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Dallas, TX, US

Dallas, Texas, United States

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

1) Research on high entropy materials for sodium ion battery at BEACONS center.2) Assist in constructing MWh battery manufacturing center.2) Materials characterizations

Dallas, Texas, United States

Provide service on energy storage technology R&D, marketing strategy, technology analysis, and grant applications.

Dallas, Texas, United States

1) Led a technical team in R&D and IP development of novel battery devices. 2) Fostered partnerships with startups, national labs, and universities to drive R&D, secure grants, and develop IP in electrochemical technologies. Co-PI of a $250K DOE grant with Pacific Northwest National Lab.

Dallas, Texas, United States

1) Led R&D and IP development on battery devices with 5 granted and 5 pending patents.2) Performed broad analysis and evaluation of emerging technologies.

Dallas, Texas

1) Performed R&D on novel aqueous battery system for stationary energy storage.2) Scaled up direct lithium brine extraction technology with SRI International.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

1) Applied semiconductor fabrication processing to deposit multilayer micro-batteries for MEMS, wearable and IoT devices. Utilized ALD, CVD, spin coating, RF sputtering, evaporation to grow patterned metals, oxides and nitrides thin films. 2) Developed the fabrication of ionic barristor for optoelectronic technology by leveraging Li and F injection into.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

1) Collaborated with Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT) and L&F Co. to commercialize lower cost Mn-rich and Ni-rich oxides for battery. 2) Worked in a class 1000 clean room on semiconductor device fabrications of wide bandgap semiconductors and optimized deposition methods and annealing conditions to enhance carrier concentrations. 3).

For “Strength of Materials” (MECH 2320) in Department of Mechanical Engineering. Conduct tutorial sessions, grade assignments and exams, and provide support to students.

Seoul, Korea

Collaborated with scientists from Seoul National University and Korea Electronics Technology Institute on materials synthesis, battery fabrication, characterization and testing.

Changsha, Hunan, China

1) Investigate doping strategies to improve electrical performance of wide bandgap semiconductor ZnO.2) Conducted mechanical analysis of Pd-based hydrogen storage alloy with varying hydrogen concentration.

Zigong, Sichuan, China

Internship on the manufacturing of hard alloy

Ph.D., Materials Engineering

Ph.D. Thesis: Multi-scale simulation and experimental study of high voltage high capacity cathode materials for lithium ion battery.

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.E.), Powder Materials Science And Engineering

B.E. Thesis: Mechanical performance of PdCu alloy for hydrogen storage