ECEC Personnel
ECEC Personnel at Old Main, April 2016
| Director |
|---|
| Dr. C. Y. Wang cxw31@psu.edu (814) 863-4762 |
Affiliated Faculty and Their Research Interests
| Faculty | Department | Research |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Chunshan Song | Fuel Science Department | Fuel processing, catalyst development for desulfurization, autothermal reforming processes. |
| Dr. Jinchao Xu | Mathematics Department | Computational mathematics, advanced solution algorithms, numerical simulation of batteries and fuel cells |
| Dr. Aman Haque | Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering | MEMS Design & Fabrication, Nano-scale Materials Behavior, Nano-tribology, Scaling Theory Development |
| Dr. Michael J. Janik | Department of Chemical Engineering | First principle calculations of catalysis, catalysts for methanol electro-oxidation, design of electrocatalysts for fuel cells |
| Dr. Michael A. Hickner | Department of Materials Science and Engineering | Proton exchange membrane structure-property relationships, nano-structure and transport of ion-containing polymers, electrochemical characterization and fuel cell device testing of novel materials |
| Dr. Seungjin Kim | Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering | Two-phase flow modeling of interfacial area transport, development of advanced two-phase flow instrumentation |
| Dr. Chris D. Rahn | Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering | Battery and fuel cell dynamics and control |
| Dr. Donghai Wang | Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering | Electrode materials, battery fabrication, fuel cell catalysts, and energy nanostructures |
Research Engineers and Research Associates
| Researcher | Research |
|---|---|
| Dr. Shanhai Ge | Experimental studies of advanced lithium ion battery structures, electrolytes, and operational schemes |
| Dr. Yongjun Leng | Experimental development of advanced electrolytes (Li-ion batteries), Li-metal batteries, and solid state batteries |
| Dr. Xiao-Guang Yang | Computational modeling and experimental diagnostics of lithium-ion batteries with a focus on cell degradation and fast charging |
Graduate Students
| Student | Department | Research |
|---|---|---|
| Yan Ji | PhD Candidate Mechanical Eng. | Computational modeling of fuel cells and batteries |
| Wei Zhao | PhD Candidate Mechanical Eng. | Computational modeling of fuel cells and batteries |
| Lei Cao | PhD Student Material Science | Lithium battery manufacturing |
| Tanvir Tanim | PhD Candidate Mechanical Eng. | Management and control of Li-ion battery systems |
| Mansu Park | PhD Student Material Science | High capacity Li-based anodes |
| Julie Sawlsville | MS Student Mechanical Eng. | Safety of Li-ion batteries |
| Dan Marple | PhD Student Chemical Eng. | Lithium battery materials |
| Poowanart Poramapojana | PhD Student Mechanical Eng. | Development of smart Li-ion battery system |
| Kamiar Salehi | MS Student Mechanical Eng. | Development of smart and safe battery systems for electric vehicles |
| Teng Liu | PhD Candidate Mechanical Eng. | Extreme fast charging(XFC) and electrochemical modeling of lithium ion battery |
| Ryan Longchamps | PhD Student Mechanical Eng. | Development of advnaced lithium-ion battery structures for integrated actuation and thermal management |
| Jie Liao | PhD Student Materials Science and Eng. | Solid state battery development |
| Nitesh Gupta | PhD Student Mechanical Eng. | Simulation of Solid state battery development |
Collaborators
| Collaborator | Company |
|---|---|
| Dr. Wei-Wei Huang Dave Randman | Energizer |
| Dr. K.S. Chen | Sandia, Multiphase Transport Processes |
| Prof. John Weidner | Univ. of South Carolina |
| Dr. R. Jungst | Sandia, Power Sources Dept. |
| Paul Timmerman | JPL |
| Dr. B. Y. Liaw | Hawaii Natural Energy Institute |
| Professor Ping Cheng | Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
| Professor C. Beckermann | Univ. of Iowa |