible gel electrolyte in safe rechargeable batteries.

During the conference, Dr. Madan had the great privilege and honor to meet distinguished Professor M. Stanley Whittingham, who was just announced as the 2019 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry for his work on lithium-ion batteries. 

                                            Dr. Wittingham does not need a name tag!

As per the New York Times: "John B. Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino were recognized for research that has “laid the foundation of a wireless, fossil fuel-free society.” The batteries developed through his work with John B. Goodenough and Akira Yoshino are used in “everything from mobile phones to laptops and electric vehicles,” the Nobel committee said.

Read the full article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/09/science/nobel-prize-chemistry.html