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Principal Investigator
Yingchao Yang, Ph.D
Associate Professor
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
University of Missouri
416 S. 6th Street, Lafferre Hall E3414
Columbia, Missouri 65211
Email: yingchao.yang@missouri.edu
Phone: (573) 882-3396
Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr. Xiahua Zhong
B.S. in Chemistry
Jilin Normal University, 2014
M.S. in Physics
Northeast Normal University, 2018
Ph.D. in Physics
Northeast Normal University, 2023
Dr. Xutao Guo
B.S. in Metallurgical Engineering
Central South University, 2014
M.S. in Metallurgy
Kunming University of Science and Technology, 2017
Ph.D. in Physics & Astronomy
University of Birmingham, 2023
Ph.D. Students
Chen Zhang
B.E. in Electronic Information
Shandong Normal University, China, 2020
M.E. in Electronic Science and Technology
Shandong University, China, 2023
Undergraduate Students
Benjamin Gibson
Benjamin Gibson
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
University of Missouri
Research Interest:
High-entropy materials for catalysis
Kristy Tran
Kristy Tran
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
University of Missouri
Research Interest:
Carbonized MOFs for catalysis
Tom Finan
Tom Finan
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
University of Missouri
Research Interest:
HEM hybrids for Li-S batteries
Alumni
Postdoctoral Research Assoiciates
Dr. Jiajun He Oct. 2024-May 2026
Graduate Students
Manish Neupane, Ph.D. Aug. 2021-May 2026; Current: Postdoc in Washington University in St. Louis
Olugbenga Ogunbiyi, M.S. Aug. 2022-May 2025; Career position upon graduation: Howmet Aerospace
Min Wang, Ph.D. Jun. 2018-Jul. 2023; Career position upon graduation: Postdoc in Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Akhter Zia, Ph.D. Jan. 2021-May 2023; Career position upon graduation: Continue Ph.D. study in University of Maine
Zoe Benedict, M.S. Jul. 2021-Aug. 2023; Career position upon graduation: Ph.D. student in University of Colorado Boulder
Nuzhat Maisha, M.S. Jan. 2021-Jul. 2023; Career position upon graduation: Ph.D. student in University of Virginia
Karrar Al-Quraishi, Ph.D. Jun. 2018-Jul. 2021; Career position upon graduation: Postdoc in School of Forest Resources at UMaine
Undergraduate Students
Katelynn Marquez, May 2025 – Jul. 2025
Miguel Najera, Jan. 2024 – Jul. 2025
Simon Brooks, Mar. 2022 – Dec. 2022
Meghan Boos, Jun. 2021 – Aug. 2022
Miao Hu, Jan. 2021 – Oct. 2021
Lara Chern, Jan. 2021 – Aug. 2021
William Stuart, Jan. 2019 – May 2019
Peter Neff, Sept. 2018 – May 2020
Ethan Poland, Sept. 2018 – May 2019
Cole Lemelin, Sept. 2018 – Dec. 2020
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