News

Both graduate and undergraduate research assistant positions are currently available. We are always looking for creative and motivated students who seeking research projects or experience in battery materials/emission control catalysts/electron microscopy and are willing to help out in the lab. If interested, please send me an e-mail at rwang@msu.edu with your CV. 

Group News:

*** (May 2025) We have openings for postdoctoral and Ph.D. student positions in metal-sulfur batteries and battery materials recycling***

10/2025: Amir and Monir attended the Materials Science and Technology Conference (MS&T 2025), held from September 28 to October 1 in Columbus, Ohio. Amir presented his work on Li-S batteries, and Monir shared his research on plasma catalysis.

Congratulations to Amir for winning second place in the Ceramographic Poster Presentation from the American Ceramic Society: MXene fish!

9/2025: Congratulations to Amir on receiving a student travel grant from the Ceramic and Glass Industry Foundation (CGIF) to attend the Materials Science and Technology Conference (MS&T 2025), taking place September 28 – October 1, 2025, in Columbus, Ohio. Amir will present his research on the MXene-coated separators in Li-S battery.

8/2025: Congratulations to Saksham on publishing an article on Na-S battery in Chem. Eng. J. Link

6/2025: Congratulations to Jingshan on publishing an article on Al batteries in Energy Storage Materials. Link

5/2025: Congratulations to Monir on publishing an article on plasma-assisted dry reforming of methane in Chem. Eng. J. Link

4/2025: Congratulations to Zhifei on publishing an article on nonaqueous electrolyte engineering for graphite anodes in K-ion battery in Small. Link

3/2025: Congratulations to Monir on receiving 2025 Richard J. Kokes Travel Award from the North American Catalysis Society (NACS). Monir will present his research findings on plasma-assisted dry reforming of methane using CeO2 supported single atom catalysts during the 29th North American Catalysis Society (NAM29) meeting (6/8/25-6/13/25) in Atlanta, GA.

2/2025: Congratulations to Amir on publishing an article on Li7P3S11 solid state electrolyte in Solid State Ionics. Link

1/2025: Congratulations to Robayet and Monir on publishing an article on dielectric barrier discharge reactors for plasma-assisted CO2 and CH4 conversion in Energy Technology. Link

10/2024: Michigan EGLE grant – we are thankful to the Michigan EGLE for supporting our collaborative research on the recycling and reuse of spent LiFePO4 black mass (PIs: Dr. Wang and Dr. Anctil at MSU and industrial partner: Cirba Solutions) Link

9/2024: Congratulations to Robayet and Monir on publishing an article on non-thermal plasma enabled catalytic dry reforming of methane in J. Mater. Chem. A. Link

9/2024: Congratulations to Monir on publishing an article on the effect of catalyst shape on plasma-assisted dry reforming of methane in Chem. Eng. J. Link

7/2024: NSF grant – we are thankful to the NSF CBET-Electrochemical Systems Program for supporting our collaborative research on Na-S battery (PI: Dr. Wang at MSU and PI: Dr. Islam at WSU).

3/2024: Amir gave three presentations at TMS 2024 - 153rd Annual Meeting and Exhibition, held from March 3-7, 2024, in Orlando, FL.

1/2024: Congratulations to our collaborators and Robayet on publishing an article on CO2 electrochemical reduction in J. Mater. Chem. A. Link

1/2024: Congratulations to Monir on publishing an article on the coke formation pathway during syngas production under a DBD plasma environment in Chem. Eng. J. Link