Overview of Research
Our group works on the rational design and manufacturing of materials, components, and devices for energy storage and energy conversion applications. Our design and manufacturing innovations are built upon the process-structure-property relationship at all three levels. We explore the combination of experiment, simulation, and artificial intelligence to accelerate the design and discovery of energy storage/conversion systems with higher performance, reliability, and lower cost.
Lab News (2024)
Yifan's paper on structuring thick battery electrode with phase inversion process has been published on Journal of Materials Chemistry A!
Congratulations to all co-authors and look forward to more collaborative work to come! Link to open access paper.
July 9th, 2024
Dr. Hu presented a poster on structuring battery electrode for improved ion transport during the 22nd International Meeting on Lithium Batteries
It was great to witness progress in lithium and beyond-lithium battery work from research communities around the world!
June 18th, 2024
Olivia Price joined our lab as undergraduate research assistant!
Olivia is an undergraduate student major in Electrical Engineering. She will work on the gas sensor fabrication and circuitry design. Welcome!
May 13th, 2024
Yifan passed the PhD preliminary exam, congratulations!
Yifan presented "Construction of Microstructures in Electrodes for Enhancement of Energy Density for Lithium-ion Batteries" that summarized his work on structuring battery electrode via acoustic particle patterning and nonsolvent-induced phase inversion method. He will pursue a 6-month internship opportunity at QuantumScape starting June.
April 18th, 2024
Tehseen Johar joined our lab as the newest member, welcome!
Tehseen willl work on acoustic-assisted manufacturing projects. Look forward to having him as part of our dynamic lab!
Jan. 8th, 2024