Linsen attended the 2019 Materials Research Society Fall conference at Boston, MA, USA and gave two presentations: 1) Electrochemical-shock resistant single-crystal NMC cathode materials; 2) Design principles for self-formed interfaces enabling stable Li metal anode. He also visited A123 System at Waltham, MA, USA and gave a talk on research progress of single-crystal NMC. It was his first trip back to Boston in 2 year. Great to meet a lot of friends at the MRS conference.