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Hongtao Sun
Hongtao Sun
Hongtao Sun is an Assistant Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at the Pennsylvania State University, where he is also a co-hire of Materials Research Institute (MRI). Additionally, He is affiliated with the Departments of Materials Science and Engineering (IGDP) and Biomedical Engineering (by courtesy). Prior to his current position, he worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of California, Los Angeles. He received his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI).
Dr. Sun's research lies at the intersection of energy science, functional materials, and advanced manufacturing. He has published more than 90 peer-reviewed papers in leading journals such as Science, Nature Reviews Materials, Nature Communications, and Nature Catalysis, with a total citation number over 11,000 and an h-index of 37.
Journal Recognition
Journal Recognition
2023– Young Star Editor, Nano Research
2023– Youth Editor, The Innovation (Cell Press)
2024– Youth Editor, International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing
2025– Youth Editor, The Innovation Materials (Cell Press)
2023– Academic Editor, International Journal of Energy Research
2022– Associate Editor, Frontiers in Energy Research
2023– Associate Editor, Frontiers in Materials
2024- Associate Editor, Journal of Advanced Energy Conversion Materials
2024– Editorial Board Members, ACS Applied Nano Materials
2023– Editorial Board Members, MDPI Energies
2023– Editorial Board Members, Innovation Discovery
2025– Editorial Board Members, eChem
2023 Guest Editor, Frontiers in Energy Research
2023 Guest Editor, Frontiers in Materials
2023 Guest Editor, ACS Applied Nano Materials
Graduate Students
Graduate Students
Haoqing Yang
Haoqing Yang
Ph.D. Candidate
hmy5173@psu.edu
Juchen Zhang
Juchen Zhang
Linrui Duan
Linrui Duan
Ph.D. Candidate
ljd5597@psu.edu
Ta-Wei Wang
Ta-Wei Wang
Ph.D. Candidate
tvw5450@psu.edu
Seok Woo Lee
Seok Woo Lee
Ph.D. Candidate
sfl5860@psu.edu
Haotian Li
Haotian Li
Ph.D. Candidate
hvl5738@psu.edu
Moonsung Park
Ph.D. Candidate
mfp5917@psu.edu
Amisha Anand Patankar
MS Candidate
axp6109@psu.edu
Chandan Gudi
MS Candidate
cbg5582@psu.edu
Kamal Kanumuru
MS Candidate
kmk7020@psu.edu
Sanskar Manipatroni
MS Candidate
spm7074@psu.edu
Undergraduate Students
Undergraduate Students
Mahathi Mallina
Undergraduate Student
Jacob Warner
Undergraduate Student
Kiara Lett
Undergraduate Student
Steven Traczik
Undergraduate Student
Olivia Dunham
Undergraduate Student
Bruno De Vries
Undergraduate Student
Carla Rosas
Undergraduate Student
Lakin Smith
Undergraduate Student
Abdulelah Althanyan
Undergraduate Student
Khalid Alkahtany
Undergraduate Student
Maddalena Recce
Undergraduate Student
Alumni
Alumni
Dr. Bo Nie
Ph.D. Student
Research Scientist
Li Industries
Dr. Zhongkun Zhao
Ph.D. Student
Youhanna Melaka
Undergraduate Student
Supply Manager at Tesla
Anthony Ditizio
Undergraduate Student
Area Manager at Pandion
Ethan Liebig
Undergraduate Student
Master student at Duke University
Enrique Tello
Undergraduate Student
Consultant at enVista
Sameep Ayinoor
Undergraduate Student
Solutions Analyst at Deloitte Consulting
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