Principal investigator
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Postdoctoral Scholars

Tao Li, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Northern Illinois University
Scientist
Advanced Photon Source X‐Ray Science Division
Argonne National Laboratory
B.Sc., East China University of Science and Technology, 2003
Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 2009
Postdoctoral, Argonne National Laboratory, 2010-2013
Email: tli4@niu.edu
Nguyễn Thị Diễm Hương, PhD
B.Sc., University of Science
Ph.D., Vietnam National University,
Email: hnguyen@niu.edu
Xuchun Wang, PhD
B.Sc. and M. Sc. Soochow University
Ph.D. Western University
Email: xuchunwang@anl.gov

PhD Candidates

Undergraduates
High School Students
Alumni









Xinyi Liu, PhD Candidate, Fall 2019
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
M.S. Degree in Chemical Engineering from Wuhan Institue of Technology
Email: z1874883@students.niu.edu
Lingzhe Fang, PhD Candidate, Fall 2019
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
M.S. Degree in Materials Science from Nanjing University of Science and Technology
Email: z1877624@students.niu.edu
Xingyi Lyu, PhD Candidate, Fall 2020
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
M.S. Degree in Chemical Engineering from University of Florida
Email: z1909024@students.niu.edu
Xiaozhao Liu, PhD Student, Fall 2023
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
M.S. Degree in Environmental Science and Engineering from South China University of Technology
Email: z2011237@students.niu.edu
Rosy Mejia
Taylor Akins
Rena Gonzalez
James Holmes
Stephen Harcar
Jason Xu
Elaine Sun
Postdoc:
Liguang Wang, PhD
Post Doctoral Fellow
Research Interests: Synchrotron-based X-ray techniques
Lithium and beyond batteries
Email: wliguang@niu.edu
Current position: Professor at Zhejiang University
Kun Qian, PhD
Post Doctoral Fellow
Ph.D., Tsinghua University, 2019
Research interests: designing and diagnosing interfaces in electrochemical systems by integrating electrochemical analysis and in-situ/operando characterizations based on synchrotron X-ray, Raman and Neutron.
Current position: Postdoc at UCSD
Erik Sarnello, PhD
Email: Z1837085@students.niu.edu
M.S Degree in Chemistry from Western Illinois University
Current position: Postdoc at Argonne National Lab
Haiping Xu, PhD
Postdoctor at Argonne National Lab
Division of Chemical Sciences and Engineering
Email: haiping.xu@anl.gov
Current position: Professor at Harbin Institute of Technology
Undergraduate student:
NSF-REU student Palen Bethany from Winona State University.
Dylan Barron
Livilla Glover
Rebekah Gonzalez
Andalwisye Horton
Emma Whitlock
Alexandra Henriquez
John Sailor
