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San Jose, Ca, Us

San Jose, California, United States

San Jose, California, United States

San Jose, California, United States

Cambridge, United States

◊ Performing collaborative R&D work between multi-discipline team and with industrial partners◊ Exploring a novel memristor as the hardware to accelerate neuromorphic computing◊ Investigating the solid state electrolyte and optimizing electrode-electrolyte interfaces◊ Developing an effective protective surface coating with to reduce cation diffusion

Greater Boston Area

◊ Prototyped multiple advanced batteries including Li-air, Mg-O2 and Mg-Br2 batteries◊ Performed failure analysis of the degradation mechanism of Li-air battery cathodes and electrolytes◊ Developed a conformal metal oxide coating on the electrode surface for life time augmentation◊ Demonstrated the synthesis of nanostructured material by Chemical Vapor Deposition for energy storage (metal-air batteries) and electrocatalysis applications (water splitting)◊ Improved the activity of electrode material through surface modification by Atomic Layered Deposition

Hefei, Anhui, China

◊ Explored the wet synthesis of a wide range of ceramics, including perovskite, fluorite and pyrolite structures◊ Demonstrated a set of symmetrical cathodes and anodes for proton conducting solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC)◊ Developed a new sol-gel synthetic route for an anti-coking anode for SOFC with methane as fuels

Beijing City, China

◊ Optimized the microwave assistive hydrothermal synthesis of mesoporous γ-Al2O3 nanosphere◊ Evaluated the efficacy of heavy metal removal by mesoporous γ-Al2O3 nanosphere

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Physical Chemistry

Bachelor’S Degree, Material Science And Engineering