BATTERI    

Bridging Academic Training Through Experiential Research And Innovation

About the Program

The Bridging Academic Training Through Experiential Research and Innovation (BATTERI) program at OSU provides hands-on training for students and professionals in the rapidly growing clean-tech battery industry. Through a 10-week program, participants gain technical skills, industry insights, and entrepreneurial experience while working on real-world projects in state-of-the-art battery labs. The program offers mentorship, access to cutting-edge technology, and valuable industry connections, preparing students for careers in battery and electric vehicle manufacturing. Supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), BATTERI plays a key role in advancing clean energy innovation.

Partner schools for this project include Columbus State Community College and Wilberforce University. For more details, visit: https://imr.osu.edu/experiential-learning/batteri

Expected Learning Outcomes

  • Participants will:

    • Innovate to find solutions to difficult and ever changing challenges of battery manufacturing.

    • Acquire the skills to work in a clean tech battery manufacturing environment.

    • Design forward-thinking battery manufacturing solutions.

  • Participants will:

    • Develop the language needed to articulate and communicate their selected disciplinary perspective as it relates to advanced battery manufacturing.

    • Understand theories and principles of entrepreneurship and customer discovery, market analysis and customer segmentation, customer analysis and positioning, and customer ecosystem mapping as each relates to advanced battery manufacturing.

    • Integrate information across topics and tasks related to advanced battery manufacturing,

  • Participants will:

    • Develop interest in entering the advanced battery manufacturing workforce.

    • Develop confidence to enter the advanced battery manufacturing workforce.

    • Acquire skills necessary to be competitive in the advanced battery manufacturing workforce.

BATTERI Evaluation Activities

  • Initial Survey: Establishes participants’ baseline capacities before the program begins.

  • Goal Setting: Allows participants to articulate personal and professional goals to guide their engagement in the program.

  • Focus Group: Collects shared reflections on participants’ experiences and program dynamics through group discussion in the mid of the program.

  • Individual Interview: Provides in-depth insights into participants’ individual experiences, perceptions, and developmental trajectories.

  • Post-Program Survey: Assesses immediate changes in outcomes following completion of the program.

  • End of Year Survey: Examines the sustainability of program /institution impacts over a longer time frame.

 Publications and Presentations

Print Pieces

Presentations and Papers

Gill-Morris. A, Weng, Y. & Mayhew M. J. (2025, November). Students Career readiness: Experiences in a STEM experiential innovation training program. Paper Presentation presented at Association for the Study of Higher Education, Denver, CO, United States.

Upcoming

Weng, Y. Creamer, E., Mayhew M. J., Sayre, J. & Gardner, J. (2026, June). From Design Intentions to Student Sense making: Entrepreneurial Mindset in an Experiential STEM Learning Environment. Paper Presentation at American Society for Engineering Education.