Team Members
Principal Investigator
Dr. Chunmei Ban
Chunmei Ban is an Associate Professor in the Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering, as well as a member of the Materials Science and Engineering Program at the University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder in Boulder, CO. Prior to 2019, she served as a Senior Scientist (V) in the Chemistry and Nanoscience Center at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, CO. Ban earned both her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the Department of Chemical Engineering at Tianjin University in China, and she holds a PhD in Chemistry from the State University of New York at Binghamton. Her doctoral research was supervised by Professor M. Stanley Whittingham, a 2019 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry.
Her research focuses on surface and interface chemistry, specifically examining how interphase properties influence electrochemical processes in rechargeable batteries. This includes nonaqueous sodium batteries, lithium-ion batteries, and solid-state batteries. She aims to advance the development of electrode and electrolyte materials by improving our understanding of the electrolyte-electrode interphase. Ultimately, her goal is to design next-generation electrochemical materials for energy storage applications.
Postdoctoral Researchers
Chiminh Liang
Education
Research Focus
Nicholas Singstock
Education
Research Focus
Graduate Students
Martin Nguyen
Ph.D student
Education
Research Area
Charlotte Thomas
Ph.D student
Education
Research Area
Jackson Pope
Ph.D student
Education
Research Area
Kaitlin Garman
Ph.D student
Education
Research Area
Evan Flitz
Ph.D student
Education
Research Area
Dakota Rodriguez
Ph.D student
Education
Research Area
Mohammad Sufiyan Nafis
Ph.D student
Education
B.Tech Mechanical Engineering from Aligarh Muslim University (2022)
Research Area
Surface modification of electrodes. Synthesis and optimization of solid electrolytes for next generation solid state batteries
Cindy Wong
PhD Student
Education
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Oregon State University (2022)
M.S. in Chemical Engineering , Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2024)
Research Area
Characterization of liquid electrolytes for sodium-ion batteries. Co-advised with Michael Toney.
Caitlyn Komar
PhD Student
Education
B.S in Chemical Engineering at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities (2024)
Research Area
Surface engineering of materials for battery applications.