Academic interests
I am interested in understanding the relationship between microscopic structure and properties in crystalline, disordered, and nanostructured materials; ferroelectric oxides, energy storage materials, electrocatalysis, and high entropy ceramics. My research involves using an array of techniques, including material synthesis, sintering, processing, and structural characterization of complex materials using X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) and Pair distribution functions (PDF). I also actively use beamlines at various synchrotron and neutron facilities, including ESRF, MAX IV, Diamond, APS, SNS, and CSNS. I also have more than ten years of experience in density functional theory (DFT/AIMD) simulations, materials and metallurgical thermodynamics modeling (FactSage), and related methods.
Background
Brief presentation of previous work experience and education