09/10/2024  Invited article "Surface-Engineered Pt-Ni(111) Nanocatalysts for Boosting Their ORR Performance via Thermal Treatment" accepted by ChemElectroChem for publication.

   07/26/2024  Invited article "Morphology-Controlled Synthesis of Multi-Metal-Based Spinel Oxide Nanocrystals and Their Performance for Oxygen Reduction" accepted by Electron for publication.

   04/30/2024  Anna Dennett, as "an outstanding graduating senior in Chemistry", received an award from the American Institute of Chemists. Congratulations!

   02/28/2024  Article "Randomly Layered Superstructure of In₂O₃ Truncated Nano-Octahedra and High-Pressure Behavior" accepted by J. Am. Chem. Soc. for publication.

   10/30/2023  Welcome Joseph Delgado, the new Ph.D. candidate, to join our research group.

   09/13/2023  Our publication, "Improvement of Oxygen Reduction Performance in Alkaline Media by Tuning Phase Structure of Pd-Bi Nanocatalysts (10.1021/jacs.1c08644)", has been acknowledged by the Editor-in-Chief of JACS as one of the most cited papers from 2020 to 2021. Congratulations to our team!

   08/02/2023  Our paper "Enhanced Oxygen Reduction Performance on {101} CoMn₂O₄ Spinel Facets", was published in ACS Energy Lett.

   04/30/2023  "Improving Oxygen Reduction Performance of Surface-Layer-Controlled Pt-Ni Nano-Octahedra via Gaseous Etching" was published in Nano Lett.

   03/31/2023  Invited review paper, "Shape-Controlled Synthesis of Platinum-Based Nanocrystals and Their Electrocatalytic Applications in Fuel Cells", was published in Nano-Micro Lett.

    03/20/2023  Welcome Areesha Maryam, the new Ph.D. candidate, to join the research group.

   02/28/2023  Invited review paper, "Shape-Controlled Synthesis of Platinum-Based Nanocrystals and Their Electrocatalytic Applications in Fuel Cells", was accepted by Nano-Micro Lett.

   11/16/2022  Our Pt-Fe-Ni trimetallic paper published. This is an invited article to a Nanotechnology IFC on U.S. Department of Energy's Nanoscale Science Research Centers.

   10/25/2022  Our first "spinel shape-controlled" paper, facet-defined CuMn₂O₄ spinel nanocatalysts for improving alkaline ORR, published. 

   09/01/2022  Welcome new undergraduate student, Anna Dennett, to the research group. 

   08/22/2022  Welcome Dr. Clament Selvam to the research group as a Postdoctoral Associate.

  05/25/2022  Welcome Kejia Li, the new Ph.D. candidate to join the research group!

  12/22/2021  Article "Nanoscale Design of Pd-based Electrocatalysts for ORR Enhancement in Alkaline Media" (Ming Zhou, et. al.) accepted by Small Structure for publication.

  11/15/2021  Welcome Dr. Jinfong Pan to the research group as a Research Scientist.

  09/10/2021  Welcome Douglas J. Lee, the undergraduate student who joins the research group!

  09/03/2021  Article "Improvement of Oxygen Reduction Performance in Alkaline Media by Tuning Phase Structure of Pd-Bi Nanocatalysts" (Ming Zhou, et. al.) accepted by JACS for publication.

  07/30/2021  Welcome Dr. Can Li to the research group as a Postdoctoral Associate!

  06/09/2021  Review manuscript "Construction of Lattice Strain in Bimetallic Nanostructures and Its Effectiveness in Electrochemical Applications" was accepted by Small.

  05/19/2021  Yang Peng has successfully passed his Master's oral defense. Congratulations!

  05/05/2021  Can Li has successfully passed his Ph.D. oral defense, and submitted his Ph.D. dissertation. Congratulations!  

  01/13/2021  Manuscript "Synthesis of Core@Shell Cu-Ni@Pt-Cu Nano-Octahedra and Their Improved MOR Activity" was published in Angewandte Chemie.

  11/16/2020  Welcome Prabhu Bharathan, the new Ph.D. student to join the research group.

  08/25/2020  Manuscript "Noble-Metal Based Random Alloy and Intermetallic Nanocrystals: Syntheses and Applications" accepted by Chem. Rev.

  06/01/2020  C. Li received Clifford E. Myers Summer Research Grant for supporting his summer study. Congratulations!

  05/01/2020  Fan Zhang has successfully passed his Master oral defense. Congratulations!

  03/01/2020  Welcome Imad Kemerchou as a visiting Ph.D. student to join the research group.

  12/19/2019  Welcome Adam R. Thomas, the new MSE Ph.D. student to join the research group.

  11/08/2019  Welcome Yang Peng, the new MSE graduate student to join the research group.

  10/01/2019  Welcome Dr. Ming Zhou to the research group as a Postdoctoral Associate.

  09/11/2019  Welcome new undergraduate student, Bowen Wang, to join the research group.

  09/08/2019  Welcome Mingjiu Liu, the new MSE graduate student to join the research group.

  03/27/2019  Shaojie Jiang (Materials Science and Engineering) received university "Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Research" (2018-19). Congratulations!

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