Emily Klein
Emily Klein is Element Gainesville’s Lead Failure Analysis Engineer, specializing in battery failure analysis, performance evaluation, and abuse testing of cells and packs. She emphasizes the critical importance of understanding failure mechanisms at both the cell and pack levels. With expertise in regulatory testing and custom test design, Emily brings a unique perspective to advancing the safety, reliability, and performance of next-generation energy storage technologies.
Experience
Emily’s role integrates research, development, and hands-on testing to drive safer and higher-performing batteries. She closely follows global battery regulatory requirements to help customers ensure compliance while exploring innovative chemistries. Her work spans from root-cause failure analysis to verification of cell authenticity, with a focus on developing custom abuse and performance test methods that generate actionable, data-driven insights.
Career Highlights
- Designed and executed specialized experiments including thermal runaway testing, 100% state-of-charge teardowns, and failure replication across advanced chemistries such as solid-state, lithium metal, and silicon-anode systems.
- Collaborates directly with clients to develop tailored test programs addressing unique technical challenges and safety concerns.
- Currently leading the development of a novel autoclave-based test integrated with Element’s new gas capture system, designed to provide highly accurate measurements of energy release during cell failure events.
- Presenter at major industry platforms including the International Battery Seminar, LithiumSAFE Battery Workshop, and SAE Tech Briefs webinars.
- Published technical insights and regulatory perspectives in Battery Technology Online, the Journal of The Electrochemical Society, and other industry forums.
Qualifications and Credentials
Qualifications
- Holds a Master’s in Materials Science and Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology
- Foundational research experience at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, where she contributed to advanced investigations in cell mechanisms.
Credentials
- Research and applied testing experience with lithium-ion, lithium-metal, solid-state, liquid metal, and alloy anode batteries.
- Execution of standardized and regulatory testing to IEC 62133, UN38.3, UL 1642, UL 2054, and related protocols.
- Development and implementation of custom abuse tests including thermal propagation/runaway evaluations, nail penetration, and forced-discharge.
- Advanced thermal and safety analysis using Accelerating Rate Calorimetry (ARC).
- Contributed to the design and deployment of a gas capture system to characterize venting and combustion products during cell failure events.
