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

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Ph.D. Students

Xiaoyang Liu                                         

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

 

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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

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Chonghang Zhao                               

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

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Cheng–Hung Lin                               

 

 

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 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  

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M.S. Students

 

Charles Clark                                     

 

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

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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

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Jason Cheng                                          

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

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

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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” 

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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

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Undergraduate Students

 

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) 

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Bryan Conry                                          

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

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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

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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

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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