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Education

  • Ph.D, Stony Brook University, 2009
  • MS, Tsinghua University, 2002
  • BS, Tsinghua University, 1999

Teaching Interests

Professor Chen’s teaching interests span core mechanical engineering and cross-disciplinary areas, including Statics (CoE 2001), Deformable Bodies (CoE 3001), Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion (ME/MSE/ChBE 4759), and Structure–Property Relationships (ME/MSE 6796), at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. He emphasizes the development of strong analytical and modeling skills to enable students to tackle complex engineering problems. His teaching integrates rigorous theoretical foundations with practical applications, preparing students for research and industry challenges in energy conversion and storage–related fields.

Research Interests

Professor Chen’s research interests are inherently cross-disciplinary, spanning mechanical engineering, chemistry, and materials science. His group focuses on materials and devices for electrochemical energy storage, as well as functional and structural metals and alloys. The group’s technical expertise includes the development and application of advanced in situ characterization techniques for energy storage devices, high-throughput and autonomous synthesis of functional materials, computation-aided materials design, and novel synthesis strategies for nanostructured materials.

Recent Publications

  • Yifan Ma, Jakub Pepas, Guangxing Zhang, Zhaonan Liu, Yang Su, Jianming Bai, Hui Zhong, Tianyi Li, Wenqian Xu, Minju Kang, John Carsley, Josh Kacher, Hailong Chen*. “Understanding Rate-Dependent Textured Growth in Zinc Electrodeposition via High-Throughput In Situ X-Ray Diffraction.” Nature Communications. 2025, 2025, 16, 7748-7758.
  • Zhantao Liu, Guangxing Zhang, Jakub Pepas, Yifan Ma and Hailong Chen*,“Li2FeCl4 as a Cost-Effective and Durable Cathode for Solid-State Li-Ion Batteries”, ACS Energy Letters, 2024, 9 (11), 5464-5470.
  • Guangxing Zhang, Zhantao Liu, Yifan Ma, Jakub Pepas, Jianming Bai, Hui Zhong, Yuanzhi Tang*, Hailong Chen*,“Li2.9Fe0.9Zr0.1Cl6 as Redox-Active Catholyte for Solid-State Li-Ion Batteries”, Chemistry of Materials, 2024, 36 (20), 10104-10112.
  • Zhantao Liu, Alex Chien, Shuo Wang, Shaowei Song, Mu Lv, Shuo Chen, Shuman Xia, Jue Liu*, Yifei Mo*, Hailong Chen* “Tuning collective anion motion enables superionic conductivity in solid-state halide electrolytes”, Nature Chemistry. 2024, 16 (10), 1584-159152.
  • Zhantao Liu, Jue Liu, Simin Zhao, Sangni Xun, Paul Byaruhanga, Shuo Chen, Yuanzhi Tang, Ting Zhu, Hailong Chen* “Low-cost iron trichloride cathode for all-solid-state lithium-ion batteries” Nature Sustainability, 2024, 7 (11), 1492-1500.