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Postdoctoral Researchers

Ke Sun                                                         


2018-2019 Post-doc researcher, in Materials Science and Chemical Engineering

  • Study of mesoscale transport phenomena in conventional Li-ion batteries and beyond

2015-2018 Research Associate, Sustainable Energy Technology Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory

  • Study of long cycle life Lithium Sulfur battery

2015 Ph.D., Materials Science & Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2009 B.S., Materials Physics, Fudan University


Ph.D. Students

Xiaoyang Liu                                         xiaoyang

2022 Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering

Ph.D. Student 2018 - 2022
M.S. Student 2017 - 2018

Email:Xiaoyang.liu.1@stonybrook.edu

M.S. Thesis: “Mechanistic Study of Zr-Based Anti-Corrosion Surface Treatment for Cold Rolled and Additively Manufactured Steels by Synchrotron X-ray Spectroscopy and Electron Microscopy”

M.S., Materials Science and Engineering, Stony Brook University
B.S., Polymer Material and Engineering, Hubei University

Research Interests: polymer synthesis, anti-corrosion

 


Nicole Zmich                                         


Ph. D. Student 2020-2022

Email: Nicole.Zmich@stonybrook.edu

M.S., Inorganic Chemistry, University of California, San Diego
B.S., Chemistry, Stony Brook University

Research interests: Sustainable battery systems, 3D printing in energy storage processes, Ionic liquids, supra-molecular complexes


Chonghang Zhao                               chonghang

2021 Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering

M.S. Student 2015-2016

M.S., Materials Science and Engineering, Stony Brook University
B.E., Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University

Research interests: X-ray tomography analysis, fabrication of functional nanoporous materials, materials for energy appications


ChengHung Lin                               chenghung

2021-2022 Post-doc researcher

2021 Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering

M.S., Materials Science & Engineering, National Tsing-Hua University
B.S., Materials Science & Engineering, National Tsing-Hua University

Research interests: 

  • Next Generation Energy Storage: Li ion battery, Li-S battery, Na ion battery, 
  • Additive Manufacturing: Ink synthesis, Micro-battery printing 
  • Synchrotron characterization: Absorption Spectroscopy, Imaging, Tomography
  • Nanofabrication: Thin film deposition, Lithography process

 

 


 Rotation Ph.D. Students

Hengwei Zhu                                         

Ph.D. Student in 2019 Fall, Chemistry

B.S., Chemistry, Beijing Normal University

Research Interests: 3D printing battery and energy storage  


 

M.S. Students

 

Charles Clark                                      Charles

 

2023 B.S./M.S., Materials Science and Engineering

M.S. Student 2021 - 2023, inclduing an internship at NSLS-II, Brookhaven National Lab.

Email: charles.clark@stonybrook.edu

B.E., Engineering Science, Stony Brook University

Research Interests: semiconductors and other electronic materials, machine learning in materials research


Lin-Chieh Yu                                           

 

2021 M.S., Materials Science and Engineering

B.Sc, Chemistry, National Cheng Kung University

Research interests: inorganic catalyst system, fabrication of functional nanomaterials


Jason Cheng                                          


2020 B.S./M.S.,  Materials Science and Engineering

Research Interests: Additive Manufacturing, Li-ion Batteries, Metal Inks, Aerospace and Aviation


 

Yu-Chung Lin                                        

2018 M.S., Materials Science and Engineering

M.S. Thesis: “Synchrotron X-ray Nano-tomography Study of Heterogenous Materials in Semiconductor and Cultural Heritage Applications”
 


Hua Jiang

2016 M.S., Materials Science and Engineering

M.S. Thesis: Evolution of Surface Morphology and Chemistry in ZnO Thin Films and Steel Surfaces studied by Synchrotron X-ray Spectroscopy and Imaging


 

Undergraduate Students

 

Olivia Chen                                             Olivia Chen

2020 B. E. Chemical and Molecular Engineering

Research Interests: Additive Manufacturing, Li-ion battery fluid synthesis, Nanotechnology, Aerospace and Aviation

Research project: In Situ Studies of Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing) 


 

Bryan Conry                                          Bryan

2019 B. E. Chemical and Molecular Engineering

Research interests: X-ray characterization techniques, fabrication of functional nano-composites, mechanical properties

Research project: Heterogeneity in Art Works with Synchrotron X-ray Analysis


 

Kevin Kucharczyk                             

Summer Undegraduate Student, 2018 Summer
via NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program
 Nanotechnologyfor Health, Energy and the Environment

Background: Undergraduate Student at SUNY-Farmingdale
Major: Electrical Engineering
Research project: Nano-Composites for 3D Printing Batteries, Nanotechnology


 

Visiting Scholars

 

Lijie Zou                                                    

Visiting Scholar (Ph.D. Candidate) since 2018 Spring 

Current Ph. D Candidate, Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology
B. E., Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology

Research interests: porous metal synthesis, X-ray tomography analysis, mechanical properties


 

Qingkun Meng                                     

Visiting Scholar (Assistant Professor) since 2018 Spring

Current Assistant Professor, School of Materials Science & Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology

Ph.D., Materials Science, Beihang University
M.S., Materials Science & Engineering, Beihang University
B.S., Materials Science & Engineering, China University of Petroleum – Beijing

Research Interest: biomedical titanium alloys, martensitic transformation