CELEST / POLIS

About the Graduate School Electrochemical Energy Storage (GS-EES)

The GS-EES supports about 70 doctoral researchers doing their PhD in the field of electrochemical energy storage. Our research topics are Lithium-ion batteries, post Lithium batteries, fuel cells, etc.

The GS-EES operates within CELEST, the Center for Electrochemical Energy Storage Ulm & Karlsruhe.

CELEST and Partners

CELEST pools the know-how of 31 institutes of its partner institutions: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Ulm University, and the Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW), bridging form fundamental science to large-scale cell fabrication and testing.

The GS-EES is in close relation to the Cluster of Excellence POLiS, Post Lithium Storage of KIT and Ulm University. POLiS investigates a new generation of post-Li electrochemical energy storage systems, which overcome the limitations of current battery technology.

Education / Training

The modular qualification program can be tailored to the individual needs of each doctoral researcher. It is dedicated to assist the doctoral researchers in

• successfully pursuing their research in the multidisciplinary field of electrochemical energy storage from fundamental science to processing and application.
• building an (international) network.
• Improving their professional skills for their future career in industry and academia.

Mentoring

To ensure high quality scientific mentoring, each doctoral researcher is guided by a Thesis Advisory Committee, which is comprised of the professor supervising the doctoral researcher, a second professor from a matching discipline, and a senior researcher involved in the day-to-day supervision.

Open positions

Find our open positions for doctoral and postdoctoral researchers via this link.