Abstract: Liangbing Hu leads an Energy and Environmental Materials and Devices research group at the University of Maryland, College Park, with a major mission to address the CO2 challenge. His current research interests include ultrahigh-temperature synthesis of new materials and their use in advanced energy devices, beyond Li-ion batteries for transportation and the grid, and wood nanoscience and nanotechnologies.
In this seminar he will share his group’s research and development of electrified ultrahigh-temperature synthesis as a novel platform for discovering and manufacturing new energy and environmental materials. Starting with a discussion on the design and fabrication of ultrahigh temperature heaters, Professor Hu will discuss by three specific research topics, including high entropy nanoparticles, a high-performance battery membrane, and reactors with rapid programmable temperature for thermochemical reactions.