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The PI<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Linqin Mu<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Assistant Professor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

linqinmu@asu.edu<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mu loves battery research that she cannot stop herself.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Kumlachew Zelalem W<\/strong>alle<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Ming Chi University of Technology, Battery Research Center of Green Energy, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ph.D candidates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Yuwei Zhu<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Materials Science and Engineering, ASU, 2023 fall, yzhu251@asu.edu<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MS, Materials Science and Engineering, ASU, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BS, Chemistry, East China University of Science and Technology, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yuwei is passionate about the battery research.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Yunyuan Lu<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Materials Science and Engineering, ASU, 2024 fall, yunyuanl@asu.edu<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MS, Materials Science and Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BS, Applied Chemistry, Zhuhai College of Jilin University, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yunyuan is interested in developing advanced battery materials and advanced characterizations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Mugdha Manish Patil<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Materials Science and Engineering, ASU, 2024 fall, mpatil35@asu.edu<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MKSSS’s Cummins College of Engineering for Women, Pune, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Matthew Jocobs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Materials Science and Engineering, ASU, 2025 Fall<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BS, Materials Science and Engineering, ASU, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

mljaco10@asu.edu<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Matt loves electrochemistry and synchrotron-based characterization tools!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Undergraduate students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Te Bu<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Materials Science and Engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Expected graduation: Summer 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Declan OConnor<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Major in Materials Science and Engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minor in Chemistry<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Expected graduation: Summer 2028<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Collin Derrick<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Major in Materials Science and Engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Expected graduation: Summer 2029<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Alumni<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Master students<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Aman Saketh, 2024, Chemical Engineering MS, now at Intel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zishuo Zhao, 2024, Materials Science Engineering MS, now a Ph.D candidate at UT Austin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Goutham Rajam, 2023, Chemical Engineering MS, now at Intel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nicholas Antrasian, B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jonathan McGill, MSE undergraduate<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parker Ferguson, MSE undergraduate, now at Apple Inc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Group Photos<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

05\/15\/2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From left to right: Yuwei, Matthew, Yunyuan, Linqin, Te Bu, Mugdha, <\/strong>Kumlachew<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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12\/05\/2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From left to right: Linqin, Aman, Jonathan, Nicholas, Matthew, Zishuo, Yuwei<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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10\/14\/2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From left to right, second row: Vija, Miranda, Matthew, Roman, first row: Nicholas, Linqin, Aman, Zishuo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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