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AAU/BIO Guest Seminar Ling Fei

Assist. Prof. Ling Fei, Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, USA will give a lecture on "Electrospinning-Enabled Materials Development for Advancements in Energy Storage and Conversion".

Room 3.122-8, Fredrik Bajers vej 7H, 9220 Aalborg Øst

  • 05.08.2024 09:30 - 10:30

  • English

  • On location

Room 3.122-8, Fredrik Bajers vej 7H, 9220 Aalborg Øst

05.08.2024 09:30 - 10:3005.08.2024 09:30 - 10:30

English

On location

Department of Chemistry and Bioscience

AAU/BIO Guest Seminar Ling Fei

Assist. Prof. Ling Fei, Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, USA will give a lecture on "Electrospinning-Enabled Materials Development for Advancements in Energy Storage and Conversion".

Room 3.122-8, Fredrik Bajers vej 7H, 9220 Aalborg Øst

  • 05.08.2024 09:30 - 10:30

  • English

  • On location

Room 3.122-8, Fredrik Bajers vej 7H, 9220 Aalborg Øst

05.08.2024 09:30 - 10:3005.08.2024 09:30 - 10:30

English

On location

Biography

Dr. Ling Fei is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at The University of Louisiana at Lafayette. She received her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from New Mexico State University in 2014. Before joining UL Lafayette, she served as a postdoc in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Cornell University for two years and then worked as a Sr. Scientist in Axium Nano, LLC for two years. Her current research focuses on the design, synthesis, and engineering of nanostructured materials and their composite materials for applications in energy storage and conversion, catalysis, and superhydrophobic coatings. She is interested in both fundamental research and material engineering solutions for practical applications.

Abstract

As a recent NASA report pointed out that the effects of human-caused global warming are happening now, are irreversible on the timescale of people alive today, and will worsen in the decades to come.[1] Hence, viable technologies of CO2 reduction, electrification of transportation, and large-scale deployment of renewable energy must be developed to offer sustainable and indispensable solutions to the global crisis. Some green technologies such as CO2 reduction, proton-exchange membrane fuel cells, and electrolyzers rely heavily on electrochemical catalysis, and thus catalysts play an increasingly crucial role in clean energy. Others like lithium-ion batteries heavily rely on high-performance electrode materials and high-safety electrolyte materials. Electrospinning has been widely applied in industry to produce large quantities of one-dimensional (1D) functional nanomaterials with good control over their diameter, porosity, structure, and compositions. In this talk, electrospun nanofiber-based materials with various compositions, hierarchical porosity, high surface area, and inherent one-dimensional shape will be introduced as promising candidates for catalysts and battery electrodes, as well as scaffolding support for ultrathin solid-state electrolytes. Perspectives on the potential of electrospinning-enabled materials for clean energy technologies will also be provided.