• Managed multiple research projects, both internal to Wildcat and with external partners (US and Asian companies)• Led discovery of new cathode materials as part of DOE projects for high voltage cathode and high capacity cathode• Developed R&D strategy in internal and external projects• Led new business development in China

Battery materials• As a scientific leader discovered a new cathode materials for lithium ion battery with about 30% improvement in energy density compared to the best-in-class. • As a scientific leader improved one cathode material by 80% in specific capacity for aqueous battery. • Jointly developed high throughput battery workflow capable of synthesizing, formulating, and testing >1000 materials per week• Designed libraries and analyzed battery data for more than 6000 cellsHydrogen storage materials• As a scientific leader developed a lithium-magnesium imide-based hydrogen storage material with >10x faster adsorption/desorption rate compared to best-in-class. • Jointly developed high throughput hydrogen storage workflow including both materials synthesis and characterization• Designed libraries and analyzed data for several thousands of hydrogen storage materials

• Discovered more than 60 unknown inorganic compounds including syntheses, structure characterizations and property studies.• Developed new structure and properties relation for novel solid state materials based on experiments and theoretical calculation.• Coordinated group operations and in charge of powder and single crystal X-ray diffractometers.• 22 publications and more to be published.

• Developed different methods to synthesize semiconductor nanomaterials.• Designed novel solvothermal routes to control the morphology of nanomaterials.• Established a new ultrasonic-chemical method to synthesize nanomaterials• One patent and 23 publications

• Completed a pilot-plant project on production of a new high strength adhesive.• Principal Investigator: preparation of ultrafine ceramic oxide powder.• Developed a new gas-solid method to synthesize ultrafine ceramic powders and designed a fluidized bed reactor for pilot-plant.• Jointly discovered new separation methods to recover phenol from waste water.