The Lin Lab

Where curiosity and discovery drive energy sciences.

[The Lin Lab @thelinlabVT]

Congratulations to our final second year student, Rupayan Ghosh on passing his candidacy exam! Rupayan's research presentation was titled "Understanding and Regulating Electrochemomechanics of Ni-rich Layered Cathodes at Multi-length scales."

[The Lin Lab @thelinlabVT]

Congratulations to our lab member Natali Majoras for passing her candidacy exam. Natali's research presentation focused on understanding the surface chemistry of disordered rocksalt materials.

[The Lin Lab @thelinlabVT]

Congratulations to our newest PhD candidate, Katelyn Meyer, on passing her candidacy exam yesterday. Katelyn presented research on characterizing the cathode electrolyte interphase of nickel rich NMCs.

[The Lin Lab @thelinlabVT]

Congratulations to Fola Olayiwola on passing his candidacy exam today! Fola's presentation was on synthesis of hard carbon anode materials for Li-ion batteries.

[The Lin Lab @thelinlabVT]

Congratulations to Changgyu Seok for passing his candidacy exam last week! Changgyu's presentation was on the interaction of disordered rock salt cathode materials with other battery components.

[Virginia Tech Chemistry @VTChemDept]

Top 2️⃣5️⃣ 📈

We are proud to be named among the top 25 universities in the United States for energy and fuels. ⚡️

[P. D. Hou @dhou45]

In this recent publication on @Matter_CP by @thelinlabVT, we dive into the thermo-chemical interactions in Ni-rich layered cathodes and report interesting discoveries on thermal degradation for this "battery matter". https://t.co/Uij1SiUh3d

[Virginia Tech Chemistry @VTChemDept]

Feng Lin joined Virginia Tech’s “Curious Conversations” to discuss the chemistry behind creating better batteries for electric vehicles.

https://t.co/MPBzPk9YYQ

[The Lin Lab @thelinlabVT]

We are happy to share that another member of our lab has graduated. Last week Yuxin Zhang presented his
PhD thesis titled "Investigation of Cathode Failure Mechanisms to Enhance the Performance of Rechargeable Aqueous Batteries." Congratulations Dr. Zhang!

[The Lin Lab @thelinlabVT]

Congratulations to our newest doctoral candidate, @PromiAnika, for passing her candidacy exam today! Anika’s research is on process parameter control for synthesis of sodium ion cathodes.

[The Lin Lab @thelinlabVT]

Last week we celebrated all that @zhengrui_xu has done in our lab, first as a PhD student (VT ‘21), then as a postdoc. While we are sad to see him go, we are excited to continue collaborating with him as he moves onto his next adventure as the co-founder and CTO of Fermi Energy!

[Virginia Tech Research @VTresearch]

⚠️Faculty Inventor Spotlight⚠️
@fenglinvt is an associate professor in @VTChemDept with his #VTresearch focusing on #batteries, #energy technology, and #renewable fuels🔋
https://t.co/5VnmXc5ODN

[Virginia Tech Science @VT_Science]

.@fenglinvt's lab in @VTChemDept is focused on building batteries 🔋 that are both cost effective and can hold a charge over thousands of power cycles for vehicles 🚗. #ElectricVehicles https://t.co/vzXTDVuGiO

[The Lin Lab @thelinlabVT]

For any undergraduate students out there with a passion for #batteries or #energyscience, we would love to have you join the Lin lab this summer as part of our #REU program!

[ProfAMo @amorri28]

Announcing a new REU Program @VTChemDept! Apply to work with @amorri28 @fenglinvt @SEE_adrian_figg @GregLiu_VT @santoslabVT @SchulzLabVT @ValerieWelborn @quan_lina and twitterless Lou Madsen and Diana Thornton!

[The Lin Lab @thelinlabVT]

Congratulations to the newest Lin Lab PhD graduate, Dr. Stephanie Spence! Stephanie presented her work on the investigation of chemical and structural heterogeneities in spinel LNMO cathode materials. @StephanieSp22 @VTChemDept

[The Lin Lab @thelinlabVT]

Congratulations Dr. Anyang Hu, the second Lin Lab PhD graduate this week! Anyang has done incredible work probing electrode-electrolyte interfaces with metal dissolution and redeposition chemistry. @anyang_hu @VTChemDept

[The Lin Lab @thelinlabVT]

Congratulations Dr. Zhijie Yang, who defended his PhD on Ni-Rich and low/no-Co layered cathodes yesterday! Great work! @ZhijieYang11 @VTChemDept

[P. D. Hou @dhou45]

Our recent publication is featured in Editors’ Highlights in @NatureComms, as one of the best papers recently published in the energy field. https://t.co/irpbM9Ho09 Stay tuned, we have more exciting research works to share! @thelinlabVT @fenglinvt

[The Lin Lab @thelinlabVT]

The Lin Lab is looking for postdocs to work on the synthesis and characterization of electrode and electrolyte materials for Li-ion and Na-ion batteries. For more about the group, please refer to our website (https://t.co/yhLKvj3UbV) or reach out to Prof. Feng Lin (@fenglinvt).

[The Lin Lab @thelinlabVT]

Congrats to @anyang_hu, Yuxin, and co-authors!

[Anyang Hu @anyang_hu]

Very exciting to see this work out on @ACSEnergyLett! Thanks to my advisor @fenglinvt and team @thelinlabVT for their tremendous support. Kudos to Dr. Luxi Li @argonne @advancedphoton for her substantial help with in situ synchrotron experiments. Thanks all other co-authors!