Principal Investigator
Dr. Jun Xu, Associate Professor
Director, Battery Complexity, Autonomous Vehicle and Electrification (BATT CAVE) Research Center Director, Vehicle Energy & Safety Laboratory (VESL) Department of Mechanical Engineering & Engineering Sciences University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC 28223, USA Office: Room 112, Motorsports Research Building Email: jun.xu@uncc.edu Tel: (704)-687-8240 |
Dr. Jun Xu is an Associate Professor (tenured) in the Department of Mechanical Engineering & Engineering Science at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Dr. Xu is appointed as the founding Director of the Battery Complexity, Autonomous Vehicle and Electrification (BATT CAVE) Research Center at UNC Charlotte. He has been the Director of Vehicle Energy & Safety Laboratory (VESL, formally known as AVRC) soon after he earned his Ph.D. degree from Columbia University in 2014. He was appointed a Professor at Beihang University, China from 2014 to 2018 and then moved his group to UNC Charlotte, USA. His research expertise sits in the multiphysics modeling and characterization of lithium-ion battery safety and advanced design and understanding of structures upon dynamic loading.
Dr. Jun Xu's academic service includes:
Dr. Jun Xu's academic service includes:
- 07/2022-Now: Executive member of the Advanced Energy System Division (AESD), ASME
- 11/2022-11/2023: Energy Track Organizer for IMECE 2023, ASME
- 2018-Now: Founder and Chair of the Automotive & Battery Safety Conference (ABSC)
- 2022-Now: Associate Editor, ASME Journal of Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage (JEECS)
- 2021-Now: Associate Editor, Scientific Reports
- 11/2020-11/2022: Chair of Energy Conversion & Storage Technical Committee, ASME
- 11/2020-11/2022: Chair of Multifunctional Materials Technical Committee, ASME
- 11/2021-11/2022: Energy Track Co-Organizer for IMECE 2022, ASME
Postdoc Fellows
Dr. Xiang Gao Email: xgao6@uncc.edu
Dr. Chunhao Yuan Email: cyuan2@uncc.edu
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Ph.D. Students
Ms. Jiani Li Email: jli76@uncc.edu
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Mr. John Sherman Email: jsherm18@uncc.edu
Mr. Michael Chak Email: cchak@uncc.edu
Mr. Anirudh Chandrasekar Email: achand23@uncc.edu
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M.S. Students
Mr. Carlos Butz Monroy Email: cbutzmon@uncc.edu
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Undergraduates
Mr. Luigi Stanisa Email: lstanisa@uncc.edu
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VESL Alumni
Mr. Jieer Cao, 2014-2014, B.S. (VESL experience), CEO of SafeCise LLC
Mr. Hongshun Chen, 2014, B.S., Ph.D. student at Virginia Tech.
Dr. Shi Shang, 2014-2016, M.S. (1st M.S. student), Postdoc at Tsinghua University
Dr. Kangpei Meng, 2014-2016, M.S., Associate Professor at Ningbo University of Technology
Ms. Yanting Zheng, 2015-2017, M.S., Engineer at CATRC
Mr. Hanlin Jiang, 2015-2017, M.S., Engineer at GAC
Ms. Jiani Li, 2016-2018, M.S., Ph.D. student at UNC Charlotte
Ms. Yijing Wu, 2015-2017, M.S., Engineer of Chinese Society of Automotive Engineers
Mr. Yaobo Wu, 2015-2017, M.S., CTO of SafeCise LLC
Dr. Binghe Liu, 2014-2018, Ph.D., Associate Professor at Chongqing University
Dr. Yundan Gan, 2017-2018, Postdoc, N/A
Mr. Bowen Zheng, 2017-2018, B.S. & Ph.D. (1st year), Ph.D. student at UC Berkeley
Dr. Yikai Jia, 2017-2022, Ph.D., Postdoc at UNC Charlotte
Mr. Haoyu Chen, 2017-2018, M.S., N/A
Mr. Huitian Wang, 2017-2018, M.S., N/A
Ms. Yuwei Liu, 2017-2018, M.S., N/A
Ms. Danping Xiong, 2017-2018, M.S., N/A
Dr. Zheng Li, 2018-2018, B.S., Engineer at Rivian
Dr. Lubing Wang, 2015-2020, Ph.D., Associate Professor at Ningbo University
Mr. Aditiya Sonwane, 2018-2020, M.S., Engineer at Blacks & Decker
Dr. Xiang Gao, 2016-2021, Ph.D., Postdoc at UNC Charlotte
Dr. Wen Zhang, 2016-2022, Ph.D. & Postdoc (1st year), Engineer at NURO
Mr. Nicholas B. Winz: 2019-2022, M.S., N/A
Dr. Yikai Jia: 2018-2022, Ph.D. & Postdoc (1st year), N/A
Mr. Hongshun Chen, 2014, B.S., Ph.D. student at Virginia Tech.
Dr. Shi Shang, 2014-2016, M.S. (1st M.S. student), Postdoc at Tsinghua University
Dr. Kangpei Meng, 2014-2016, M.S., Associate Professor at Ningbo University of Technology
Ms. Yanting Zheng, 2015-2017, M.S., Engineer at CATRC
Mr. Hanlin Jiang, 2015-2017, M.S., Engineer at GAC
Ms. Jiani Li, 2016-2018, M.S., Ph.D. student at UNC Charlotte
Ms. Yijing Wu, 2015-2017, M.S., Engineer of Chinese Society of Automotive Engineers
Mr. Yaobo Wu, 2015-2017, M.S., CTO of SafeCise LLC
Dr. Binghe Liu, 2014-2018, Ph.D., Associate Professor at Chongqing University
Dr. Yundan Gan, 2017-2018, Postdoc, N/A
Mr. Bowen Zheng, 2017-2018, B.S. & Ph.D. (1st year), Ph.D. student at UC Berkeley
Dr. Yikai Jia, 2017-2022, Ph.D., Postdoc at UNC Charlotte
Mr. Haoyu Chen, 2017-2018, M.S., N/A
Mr. Huitian Wang, 2017-2018, M.S., N/A
Ms. Yuwei Liu, 2017-2018, M.S., N/A
Ms. Danping Xiong, 2017-2018, M.S., N/A
Dr. Zheng Li, 2018-2018, B.S., Engineer at Rivian
Dr. Lubing Wang, 2015-2020, Ph.D., Associate Professor at Ningbo University
Mr. Aditiya Sonwane, 2018-2020, M.S., Engineer at Blacks & Decker
Dr. Xiang Gao, 2016-2021, Ph.D., Postdoc at UNC Charlotte
Dr. Wen Zhang, 2016-2022, Ph.D. & Postdoc (1st year), Engineer at NURO
Mr. Nicholas B. Winz: 2019-2022, M.S., N/A
Dr. Yikai Jia: 2018-2022, Ph.D. & Postdoc (1st year), N/A