Hailong Chen
Associate Professor
Micro and Nano Engineering
Love Building, Room 329
hailong.chen at me.gatech.edu
T: 404.385.5598
F: 404.894.8496
Zhantao Liu
Postdoc (2023-)
Zhantao works on developing novel cathode and solid electrolyte materials and designing neutron and synchrotron-based in situ characterization tools.
Jakub Pepas (2021 fall-)
BS in Materials Science at University of Florida
Currently pursuing a PhD degree in Materials Science and Engineering
Jakub works on electrodeposition of metals and alloys, modeling of electrochemical processes, and synchrotron-based in situ characterizations.
Guangxing Zhang (2021 fall-)
BS in Chemistry at Tsinghua University
MS in Materials Science and Engineering at Peking University
Currently pursuing a PhD degree in Materials Science and Engineering
Guangxing works on synthesis of novel catalytic nanoparticles and nanostructures, in situ characterization of wet chemistry synthesis, solid electrolytes, and cathode materials for Na-ion batteries.
Hui Min Tee (2024 spring-)
BS in Chemical Engineering at Georgia Tech
Currently pursuing a MS degree in Chemical Engineering.
Hui Min works on development of high-energy cathode materials for Na-ion batteries.
Hande Bahar (2025 fall-)
Currently pursuing a MS degree in Materials Science and Engineering at GT.
Hande works on electrodeposition of metals.
Martin Jaramillo (2024 fall-)
Martin is pursuing a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering. His undergraduate research involve cathode materials for Li-ion and Na-ion batteries.
Aryan Girish (2025 fall-)
Aryan is a 3rd year undergraduate student of University College London and is currently visiting GT. His undergraduate research is on dynamics of Li transport in Li-ion batteries.
Arko Roy (2025 fall-)
Arko is a 4th year undergraduate student majoring in Chemical Engineering at GT. His undergraduate research is on Li extration.
Group Alumni
Yifan Ma
Ph.D. student (2018-2024 May)
Currently pursuing a PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering
Yifan works Li-metal batteries, electrodeposition of metals and alloys and development of in situ XRD characterization tools based on synchrotron and lab X-ray sources.
Zihao Lin (2021 fall-2022 fall)
BS in Materials Science at Tsinghua University
Currently pursuing a PhD degree in Materials Science and Engineering
Xiong Shan
Ph.D (2014-2020)
Shan worked on development of novel solid electrolytes for Li-ion and Na-ion batteries and recycling of end-of-life Li-ion batteries.
Current affiliation: Mckinsy & Co.
Madison Ives (2019 summer-2021 spring)
Undergraduate Researcher
BS degree at Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ga Tech.
Currently pursuing a MD degree
Shuan Ma (2019 spring-2020 fall)
Visiting Ph.D. student
BS. MS. and PhD from XJTU, China.
Current position: Associate Professor of Lanzhou Univerisity, China
Jakub Pepas (2019 May-July)
NSF-REU, Undergraduate Researcher
BS in Materials Science at University of Florida
Currently pursuing a PhD in MSE at GT, working in Chen group.
Jacqueline Baidoo (2016 summer-2018 fall)
Undergraduate Researcher
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Ga Tech, 2019
Current affiliation: Ph.D. student at MIT, Dept. of MSE
Lufeng Yang
Current affiliation: Institute of Physics, CAS
Postdoc (2018 spring-2019 fall)
Visiting Ph.d student (2016 Jan- 2017 fall)
Ph.D. from South China University of Technology
Current position: Staff Scientist at CSNS (China Spallation Neutron Source)
Xuetian Ma
Ph.d Student (2014 spring-2018 fall)
B.S. from Tsinghua University, School of Materials Science & Engineering, in 2012
M.S. from Cornell University, School of Materials Science & Engineering, in 2014
Ph.D. Georgia Tech in 2018 Dec.
Current position: Director, Digital Product Strategy at Capital One
Stefan Whittaker-Lee (2017 Sept-Dec)
Master student in Mechanical Engineering
B.S. graduate from Brown University
Haibo Rong
Visiting Ph.d student from SCUT (2017 Jan-2018 Jan)
Changhao Chen
Visiting student from Tsinghua University (2017)
Jon Payne (2015 fall-2017 spring)
Undergraduate Researcher
B.S. in Chemical Engineering （2017).
now at Exxon Mobile
Aijie Han (2015 spring-2017 spring)
Undergraduate Researcher
B.S. in Material Science and Engineering.
now at MSE phd program at Penn State U.
Jake Thiemann (2016 spring-, currently on leave)
Undergraduate Researcher
Pursuing a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering.
Zoe Holderness (2016 spring-, currently on leave for GT exchange program in Spain)
Undergraduate Researcher
Pursuing a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering.
Yangyang Li (2016 fall-)
Undergraduate Researcher
double B.S. in Industrial Engineering and Mechanical Engineering.
Now at Mechanical Engineering at MIT
William Disser (2016 fall- , currently on leave for GT exchange program in Australia)
Undergraduate Researcher
Pursuing a B.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Hai Wang
Visiting ph.d student (2015 Nov-2016 Oct)
Current position: Associate Professor at China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)
Bo Nan
Summer Student (from SUSTC, China, 2016 summer)
Currently pursuing a PhD degree at University of Maryland.
Malte McDaniel
Visiting Master Student (thesis work, from KIT, Germany)
Joy Zhang Undergraduate research assistant
Nabeel Chhatriwala Undergraduate research assistant