Donald Sadoway

How do we attack important problems? Pose the right question.

— Donald Sadoway

The students who work with me believe in science in service of society, not science in service of career building.

— Donald Sadoway

In a battery, I strive to maximize electrical potential. When mentoring, I strive to maximize human potential.

— Donald Sadoway

If you want to make something dirt cheap, make it out of dirt–preferably dirt that is locally sourced.

— Donald Sadoway

Want to know the best thing about being a professor? Colored chalk.

— Donald Sadoway

The liquid metal battery story is more than an account of inventing technology. It's a blueprint for inventing inventors.

— Donald Sadoway

People would like better batteries but they are wary of making investments. What is required is both a technology push and a…

— Donald Sadoway

With a giant battery, we'd be able to address the problem of intermittency that prevents wind and solar from contributing to the…

— Donald Sadoway

In a wristwatch, imagine the battery is in the strap and there's a medical sensor in there connected to the internet. If…

— Donald Sadoway

If we're going to get this country out of its current energy situation, we can't just conserve our way out. We can't…

— Donald Sadoway