Yang Xiao | Tongji University | Best Researcher Award

Prof. Yang Xiao | Tongji University | Best Researcher Award

Associate Professo at  Jilin University, China

Xiao Y. is a prominent researcher specializing in lithium-ion batteries, thermal runaway safety, and mechanical energy storage. With numerous impactful publications in top-tier journals, Xiao contributes extensively to advancing battery safety, uncertainty quantification for autonomous systems, and flame-retardant electrolyte designs.

 

Professional Profiles:

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🎓 Education:

Ph.D. in Energy Storage and Engineering, Jilin University (2023).M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, Jilin University (2020).B.Sc. in Energy Engineering, Jilin University (2016).

💼 Experience:

Lead Researcher at Energy Storage Innovation Lab, focusing on thermal runaway and safety mechanisms for lithium-ion batteries.Published extensively in journals like Advanced Science, IEEE Access, and Chemical Engineering Journal.Collaborated on innovative solutions for autonomous vehicles and battery thermal management.

🏆 Awards and Honors:

2024: Best Paper Award – Energy Storage Journal.2023: Excellence in Research Award – Jilin University.2022: Outstanding Contribution Award – Journal of Electrochemical Energy Conversion.

🔬 Research Focus:

Lithium-ion battery safety ⚡Thermal runaway mechanisms 🔥Battery thermal management 🛠️Monte Carlo methods for autonomous vehicles 🚗Flame-retardant electrolytes for enhanced safety 🧪

✍️Publications Top Note :

Machine Learning in Battery Estimation: This covers methods and theoretical developments for estimating the state of charge (SOC) and state of health (SOH) of batteries in electric vehicles.

Thermal Runaway Safety: Papers exploring the triggers, consequences, and mitigation methods for thermal runaway in lithium-ion batteries.

Battery Thermal Management: Reviews discussing strategies to enhance thermal management systems for EV batteries.

Mechanical Abuse and Battery Safety: Reviews analyzing mechanical abuse-related thermal runaway models across different scales.

Monte Carlo Dropout in Autonomous Vehicles: A paper on leveraging Monte Carlo dropout for real-time uncertainty quantification in object detection, with applications in autonomous vehicles.

Conclusion

The candidate demonstrates significant potential and achievements for the Best Researcher Award in Engineering at Jilin University. Their educational background, focused expertise in intelligent electric vehicles, and contributions to a nationally funded project underline their research capabilities and innovative approach. To further strengthen their candidacy, focusing on high-impact publications, securing PI roles, and fostering international collaborations will solidify their standing as a leading researcher.

Dr. Lebin Thomas | Applied Microbiology | Best Researcher Award

Dr. Lebin Thomas | Applied Microbiology | Best Researcher Award

Dr. Lebin Thomas, University of Delhi, India

Dr. Lebin Thomas is academic and researcher in the field of renewable energy, holds a PhD in Bio systems Engineering from Kangwon National University, South Korea. His academic journey has been marked by a profound dedication to advancing solar energy technologies, specifically in solar thermal harvesting and its integration into agricultural and architectural applications.

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Academic Qualifications 🎓

10thBoard: Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)Year: 2003Percentage: 70.0%Division: I12thBoard: CBSEYear: 2005Percentage: 77.0%Division: IB.Sc. (H) BotanyCollege: Hansraj College, University of DelhiYear: 2008Percentage: 77.4%Division: IM.Sc. BotanyCollege: Hansraj College, University of DelhiYear: 2010Percentage: 67.3%Division: IM.Phil. BotanyThesis: Advanced Studies in GymnospermsDepartment: Botany, University of DelhiYear: 2011Percentage: 82.83%Division: IPh.D. BotanyThesis: Production, Optimization, Partial Purification and Characterization of Cellulases from an Isolated Actinobacterium, Promicromonospora sp. VP111, and Assessment of the Evolutionary Relationships and Conserved Signature Indels of Cellulases from Different OrganismsDepartment: Botany, University of DelhiYear: 2018 (Coursework – 82.7%)Area of Specialization: Applied and Environmental Microbiology

National Eligibility Test (NET) 📚

Qualified with Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) from 2012-2014 and Senior Research Fellowship (SRF) from 2014-2017 under the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) funding scheme.Year: 18/12/2011Roll No.: 328049Subject: Life SciencesAll India Rank: 59

Teaching Experience 👩‍🏫

Assistant Professor (Guest Basis) at Dyal Singh College, Lodi Road, New Delhi: 13/10/2017 to 25/10/2017.Assistant Professor (Ad-Hoc Basis) at Hansraj College, University of Delhi, Delhi: 26/10/2017 to 06/10/2022.Assistant Professor (Guest Basis) at Hansraj College, University of Delhi, Delhi: 11/10/2022 to 01/11/2023.

Subjects Taught:

B.Sc. (H) Botany Sem. 2: ArchegoniataeB.Sc. (H) Botany Sem. 3: Anatomy of AngiospermsB.Sc. (H) Botany Sem. 4: Molecular BiologyB.Sc. (H) Botany Sem. 5: Reproductive Biology of Angiosperms, Industrial and Environmental MicrobiologyB.Sc. (P) Life Science Sem. 1: BiodiversityB.Sc. (P) Life Science Sem. 3: Plant Anatomy and EmbryologyB.Sc. (P) Life Science Sem. 6: Intellectual Property Right

📖 Publications Top Note :

Unearthing the therapeutic benefits of culinary‐medicinal mushrooms for humans: Emerging sustainable bioresources of 21st century (Journal of Basic Microbiology, 2024)

DOI: 10.1002/jobm.202400127

Contributors: Lebin Thomas; Payal Mago

Multipurpose cellulases of Promicromonospora sp. VP111, with broad substrate specificity and tolerance properties (Journal of Basic Microbiology, 2023)

DOI: 10.1002/jobm.202200679

Contributors: Lebin Thomas; Hari Ram; Ved P. Singh

A Genome-Wide Investigation on Symbiotic Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria in Leguminous Plants (Book chapter in “Plant Microbe Symbiosis,” 2020)

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-36248-5_4

Contributors: Lebin Thomas

Study of As-resistant bacteria from Nadia, India and a survey of two As resistance-related proteins (Journal of Basic Microbiology, 2020)

DOI: 10.1002/jobm.201900373

Contributors: Rahman, Z.; Thomas, L.; Singh, V.P.

Biosorption of heavy metals by a lead (Pb) resistant bacterium, Staphylococcus hominis strain AMB-2 (Journal of Basic Microbiology, 2019)

DOI: 10.1002/jobm.201900024

Contributors: Rahman, Z.; Thomas, L.; Singh, V.P.

Microbial Biofertilizers: Types and Applications (Book chapter in “Biofertilizers for Sustainable Agriculture and Environment,” 2019)

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-18933-4_1

Contributors: Lebin Thomas

Inducible cellulase production from an organic solvent tolerant Bacillus sp. SV1 and evolutionary divergence of endoglucanase in different species of the genus Bacillus (Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, 2018)

DOI: 10.1016/j.bjm.2017.05.010

Contributors: Thomas, L.; Ram, H.; Singh, V.P.

Evolutionary Relationships and Taxa-Specific Conserved Signature Indels among Cellulases of Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya (Journal of Computational Biology, 2017)

DOI: 10.1089/cmb.2016.0161

Contributors: Thomas, L.; Ram, H.; Singh, V.P.