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Dr. Changmin Shi | battery mechanics | Best Researcher Award

Postdoctoral Research Associate at  Brown University, United State

Changmin Shi is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Brown University, specializing in energy materials mechanics and thermal energy management. He earned his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Maryland, focusing on high-energy-density lithium-sulfur batteries. He has an M.S. from Columbia University and a B.Eng. from the University of Science and Technology Beijing. Shi has secured significant research funding, received numerous awards, and delivered various invited talks. He has extensive teaching and mentoring experience and actively participates in DEI initiatives. His research interests include advancing thermal energy management, developing novel battery materials, and innovating mechanical devices for energy materials.

 

Professional Profiles:

Education and Training 📚🎓

Brown University (Providence, RI) 🏫 2023–PresentPostdoctoral Research Associate, School of EngineeringAdvisor: Dr. Brian W. SheldonResearch: Energy Materials Mechanics and Thermal Energy ManagementUniversity of Maryland (UMD) (College Park, MD) 🏛️ 2019–2023Ph.D., Materials Science and EngineeringAdvisor: Dr. Eric D. WachsmanDissertation: High-Energy-Density Lithium-Sulfur Batteries Using Garnet Solid Electrolyte: Performance and CharacterizationDissertation Committee: Dr. Liangbing Hu, Dr. Yifei Mo, Dr. Paul Albertus, Dr. Chunsheng WangColumbia University (New York, NY) 🗽 2017–2019M.S. Materials Science and EngineeringAdvisor: Dr. Yuan YangResearch: Flexible Lithium-ion Batteries with High Energy DensityUniversity of Science and Technology Beijing (USTB) (Beijing, CN) 🏯 2013–2017B.Eng. Metallurgical EngineeringAdvisor: Dr. Xindong WangDissertation: Pitting Corrosion Analysis of TiN-coated Metallic Bipolar Plates for PEM Fuel Cells

Research Interests (Materials and Mechanics) 🔬⚙️

Advancing thermal energy management materials and systems for space thermoregulation 🚀Developing novel materials for low-strain cathodes, safe composite polymer electrolytes, and new battery recycling approaches 🔋Innovating mechanical devices for investigating the mechanical properties of energy materials

Honors & Awards 🏆

All America Chinese Youth Federation Top 40 Under 30 (2024) 🌟Polymers Exceptional Reviewer (2024) 🌟Batteries Travel Grant (2024) 🌟Guest Editor, Batteries (2024) 🌟Princeton Pathways into the Academy Program, Princeton University (2024) 🌟ECS-IOP Trusted Reviewer (Top 15% awarded) (2024) 🌟Nano Research Energy Young Star Researcher Gold Award (2023) 🌟Editorial Board Member, Assistant Editor of Nano Research Energy (2023–Present) 🌟Best Editor Award, Nano Research Energy (2023) 🌟Early Career Distinguished Scholar Program, Honorable Mention, UC Irvine (2023) 🌟Postdoctoral Research Associate Conference Travel Fund, Brown University (2023) 🌟Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad (2023) 🌟Youth Editorial Board Member of Nano Research Energy (2023) 🌟Jacob K. Goldhaber Travel Grant, UMD (2022) 🌟Future Faculty Program Fellow, UMD (2022) 🌟Outstanding Graduate Assistance Award (Teaching Excellence), UMD (2020) 🌟Dean’s Fellowship, UMD (2019–2020) 🌟Distinguished Outstanding Undergraduate, USTB (2017) 🌟Outstanding Undergraduate Dissertation, USTB (2017)

Teaching Experience 👩‍🏫

Brown University 🏫ENGN 2920H Materials and Interfaces for Energy Storage Materials 🔋Responsibility: Designed and led lithium-ion battery assembly lab session**ENGN 1420 K

✍️Publications Top Note :

Rechargeable solid-state lithium metal batteries with vertically aligned ceramic nanoparticle/polymer composite electrolyte
X Wang, H Zhai, B Qie, Q Cheng, A Li, J Borovilas, B Xu, C Shi, T Jin, …
Nano Energy, 60, 205-212 🪫🔋, 2019

Full Dissolution of the Whole Lithium Sulfide Family (Li2S8 to Li2S) in a Safe Eutectic Solvent for Rechargeable Lithium–Sulfur Batteries
Q Cheng, W Xu, S Qin, S Das, T Jin, A Li, AC Li, B Qie, P Yao, H Zhai, …
Angewandte Chemie, 131 (17), 5613-5617 💧🔋, 2019

Accordion-like stretchable Li-ion batteries with high energy density
C Shi, T Wang, X Liao, B Qie, P Yang, M Chen, X Wang, A Srinivasan, …
Energy Storage Materials, 17, 136-142 💪🔋, 2019

High‐energy‐density foldable battery enabled by zigzag‐like design
X Liao§, C Shi§ (co-first author), T Wang§, B Qie§, Y Chen, P Yang, …
Advanced Energy Materials, 9 (4), 1802998 🔄🔋, 2019

