Projects

Group studies, simulations, parameterized models, and optimizations into focused research initiatives within an organization

Projects

Projects are high-level containers that help you organize related research efforts in Ionworks. Think of them as folders for different initiatives, research areas, or client work.

What is a Project?

A project groups together all the work related to a specific research area or objective. For example:

• New Electrolyte Development - Testing different electrolyte formulations
• Customer X Cell Performance - Analysis work for a specific client
• Next-Gen Anode Materials - Research on new electrode materials

Project Structure

Project
├── Cell Specifications
│   └── Cell Instances → Measurements → Analyses
├── Materials → Property Datasets
├── Parameterized Models
├── Protocols
├── Studies
│   └── Simulations
├── Pipelines
├── Optimizations
└── Protocol Simulator

Each project keeps its own protocols, cells, models, studies, and optimizations. Work in one project stays isolated from the others.

What You Can Do

Build

• Create Cell Specifications - Define the cell designs used in this project
• Create Parameterized Models - Build ready-to-run simulation engines

Simulate

• Create Studies - Set up focused investigations
• Run Simulations - Execute battery simulations with various conditions
• Visualize Results - Compare and analyze simulation outputs
• Test Commercial Protocols - Upload and simulate Maccor, Neware, or Novonix files

Optimize

• Run Optimizations - Automatically find optimal parameters for cell design or charging protocols
• Compare Results - See baseline vs. optimized performance

Key Features

Data Sharing

All cells, parameterized models, and protocols belong to a project and are available throughout that project. Results from one study can be viewed and compared in others.

Cyclers and channels are owned by a project too, even though they don’t appear in the diagram above — physically they’re organized under Sites, which are shared org-wide infrastructure rather than project-scoped containers (see Organization Structure and Equipment).

Built-in protocol catalog

When you create a project, Ionworks seeds it with a copy of the built-in protocol templates (Constant Current Discharge, GITT, EIS, Cycle Aging, and more). These are yours to edit, clone, or delete within the project — changes in one project don’t affect any other.

Smart Simulation Reuse

Ionworks automatically detects duplicate simulations and reuses existing results, saving time and compute resources.

Collaboration

All projects are accessible to organization members. Access is managed by organization-level roles and permissions.

Getting Started

A “Default” project is automatically created when you join. To create additional projects:

1. Navigate to the Projects page
2. Click “New Project”
3. Give it a descriptive name

Next Steps

• Learn about Studies for running simulations
• Try Optimization to find optimal parameters
• Explore Cells and Models