(1) Micro-structures, interactions and ion transport mechanisms of polymer-based electrolyte materials
(2) Solid-state batteries, lithium- and sodium- metal batteries; interfaces, interphases and failure mechanisms
(3) Design of high-energy-density battery systems and their in situ characterizations
2024/08-present: Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS, Professor
2022/02-2024/05: VinFast Auto Ltd, Vietnam, Team Lead/Head of Battery Materials
2014/04-2022/01: Deakin University, Australia, Post-doctoral Fellow/Research Fellow
2011/09-2014/04: Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Post-doctoral Fellow
2009/09-2010/09: Princeton University, Visiting PhD
2007/09-2011/12: Wuhan University of Technology, PhD
2005/09-2007/06: Wuhan University of Technology, Master
2001/09-2005/06: Wuhan University of Technology, B.S.
(1) Zhang Dayu Excellent Scholar by DICP, 2024
(2) Recipient of Hundred Talent Program of CAS, 2024
(3) International Leading Young Scientist, The Society of Polymer Science, Japan, 2020
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