Extreme lithium-metal cycling enabled by a mixed ion-and electron-conducting garnet three-dimensional architecture
GV Alexander, C Shi, J O’Neill, ED Wachsman
Nature Materials, 22 (9), 1136-1143 ⚡🔋, 2023

Flexible Solid-State Lithium-Sulfur Batteries Based on Structural Designs
C Shi, M Yu
Energy Storage Materials, 57, 429–459 🔧🔋, 2023

3D Asymmetric Bilayer Garnet-Hybridized High-Energy-Density Lithium–Sulfur Batteries
C Shi, T Hamann, S Takeuchi, GV Alexander, AM Nolan, M Limpert, Z Fu, …
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 15 (1), 751–760 🛠️🔋, 2023

High Sulfur Loading and Capacity Retention in Bilayer Garnet Sulfurized‐Polyacrylonitrile/Lithium‐Metal Batteries with Gel Polymer Electrolytes
C Shi, S Takeuchi, GV Alexander, T Hamann, J O’Neill, JA Dura, …
Advanced Energy Materials, 13 (42), 2301656 ⚛️🔋, 2023

Precipitation behavior of carbides in high-carbon martensitic stainless steel
Q Zhu, J Li, C Shi, W Yu, C Shi, J Li
International Journal of Materials Research, 108 (1), 20-28 🏗️🔬, 2017

All-Solid-State Garnet Type Sulfurized Polyacrylonitrile/Lithium-Metal Battery Enabled by an Inorganic Lithium Conductive Salt and a Bilayer Electrolyte Architecture
C Shi, GV Alexander, J O’Neill, K Duncan, G Godbey, ED Wachsman
ACS Energy Letters, 8 (4), 1803-1810 ⚙️🔋, 2023

Evolution of CaO–MgO–Al2O3–CaS–(SiO2) inclusions in H13 die steel during electroslag remelting process
H Wang, CM Shi, J Li, CB Shi, YF Qi
Ironmaking & Steelmaking, 45 (1), 6-16 🏭🔬, 2018

New Insights into Nail Penetration of Li‐Ion Batteries: Effects of Heterogeneous Contact Resistance
M Chen, Q Ye, C Shi, Q Cheng, B Qie, X Liao, H Zhai, Y He, Y Yang
Batteries & Supercaps 🔩🔋, 2019

A facile and effective design for dynamic thermal management based on synchronous solar and thermal radiation regulation
N Guo, L Yu, C Shi, H Yan, M Chen
Nano Letters, 24 (4), 1447-1453 🌞❄️, 2024

Radiative-coupled evaporative cooling: Fundamentals, development, and applications
L Yu, Y Huang, W Li, C Shi, BW Sheldon, Z Chen, M Chen
Nano Research Energy, 3 (2) 💧🌡️, 2024

3D bridge-arch-structured dual-side evaporator for practical, all-weather water harvesting and desalination
M Chen, S Li, X Chen, Y Huang, B Liu, H Yan, BW Sheldon, Q Li, …
Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 12 (16), 9574-9583 💧🏗️, 2024

Optimum slagging materials smelting in combined-blowning converter based on single-slag steelmaking
YAOY WU Long, SHI Chang-min, LI Jing, XU Zhong-bo, HAN Xiao
Iron and Steel, 52 (1), 32-37 ⚙️🔬, 2017

High-energy-density deformable batteries
Y Yang, G Qian, X Chen, L Xiangbiao, C Shi, T Wang
US Patent App. 16/979,312 🔋💡, 2021

Challenges and Opportunities for Passive Thermoregulation
N Guo, C Shi§,* (co-first and corresponding author), N Warren, …
Advanced Energy Materials, 2401776 🔄🌡️, 2024

Blocking Li metal dendrites with piezoelectric solid polymer electrolytes through coupled piezoelectricity, mechanics, and electrochemistry effects
C Shi, S Kim, Y Qi, A Kingon, B Sheldon
American Chemical Society Spring 2024 Meeting 📅🔋, 2024

A mechanical-optical coupling design on solar and thermal radiation modulation for thermoregulation
N Guo, C Shi* (corresponding author), B Sheldon, H Yan, M Chen
Journal of Materials Chemistry A 🌞🛠️, 2024

Conclusion

The candidate’s groundbreaking contributions to materials science, particularly in energy storage, and their technical expertise make them an outstanding contender for the Best Researcher Award. Their innovative research in high-energy-density batteries and flexible Li-ion batteries directly addresses critical challenges in energy technology, showcasing exceptional academic and technical prowess. By fostering industrial partnerships, pursuing interdisciplinary research, and gaining broader international recognition, they could further enhance their candidacy and solidify their position as a global leader in the field.

Changmin Shi | battery mechanics | Best Researcher Award

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