Appointments

CNRS Postdoctoral Research Fellow. MatéIS: Materials Engineering and Science, National Institute of Applied Sciences of Lyon, Lyon 69621, France [2025-present]

Advisor: Dr. Matthieu Bugnet 

Postdoctoral Research Fellow. Experiments Division, The European Synchrotron, Grenoble 38000, France [2022-2025]

Advisor: Dr. Pieter Glatzel 

Postdoctoral Research Fellow. Beamline Research Division, Pohang Accelerator Laboratory, Pohang, South Korea [2019-2021]

Advisor: Dr. Kug-Seung Lee

Awards and Honors

2024 Spotlight on Science: The European Synchrotron, Grenoble, France

"X-ray spectroscopy sheds light on the magnetism of oxygen-vacancy-rich nanostructures"

2024 Invited Promotion Editor: The Editorial Office of Exploration, Wiley.

"Recruited as a Promotion Editor Member for Exploration Journal. Exploration is an interdisciplinary science and technology journal exploring new insights and methods from biotechnology and optics to nanoscience."

2024 Invited External Reviewer: Canadian Light Source Inc., Saskatoon, Canada. 

“Recruited as an external expert to assist in reviewing General User proposals, leveraging expertise in synchrotron techniques.”

2024 Editor’s choice article: Front Cover, Advanced Materials, Wiley. 

“Instantaneous Thermal Energy for Swift Synthesis of Single-Atom Catalysts for Unparalleled Performance in Metal–Air Batteries and Fuel Cells”,  Adv. Mater. 2024, 32, 2470257

2024 Professional Performance Recognition, The European Synchrotron, Grenoble, France

2023 Best Poster Award, Röntgen-Ångström-Cluster (RÅC) International School, Lüneburg, Germany

2023 Nominated by the Scientific Committee as a participant of  Röntgen-Ångström-Cluster (RÅC) School, Lüneburg, Germany

2023 Editor’s choice article: Front Cover, Advanced Functional Materials, Wiley. 

“Atomic Structure Modification of Fe–N–C Catalysts via Morphology Engineering of Graphene for Enhanced Conversion Kinetics of Lithium–Sulfur Batteries”, Adv. Funct. Mater. 2022, 32, 2110857

2022 Editor’s choice article: Back cover, Advanced Materials, Wiley. 

“Structural Insights into Multi-Metal Spinel Oxide Nanoparticles for Boosting Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysis”,  Adv. Mater., 2022, 34: 2270065

2018 Outstanding Contribution in Reviewing, Journal of Solid State Communications, Elsevier.

2015 Faculty of Graduate Studies Award: University of Manitoba, Canada. “The top-ranked graduate students are selected for this award.”

2016 Faculty of Graduate Studies Award: University of Manitoba, Canada. “The top-ranked graduate students are selected for this award.”

2015 Editor’s choice article: IOP Select J. Phys.: Condens. Matter. “Magnetism mediated by a majority of [Fe3++V2−] complexes in Fe-doped CeO2 nanoparticles”, J. Phys. : Condens. Matter. 2015, 27, 336001

2015 International Graduate Student Scholarship: University of Manitoba, Canada. 

Students with a GPA of 3.5 or higher received this award

2014 International Graduate Student Scholarship: University of Manitoba, Canada. 

Students with a GPA of 3.5 or higher received this award

2008-to-2013 INSPIRE Scholarship: Department of Science and Technology, India.