Dr. Changmin Shi | battery mechanics | Best Researcher Award
Postdoctoral Research Associate at Brown University, United State
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