We now have a couple of postdoctoral positions and openings for graduate students (PhD or Master students). Potential candidates are highly encouraged to contact Dr. Meng with an updated CV at xbmeng@uark.edu.
We have been looking for self-motivated, talented students with excellent background in Materials Science & Technology, Electrochemistry, or any closely related disciplines. If you are interested in our research, please contact Dr. Meng with your CV at xbmeng@uark.edu.
Outstanding PhD applicants with a US citizenship may be qualified for Distinguished Doctoral Fellowships (a $22,000 annual doctoral fellowship supplement for a maximum award of $88,000 over 4 years) or Doctoral Academy Fellowships (a maximum $48,000 supplement over four years). Interested applicants may refer to the link: http://graduate-recruitment.uark.edu/funding-degree/fellowships.php
News
2024
March 4, 2024 — Welcome Madison Blossman joining us as an undergraduate researcher!
January 1, 2024 — Our paper was accepted for publishing in Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers (IF = 7.0), entitled “Interface engineering of lithium metal anodes via atomic and molecular layer deposition“.
January 1, 2024 — Happy New Year! Our team looks forward to securing more funds, more members, more collaborators, more projects, and more achievements for New GOALs!
2023
November 15, 2023 — Our paper was accepted for publishing in Nanotechnology (IF = 3.5), entitled “Effects of Cathode Loadings and Anode Protection on the Performance of Lithium Metal Batteries“. Congratulations to Kevin and our coauthors!
October 4, 2023 — Congratulations to Dr. Meng for being among the World Ranking Top 2% Scientists released in a Stanford University study published by Elsevier in 2023. More details could be checked with the link attached below:
https://elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/btchxktzyw/6
September 27, 2023 — Under Dr. Meng’s invitation, Dr. Hua Zhou at Argonne National Laboratory delivered an invited seminar for graduate students of the Department of Mechanical Engineering of UA, entitled “Embracing APS Upgrade: Multimodal Surface X-ray Probes Revealing Fundamental Processes across Electrochemical Interfaces“.
September 18, 2023 — Our paper was accepted for publishing in Chemical Engineering Journal (IF = 15.1), entitled “Tackling Issues of Lithium Metal Anodes with a Novel Polymeric Lithicone Coating“.
September 11, 2023 — Welcome Dr. Meetesh Singh to join our research team as a Postdoctoral Fellow!
September 1, 2023 — Kevin was awarded College of Engineering Graduate Fellowship ($1,000). Congratulations!
May 17, 2023 — Under the invitation of the Taiwan Vacuum Society, Dr. Meng will be serving as one of the Program Committee Member of the 12th Vacuum and Surface Sciences Conference of Asia and Australia (VASSCAA-12), which will be held in Taipei International Convention Center on October 14-17, 2024.
May 5, 2023 — Dr. Meng was recognized as “Outstanding Researcher 2022-23 of Department of Mechanical Engineering” by the College of Engineering at UA.
April 26, 2023 — Under Dr. Meng’s invitation, Dr. Yuzi Liu from Argonne National Laboratory delivers an invited departmental seminar, entitled “Operando characterization of single particle energy storage materials“.
April 25, 2023 — Our proposal was awarded by NSF with a fund of $50,000, entitled “I-Corps: A high energy anode-free lithium metal battery enabled by atomic and molecular layer deposition“.
April 3, 2023 — Dr. Meng is serving as a Session Chair (Moderator) for organizing the Symposium of Nanostructure Synthesis and Fabrication at 23rd International Conference on Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD/ALE2023), Bellevue, WA (June 23 – 26, 2023).
March 31, 2023 — Welcome Dr. Ramesh Kumar Petla to join our group as a Postdoctoral Fellow.
March 31, 2023 — Dr. Meng is serving as a Session Chair for organizing the Symposium of A02: Lithium Ion Batteries at 243rd ECS Meeting , Boston, MA (May 28 – June 2, 2023).
March 22, 2023 — Dr. Meng is serving as a Guest Editor for organizing a Special Issue in Batteries, entitled “Behavior of Cathode Materials at High Voltage“.
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/batteries/special_issues/TRVC7J6423
March 22, 2023 — Dr. Meng is serving as a Guest Editor for organizing a Special Issue in Frontiers in Energy Research, entitled “Rising Stars in Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage: 2023“.
February 27, 2023 — Dr. Meng is serving as a Guest Editor for organizing a Special Issue in Frontiers in Chemistry, entitled “Advanced Anode Electrode Materials for Rechargeable Li/Na/K-ion Batteries“.
January 30, 2023 — Welcome Michael Wagner to join the team as an undergraduate researcher!
January 20, 2023 — Dr. Meng in media: Energy Grant Will Advance Development of Lithium-Ion Batteries!
