Congratulations to Centre investigators Sara Couperthwaite, Jose Alarco, Jennifer MacLeod Wayde Martens for receiving $475,185 to work with Lava Blue Ltd on a four-year project to develop tailored alumina materials for Li battery separators. New doped alumina materials are expected to improve battery safety, increase overall performance, and reduce manufacturing costs by integrating the process with new technology developed for high purity alumina production. The project team includes Associate Professor Sara Couperthwaite, Professor Jose Alarco, Associate Professor Jennifer MacLeod, Dr Wayde Martens, and Ms Sylvia Tulloch.