A team led by Asang Mehta, a young battery engineer working at Cuberg, a US-based company working on next-generation battery systems technology, has recently been awarded a patent in the US for being the creators of a process for restoration of lithium battery cells.

Asang, the son of Dhwani and Ashish A. Mehta grew up, and initially studied in Mumbai. He graduated from University of Southern California in May 2020 with a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering & Materials Science and a minor in Consumer Psychology. A strong research background in electrochemistry and engineering fundamentals, led him to pursue opportunities in the energy storage space after graduation.
 
Speaking to an industry journal a few years ago, Asang had said, “Growing up, I spent a ton of time outdoors playing sports and travelling. This made me realize the alarming rate of increase in global warming and all its detrimental effects across the globe. So, I was inclined to leverage my strong background in chemistry to pursue challenging problems to solve global warming at a large scale.”