Contact

Office: 108 S J “Sam” Whalen Building (We just moved!)

Email: QinglinZhang@uky.edu

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Research Interests

• Developing new electrode materials (both positive and negative) / new structures for advanced Li-ion batteries
• Study the mechanical/chemical degradation of negative electrodes for Li-ion batteries
• Surface modification for Li-ion battery electrodes
• Synthesis of nanomaterials for high power Li-ion batteries

Advisor

• Dr. Yang-Tse Cheng (Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky)

Education

• Ph.D. candidate, Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky, August 2011-present
• B.E., Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, China, September 2007-June 2011

Scientific and Professional Societies

• Student member, Materials Research Society (MRS)
• Student member, Electrochemical Society (ECS)

Working Experience

• Research Assistant, YT Cheng’s Lab, University of Kentucky – 09/2011-present
• Teaching Assistant of MSE 202, Materials Lab, University of Kentucky – Fall 2011
• Teaching Assistant of MSE 407, Materials Lab (Advanced), University of Kentucky – Spring 2012
• Research Assistant, State Key Lab of Solidification Processing, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an – 07/2009-01/2011
• Research Assistant, Shaanxi Materials Characterization Center, Xi’an – 01/2011-06/2011
• Summer Intern, General Motors Research & Development Center, Warren – MI-2012
• Summer Intern, General Motors Research & Development Center, Warren – MI-2013