Welcome to Energy Nanostructure Laboratory (E-Nano)

 

Prof. Donghai Wang's Energy Nanostructure Laboratory (E-Nano) focuses on nanomaterial development for clean energy technologies, such as batteries, solar cells, fuel cells, and environmental remediation. The experimental research includes nanomaterial synthesis, characterization and device fabrication and evaluation. Nanomaterials are made by a variety of methods, including sol-gel method, high temperature synthesis, templating approach, and self-assembly. Material characterizations are performed using state of the art techniques. The nanomaterials are evaluated in fabricated devices such as batteries, solar cells, fuel cells and reactors for clean energy application. We aim to develop new materials to improve performance of the clean energy techniques and guide development of advanced energy techniques.

Research positions available for graduate student and postdoctoral fellows. Exceptionally motivated Ph.D. students interested in materials and energy technologies are invited to contact Prof. Donghai Wang by email with a brief introduction, interest and a resume. Qualified post-doctoral applicants are expected to have a strong academic background in either of the following expertise: synthesis of nanocrystals, functionalization of carbon nanostructure, electrochemistry (e.g., battery fabrication and characterization) or photocatalysis. Applications should include a cover letter with a statement of research interests and timing of availability, a CV with a reference list. Please email it to dwang@psu.edu.
News
September, 2011, Dr. Jinkui Feng joined the group as postdoctoral fellow. Welcome, Jinkui!
September, 2011, Giles Howlett passed the Ph.D candidacy exam. Congratulations!
August, 2011, Dr. Wang’s group leading a team won an award from DOE to develop advanced Li-Sulfur battery cells. Congratulations!
May, 2011, Dr. Dongping Lv joined the group as postdoctoral fellow. Welcome, Dongping!
February 2011, Terrence Xu won Thomas and June Beaver Fund Award. Congratulation!
January, 2011, Mikhail Gordin passed Ph.D. candidacy exam. Congratulation!
January 2011: Donghai Wang's group received a research grant from DOE-NETL to develop stationary energy storage technology.
January 2011: Dr. Wang's paper "Self-Assembled TiO2–Graphene Hybrid Nanostructures for Enhanced Li-Ion Insertion" in ACS Nano was highlighted as one of the Top 20 Most Cited articles for the journal that were published within the Last 3 Years.
January 2011: Dr. Da Chen joins our group as a postdoctoral fellow. Welcome, Da!
September 2010: Terrence Xu passed Ph.D. Qualification Exam, Congratulation!
September 2010: Undergraduate WingKai Tang and Dun Ning joined our group.
August 2010: Terrence Xu and Mikhail Gordin published the group’s first paper in JOM about Li-ion Batteries for Stationary Energy Storage.
July 2010: Donghai Wang’s group receives a research grant from DOE-BATT program.
July 2010: Donghai Wang’s group receives a research grant from Ben Franklin Partnership.
June 2010: Undergraduate Mike Gidding and Qi Zhang joined our group for summer research supported from NSF-RUA and Penn State SORP progam.
June 2010: Donghai Wang’s group receives a research grant from Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Destruction of Bio-Agents.
May 2010: Visiting students Zhiping Song and Zhongxue Chen from Wuhan University joined our group.
March 2010: Donghai Wang’s group receives its first research grant from PA Nanomaterials Commercialization Center.
March 2010: Dr. Wang and his colleagues successfully organized a solar cell and solar fuel symposium at 239th ACS national meeting.
February 2010: Terrence Xu and Mikhail Gordin joined our group and became first graduate students working in E-Nano Lab.