High-entropy oxides, chalcogenides, and pressure-tuned topological behavior.
Quantum Materials / Transport / Energy
Quantum materials, transport, and energy applications
I study quantum and high-entropy materials across atomic-scale chemistry, nanoscale transport, noisy quantum computation, and battery systems that need to work outside the clean edges of the lab.
2D MoS2 and WS2 device fabrication, FETs, EBL patterning, and nanostructures.
SQD, VQE, Qiskit, and quantum chemistry workflows on noisy hardware.
Li-air, Li-CO2, dry cathodes, CO2 reduction, and scalable electrode design.
Research Focus
From quantum-scale structure to device-scale energy performance.
My work connects synthesis, nanofabrication, in-situ characterization, first-principles modeling, and quantum algorithms to understand how materials move charge, store energy, and transform under extreme conditions.
High-entropy quantum materials
Oxide and chalcogenide systems where composition, disorder, and pressure reshape stability.
Quantum transport and 2D devices
Nanoscale patterning and device studies of transition-metal dichalcogenides and FETs.
Quantum computation
Algorithms for reaction energetics and catalytic pathways using SQD, VQE, Python, and Qiskit.
Energy and electrochemistry
Electrocatalysts, Li-air and Li-CO2 batteries, dry-cathode engineering, and CO2 reduction.
Featured Work
Quantum, computation, and energy resources
Selected projects and papers that show the through-line from atomic structure to applied systems.
High-entropy oxide nanoribbons
First-author work on resilient, one-dimensional oxides with entropy-driven transformations.
High-entropy chalcogenide topological insulator
Pressure-driven quantum materials work prepared for APS Global Summit and Chicago Quantum Summit.
MoS2 and WS2 nanoscale devices
Nanofabrication, EBL patterning, and FET work for transport in low-dimensional systems.
Quantum chemistry on noisy hardware
Quantum algorithms for reaction energetics and catalytic pathways in energy chemistry.
Janus chalcogenides for Li-air batteries
Catalysts for stabilizing LiO2 discharge chemistry and improving charge-transfer behavior.
Cybertruck battery manufacturing
Dry-cathode design, contamination control, testing, and manufacturing scale-up work.
News and Interviews
Recent coverage
Public stories and department news highlighting the quantum and materials trajectory.
Building Futures in High-Demand Fields
UIC feature on quantum computing, quantum optics training, and Chicago's growing quantum ecosystem.
MIE PhD student is first author in Science paper
Department news recognizing the high-entropy oxide nanoribbon paper in Science.
Novel materials built to withstand extreme environments
Coverage of one-dimensional high-entropy oxides designed for harsh thermal, pressure, and chemical conditions.
Industrial Experience
Battery research translated into manufacturing decisions.
Alongside academic work, I have worked on industrial energy systems where electrochemical performance, microstructure, contamination control, and process scalability have to meet in real production lines.
Tesla Inc. / Engineering Intern / May-Dec 2024
Cybertruck Li-ion battery and dry-cathode process engineering
Contributed to dry-cathode design, electrochemical testing, failure analysis, cathode powder data analysis, SOP development, microstructure analysis, and contamination control for scalable battery manufacturing.
40% coating speed improvement
10 mpm tool-speed increase
ML cathode powder analysis
View Tesla dry-cathode update
Quantum materials and energy chemistry
DOE, Argonne, ARPA-E, and NSF-supported research across in-situ spectroscopy, electrocatalysis, batteries, and quantum algorithms.
Quantum engineering education
Quantum materials, quantum optics, transport in nanostructures, solid-state devices, Python, and Qiskit instruction.
Electrochemical instrumentation
R&D lead for in-house electrochemical workstation design and energy/environment hardware development.
Publication Index
Selected publications
Quantum materials, electrocatalysis, transport, and energy-storage papers.
2026
Pathways for sustainable reaction kinetics in Li-CO2 batteries
Nature Communications
2025
Resiliency, morphology, and entropic transformations in high-entropy oxide nanoribbons
Science
2025
Stabilizing lithium superoxide formation in lithium-air batteries by Janus chalcogenide catalysts
Nano Energy
2024
Capacitive deionization and electrochemical performance of hierarchical porous electrodes
Electrochimica Acta
2024
Fast charge-transfer rates in Li-CO2 batteries with a coupled cation-electron transfer process
Adv. Energy Materials
2024
Vapor-phase synthesis of electrocatalytic covalent organic frameworks
Advanced Materials
2023
Thermodynamics and kinetics in anisotropic growth of one-dimensional midentropy nanoribbons
ACS Nano
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