Professor

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Dr. Yiying Wu

Yiying Wu grew up in a small town close to the Huangshan (Yellow Mountain) in Anhui province of China (see figure below). He received his B.S. in chemical physics from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) at Hefei in 1998, and his Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of California at Berkeley with Professor Peidong Yang in 2003. He then did his postdoctoral research with Professor Galen D. Stucky at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Prof. Yiying Wu joined the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry of OSU in 2005, was promoted to associate professor in 2011 and to full professor in 2014. He received a Cottrell Scholar Award from Research Corporation in 2008, an NSF Career Award from National Science Foundation in 2010, and a CAPA Biomatik Distinguished Faculty Award in 2014. Commissioner Brooks of the Franklin County of Ohio also award Prof. Yiying Wu a Commissioner’s Award for his contribution in renewable energy technologies. In 2011, he was ranked #6 worldwide on the Times Higher Education “Top Materials Scientists of the Past Decade”. In 2014, Wu group founded KAir Battery, LLC for the research and development of KAir battery technology. In 2015, Dr. Wu was named 40 under 40 by Midwest Energy News. Prof. Yiying Wu is also an associate editor for ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces.

Office: 256 CBEC

Mailing Address:
Department of Chemistry
The Ohio State University
100 w 18th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210-1173

E-mail: wu@chemistry.ohio-state.edu

Phone: 614-247-7810 (office), 614-247-8776 (CBEC)

Fax: 614-292-1685

Twitter: @YiyingWu4

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Postdocs

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Dr. Bidhan Chandra Patra

Bidhan is from Panskura (a small town in West Bengal), INDIA. He completed his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata, India. His Ph.D. research was focused on fundamental design of porous Covalent Organic Frameworks (COFs). After completing his 1st postdoc from National University of Singapore (NUS) at 2023, he joined the Wu research group as a postdoctoral fellow in 2024 and is currently exploring hybrid materials for photoelectrochemical application. Bidhan loves playing cricket and badminton in his leisure hours.

 

 

 
 

Fifth-year and above graduate students

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Ruichen Wan

Ruichen is from Wuhan, China and received his BS in chemistry from Sun Yat-sen University, where he worked on the synthesis of lanthanide single-molecule magnets. He joined the Wu group in 2021 and is currently working on synthesizing hybrid perovskites with functional organic cations.

 

 

 
 
 

Fourth-year graduate students

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Third-year graduate students

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Jocelyn Elgin

Jocelyn Elgin was raised in Evansville, IN, and completed her bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Purdue University where she worked in an aerosol analysis lab, particularly working on determining NOx concentrations in ground and well water. She joined the Wu group in the winter of 2021 and started her research on solid-state electrolyte for battery application. Outside of academics, she loves painting and watching Formula 1 with her brother.

 

 

 

 
 
 

Second-year graduate students

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Smrutimedha Parida

Smruti is from Odisha, India. She received her Integrated Masters in Chemistry from National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar. There, she worked on carbonaceous materials embedded metal selenides for energy storage applications. She joined the Wu group in winter 2022 and is currently working on solid-state electrolyte for battery applications. In her free time, Smruti loves sketching, traveling and exploring new places and food.

 

 

 

 
 
 

First-year graduate students

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Daniel White

Daniel White is from Robbinsville, NJ. He received his bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Villanova University in 2023, where he worked with solid oxide fuel cells in Dr. Bryan Eigenbrodt’s lab. He joined the Wu group in the winter of 2023 and started his research with potassium-oxygen batteries. In his free time, he enjoys running, fishing, and listening to music.

 

 

 

 

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Victoria Sabo

Victoria Sabo is from Dublin Ohio and received her undergraduate degree from Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago in 2020. During her time there she worked on cobalt doped titania for use both as an electrode material and for use as a dehydrogenation catalyst. She joined the group in December of 2023 and is working on solid-state electrolyte for battery application. Outside of the lab Victoria has fenced saber for over ten years and is a painter and an avid reader.

 

 

 

 

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Tsu Hao Wang

TSU HAO WANG, from Taiwan, earned his Bachelor’s degree at National Central University. He previously studied the application of mechanochemistry in MOFs. In 2023, he joined the Wu Lab. He is currently researching the application of mechanochemistry in hybrid materials at Wu Lab. In his leisure time, he enjoys playing tennis, golf, and combat.

