Professor Xiaona Li, Associate Professor at Eastern Institute of Technology, Ningbo (EIT) in China, is on the shortlist of the 2025 Sony Women in Technology Award with Nature. The winners will be announced on February 5, 2025 at an award ceremony in Tokyo.

Dr. Xiaona Li, an Associate Professor at EIT, spearheads a collaborative and innovative research team in the fields of halide solid electrolytes and all-solid-state batteries. Her lab is at the forefront of expanding the technical route of the halide system in all-solid-state lithium-ion batteries by developing a new generation of halide solid electrolyte materials and elucidating the mechanisms of solid-state ion conduction, significantly improving the performance of all-solid-state power batteries.

Launched in March 2024, The Sony Women in Technology Award with Nature will recognize outstanding early to mid-career researchers from the field of technology with a prize of $250,000 USD each to support their research and accelerate achievements that will drive positive impact in the world. In its inaugural year, the award received high-caliber applications from a multidisciplinary pool of researchers located across the globe who are spearheading technological breakthroughs for the betterment of society. The following seven researchers were identified by an independent judging panel as the strongest candidates for the award, evaluated on the merits of ambition, innovation, conceptual excellence, impact, and social significance.