Group Members

Dr. Xiang Gao

Position: Research Scientist

Postdoc entry year: May 2021; Ph.D. entry year: Aug. 2018

Dr. Gao obtained his Ph.D. degree in May 2021 under the supervision of  Prof. Jun Xu at UNC Charlotte. He got his B.S. at Beihang University major in Automotive Engineering. His research interest focuses on multi-physics and multiscale modeling of Si/C particles. Recently, he received the prestigious postdoc research award from ECS.

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Dr. Amit Bhowmick

Position: Postdoc Fellow

Entry year: April 2024

Dr. Bhowmick obtained his PhD in February 2024. His doctoral research focuses on the multi-physics modelling of c-Si anode particles, specifically interface movements, stress generation, and the evolution of unstable morphologies. He earned his M.E. in Mechanical Engineering from Jadavpur University with a specialization in applied mechanics, and before that, he obtained his B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from IIEST Shibpur. His research interest focuses on multi-physics and multiscale modelling of Si/Li-metal electrodes

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Mr. Shuguo Sun (Email)

Position: Ph.D. student

Entry year: Aug. 2023

Shuguo obtained his B.S. at Chongqing University (major in Building and Energy), and M.S. at Imperial College London (major in Engineering Fluid Mechanics). His research interest is battery thermal safety (modeling and experiments)

Ms. Daria Vakhrusheva

Position: Ph.D. student

Entry year: Sept. 2024 (anticipated)

Daria obtained her B.S.-M.S. degree at D. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia (major in Chemistry, working at N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences). Her research interest is in broad area of lithium-ion batteries and the next-generation batteries.

Mr. Xijun Tan (Email)

Position: Ph.D. student

Entry year: Sept. 2024

Xijun obtained his B.S. at University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (major in Mechanical Engineering), and M.S. at University of St. Thomas (major in Mechanical Engineering). His research interest is in battery safety and battery multiphysics modeling.

Mr. Bo Rui (Email)

Position: Ph.D. student

Entry year: Sept. 2024

Bo obtained his B.S. at Shanghai Normal University (major in Civil Engineering), and M.S. at Shanghai University (major in Solid Mechanics). His research interest is in mechanical- electrochemical coupled modeling.