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

Visiting scholars and students

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Undergraduate students

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Huiling(Doris) Ao

Huiling is from Shenzhen, China. She is currently a Junior chemistry major student in The Ohio State University. In the summer of 2022, she joined the Wu group as a research volunteer working on batteries. Outside of lab, Huiling likes baking and reading

 

 

 

 
 
 

Group Alumni

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Ruiyang Lyu (graduate student, 2018-2023, Senior Engineer at WH-Power Inc.) LinkedIn

Jieren Shao (graduate student, 2018-2023, Battery Scientist Engineer at Iontra Inc.) LinkedIn

Songwei Zhang (graduate student, 2017-2023, Analytical R&D Scientist at Sterling Pharma Solutions) LinkedIn

Luke Schkeryantz (graduate student, 2017-2022, Senior Engineer at SES) LinkedIn

Jingfeng Zheng (graduate student, 2017-2022, Battery Engineer at NIO Inc.) LinkedIn

Jiaonan Sun (graduate student, 2016-2021, Postdoc at Purdue University) LinkedIn

Tianyu (San) Liu (graduate student, 2017-2019, Senior Scientist at Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited) LinkedIn

Allie Curtze (graduate student, 2016-2019, Information Scientist at CAS) LinkedIn

Yongze Yu (graduate student, 2014-2019, Machine Learning Engineer at Spotify) LinkedIn

Neng Xiao (graduate student, 2014-2019, Surface and Thin Film Scientist at DuPont) LinkedIn

William McCulloch (graduate student, 2013-2018, PTD Module and Integration Device Yield Engineer at Intel) LinkedIn

Benjamin Garrett (graduate student, 2012-2017, Senior Manager at Entegris) LinkedIn

Kevin Click (graduate student, 2012-2017, Senior Scientist II at Owens Corning) LinkedIn

Xuanxuan Bi (graduate student, 2012-2017, Postdoctoral Appointee at Argonne National Lab) Work Profile

Tom Draskovic (graduate student, 2012-2017, R&D Engineer at Hyperion Materials & Technologies) LinkedIn

Mingfu He (graduate student, 2011-2016, Senior Scientist at SES) LinkedIn

Lu Ma (graduate student, 2011-2016, researcher at Brookhaven National Laboratory) LinkedIn

Xiaodi Ren (graduate student, 2011-2016, Professor at University of Science and Technology of China) Group Website

Damian Beauchamp (graduate student, 2012-2016, the President and CDO at 8 Rivers Capital) LinkedIn

Zhongjie Huang (graduate student, 2010-2015, Research Scientist at Donghua University) LinkedIn

Mingzhe Yu (graduate student, 2010-2015, Asscioate Research Scientist at Dow) LinkedIn

Panitat Hasin (graduate student, 2007-2012, Professor at Kasetsart University, Thailand) LinkedIn

Gayatri Natu (graduate student, 2007-2012, Principal Engineer at Applied Materials India) LinkedIn

Yanguang Li (graduate student, 2005-2010, Professor at SooChow University, China) LinkedIn

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Lei Qin (postdoc, 2018-2022) LinkedIn

Ram Krishna Hona (postdoc, 2019-2021, currently Instructor at United Tribes Technical College) LinkedIn

Gerald Gourdin (postdoc, 2018-2019, currenltly postdoc at the Ohio State University ) LinkedIn

Danielle Chirdon (postdoc, 2017-2018) LinkedIn

Zhiqiang Ji (postdoc, 2010-2013, currently at Universal Display Corporation) LinkedIn

Mario Alpulche (postdoc, 2007-2009, currently Assistant Professor at Univ. Nevada, Reno) LinkedIn

Bing Tan (postdoc, 2005-2007, currently IMRA, America) LinkedIn

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Grace Shaw (undergraduate student, 2022-2023)

Yu Deng (undergraduate student, 2018-2019)

Xichen Liang (undergraduate student, 2017-2018)

Justin Dilenschneider (undergraduate student, 2016-2018)

Bradley Schockman (undergraduate student, 2016-2017)

Brittany Trang (undergraduate student, 2013-2017)

Maneesha Pimplikar (undergraduate student, 2014-2017)

Shengchen Xue (undergraduate student, 2015-2016)

Sihan Wang (undergraduate student, 2014-2015)

Mitchell Steindler (undergraduate student, 2015)

Anna Dorfi (undergraduate student, 2013-2014)

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Xiaojuan Chen (2021, visiting scholar from Sichuan University, China)

Shougui Ning (2021, visiting scholar from Sichuan University, China)

Xingxing Wu (2020, visiting scholar from Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), China)

Sichen Gu (2018, visiting scholar from Beijing Institute of Technology, China)

Jingmei Li (2018, visiting scholar from National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan)

Shan Jin (2018, visiting scholar from Anhui University, China)

Renjie Li (visiting professor from Wuhan University, China)

Qiang Zhao (visiting graduate student from Sichuan University, China)

Weilin Chen (2014, visiting scholar from Northeastern Normal University, China)

Huizhen Li (2014, visiting scholar from Henan Normal University, China)