Dr. Sixu Deng

Assistant Professor

Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering

Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science

Concordia University

Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3G 1M8

Email: sixu.deng@concordia.ca

Education

Ph.D., Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Western University, 2022

Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, 2018

B.Eng., Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, 2011

Professional Appointments

NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow, Materials Science and Engineering, McMaster University, 07/2022-12/2022

Visiting Scholar, Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Western University, 05/2022-12/2022

Grants and Awards

National Level:

1. NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship, Canada (2022)

2. Canada Graduate Scholarships, Canada (2020)

3. MITACS Accelerate Fellowship, Canada (2019)

4. National Scholarship-Doctor, China (2017)

5. Chinese Government Scholarship for Studying Abroad, China (2015)

6. National Scholarship-Master, China (2013)

Provincial Level:

1. Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarships, Ontario, Canada (2020)

2. Ontario Graduate Scholarships, Ontario, Canada (2019)

3. Beijing Distinguished Graduates, Beijing, China (2018, 2011)

Institutional Level:

1. Canadian Light Source Travel Award, Canadian Light Source (2022)

2. Best Graduate Student Presentation-Seminar Series, Western University (2021)

3. Distinguished Graduates, Beijing University of Technology (2018, 2011)

4. Doctoral Thesis Awards, Beijing University of Technology (2018)

5. President Scholarship, Beijing University of Technology (2018)

6. Outstanding Student Leader, Beijing University of Technology (2009)

Journal Editorship 

1. Guest Editor, Frontiers in Energy, special issue on “Advanced Batteries and Solid-State Batteries” (2025)

2. Young Editorial Board Member, Rare Metals (2024-present)

3. Associate Editor, Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage, Frontiers in Energy Research (2023-present) 

4. Guest Editor, Frontiers in Energy, special issue on “Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion” (2023)

5. Young Editorial Board Member, eScience (2022-present)

6. Review Editor, Frontiers in Energy Research (2022-present)

7. Lead Guest Editor, Frontiers in Energy Research, special issue on “Advanced Materials for Next-Generation Alkali-Ion Batteries” (2022)

8. Lead Guest Editor, Batteries, special issue on “Advanced Characterizations in Solid-State Batteries” (2022)

Event Administration

1. Third International Conference on Olivine for Rechargeable Batteries (OREBA III), Montreal, Quebec, July 2025, Co-Chairman.

2. “Sustainable Batteries”, Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition (CSC2024), Winnipeg, Manitoba, June 2024, Co-Organizer.  

3. “Synchrotron Science Seminar Series: Concordia and Canadian Light Source”, Montreal, Quebec, September-November 2023, Organizer.