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GROUP MEMBERS

Postdoctoral Fellows

JACK ASPINALL

Jack is taking an electrochemical approach to understanding the deposition and cycling behaviour of lithium metal anode. He spends his spare time training for endurance triathlon.

MATTHEW BURTON

Matthew is investigating Li plating in solid-state batteries, in order to understand and prevent dendritic growth. In his spare time, he enjoys playing with his son and travelling.

PRANAY SHRESTHA

Pranay works on operando characterization of solid-state batteries to identify underlying degradation mechanisms. In his spare time, he enjoys nature walks, bouldering, and movies.

DPhil Students

TAEWON KIM

Taewon is exploring the interfaces of solid-state batteries using TEM, in his spare time, he enjoys watching netfilx and working out.

MINA JUNG

Mina is investigating the interface properties between electrodes and electrolytes and their impact on the performance of solid-state batteries using impedance spectroscopy. In her spare time, she enjoys bouldering, solving Sudoku puzzles and reading.

BEN JAGGER

Ben is working to understand the interplay between electrochemistry and mechanics on the cycling behaviour of lithium metal anodes. In his spare time he enjoys film, food and frisbee.

LIWEI DAI

Liwei is developing transition metal fluoride nanoparticles and studying their mechanics for fluoride ion battery. He enjoys playing basketball and video games in his spare time.

DPhil Students

OMAR ALSHANGITI

Omar is exploring electrolytes for post-lithium anionic batteries. When not in the lab, he enjoys reading, cooking and trying new sports.

EMILY MILAN

Emily is researching solid glass electrolytes for Li-metal batteries. In her spare time, she enjoys outdoor sports and playing in orchestras.

JUNYI ZHAO

Junyi is exploring the use of operando Raman microspectroscopy in tandem with electrochemical impedance spectroscopy to measure electrolyte concentration gradients and quantify the five key parameters required to fully understand an electrolyte system.

STEPHEN HOY

Stephen is developing glassy solid electrolytes for solid-state Li batteries. In his spare time he competes for the university TaeKwon-Do school.

SOUHARDH KOTAKADI

Souhardh is researching the mechanical properties of solid state electrodes and their interfaces. Outside the lab he likes to read, travel and play the guitar.

XINYAO MA

Xinyao is investigating the graphite anode in K-ion batteries via Raman spectroscopy. Outside of the lab, she enjoys dancing.

YIMING XU

Yiming is working to understand the structure-property relationship that influences ion transport in the solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) for lithium metal anode. In his spare time, he enjoys rowing, badminton, and cooking.

SIMONE MEROTTO

Simone is currently working on fluoride-ion mass transport and corrosion in fluoride ion batteries (FIBs). When not doing research in electrochemistry, he can usually be found reading economics books.

HENRY MCCOLLOM

Henry is investigating the conversion mechanism of and reversibility improvements to transition metal fluoride cathodes. In his spare time, he enjoys playing and watching rugby and cooking.

Master Students

PHILLIP SILLER

Phillip is investigating ion dynamics and in Prussian Blue analogues for post-lithium batteries. Outside of the lab, he enjoys rowing, reading, and road trips.