We warmly welcome Dr. Katerina E. Aifantis (University of Florida, USA), Prof. Dr. Chunzhong Li (East China University of Science and Technology, China), Prof. Dr. Hyacinthe N. Randriamahazaka (Université Paris Cité, France), Dr. A. Robert Armstrong (University of St Andrews, UK), Prof. Dr. Ping Liu (University of California San Diego, USA), Dr. Zhenglong Xu (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China), Dr. Yunxiao Wang (University of Wollongong, Australia) and Dr. Huilin Pan (Zhejiang University, China) to the Editorial Board of Batteries (ISSN: 2313-0105), and we look forward to their contributions to the continued success of the journal.

Name: Dr. Katerina E. Aifantis
Affiliation: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 36211, USA
Interests: Li-ion batteries; energy storage; mechanical design

Name: Prof. Dr. Chunzhong Li
Affiliation: School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
Interests: lithium-ion batteries; electrode materials; energy storage; electrochemical engineering; energy conversion materials

Name: Prof. Dr. Hyacinthe N. Randriamahazaka
Affiliation: Head, SIELE (Surfaces–Ionic liquids–ELectrochemistry–Energy) Group, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, CNRS, ITODYS, Université Paris Cité, 75006 Paris, France
Interests: energy conversion and storage; electrocatalysis; redox-flow batteries; functional ionic liquids; modelling

Name: Dr. A. Robert Armstrong
Affiliation: School of Chemistry, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9ST, UK
Interests: sodium-ion batteries; lithium-ion batteries; electrode materials; structure and electronic structure characterization

Name: Prof. Dr. Ping Liu
Affiliation: Department of NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
Interests: lithium metal batteries; lithium batteries safety; solid electrolytes for batteries; conversion reactions; multifunctional electrochemical systems

Name: Dr. Zhenglong Xu
Affiliation: Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
Interests: lithium sulfur batteries; sodium ion batteries; multivalent batteries; in situ characterizations; energy storage materials

Name: Dr. Yunxiao Wang
Affiliation: Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus, Squires Way, North Wollongong, NSW 2500, Australia
Interests: affordable and clean energy; energy storage and conversion; lithium-ion batteries; sodium-ion batteries; lithium-sulfur batteries; room-temperature sodium sulfur batteries; electrocatalysis

Name: Dr. Huilin Pan
Affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
Interests: energy storage materials; sodium-ion batteries; aqueous batteries; solid electrolyte interphase; electrolytes