January 16, 2023 — Dr. Meng was invited for giving an invited talk at 243rd ECS Meeting (May 28 – June 2, 2023, Boston), entitled “Nanoscale Surface Coatings for for High-Performance Nickel-Rich LiNixMnyCozO2 Cathodes via Atomic Layer Deposition“.
January 6, 2023 — Dr. Meng received a fund of ~$750,000 from US Department of Energy (DOE) to develop high-performance NMC811 cathodes using ALD of sulfides!!! Meng is leading a new research direction with this generous fund.
https://science.osti.gov/-/media/bes/pdf/awards/ESPCoR-Awards-List-2022.pdf
2022
December 6, 2022 — Dr. Meng delivered a Seminar at Ford virtually, entitled “Precise Interface Engineering of Emerging Rechargeable Battery Systems via Atomic & Molecular Layer Deposition“, under the invitation of Dr. Zijie Lu.
December 5, 2022 — Congratulations to Dr. Meng for being among the World Ranking Top 2% Scientists released in a Stanford University study published by Elsevier in the past three years (2020, 2021, and 2022). More details could be checked with the link attached below:
https://elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/btchxktzyw/4
https://elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/btchxktzyw/3
https://elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/btchxktzyw/2
December 2, 2022 — Congratulations to Xin for his successful PhD Defense! Dr. Wang, keep going for your career pursuit!
October 28, 2022 — Dr. Meng delivered an invited virtual speech at the International Workshop on Multidisciplinary Research in conjunction with the TVS-2022 Annual Symposium (Taichung, Taiwan), entitled “Interfacial engineering of advanced rechargeable batteries via atomic and molecular layer deposition“.
October 13, 2022 — Dr. Meng delivered a seminar at University of Arkansas at Little Rock, entitle “Interface engineering of emerging battery systems via atomic & molecular layer deposition“. Thanks Dr. Fumiya Watanabe for hosting the seminar.
September 15, 2022 — Congratulations to Matthew and Peng! Our review paper has been accepted for publishing in Molecules (IF = 4.927), entitled “Atomic and molecular layer deposition as surface engineering techniques for emerging alkali metal rechargeable batteries “.
August 21-22, 2022 — Dr. Meng presented two talks at ACS Fall 2022 (Chicago, IL), entitled “High-performance nickel-rich metal oxide cathodes by nanocoatings of atomic layer deposition” and “Promising lithium metal batteries by atomic and molecular layer deposition“, respectively.
August 15, 2022 — Congratulations to Xin and Kevin, both have been awarded College of Engineering Graduate Fellowships ($2,000). The Fellowships will receive a $1,000 award from the Reginald R. “Barney” & Jameson A. Baxter Graduate Fellowship and a $1,000 award by Mechanical Engineering from the 21st Century Leadership Endowed Chair.
August 7, 2022 — Congratulations to Xin for his new publication accepted for publishing in Rare Metals (IF = 6.318), entitled “Surface modifications of layered LiNixMnyCozO2 cathodes via atomic and molecular layer deposition“.
July 11, 2022 — Under an invitation of Dr. Neil Dasgupta, Dr. Meng delivered a seminar at University of Michigan, entitled “Atomic and molecular layer deposition (ALD & MLD) in pursuing advanced batteries“.
May 9/10, 2022 — Dr. Meng attended 2022 Spring MRS Meeting in Honolulu and presented one poster entitled ” Atomic layer deposition of sulfide films for improved electrochemical performance of LiNi0.8Mn0.1Co0.1O2 cathodes” and one talk entitled “Superior polymeric lithicones for extremely long-life lithium metal anodes”
May 5, 2022 — Under an invitation of Dr. Tiglet Besara, Dr. Meng delivered a seminar at the Missouri State University, entitled ” Atomic & Molecular Layer Deposition (ALD/MLD) for Emerging Research Studies“.
April 13, 2022 — Dr. Meng was tenured and promoted to Associate Professor.
April 7, 2022 — Dr. Meng was invited to serve as an Associate Editor on Editorial Board of Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage for Frontier in Energy Research.
April 5, 2022 — Congratulations to Xin and coauthors! Our review paper has been accepted for publishing in Energy Storage Materials (IF = 20.831), entitled “Synchrotron-based X-ray Diffraction and Absorption Spectroscopy Studies on Layered LiNixMnyCozO2 Cathode Materials: A Review “.
March 29, 2022 — Dr. Meng is serving as a lead guest editor for a Focus Collection in the journal, Nanotechnology (IF = 3.953), entitled “Focus on Manipulations of Atomic and Molecular Layers and its applications in Energy, Environmental Sciences and Optoelectronic Devices“. The deadline of submission is December 31st, 2022. The Focus Collection could be found via the link as follows: https://iopscience.iop.org/journal/0957-4484/page/focus-manipulations-atomic-molecular-layers-energy-environmental-optoelectronic .
March 3, 2022 — Dr. Meng is serving as a guest editor for a Special Issue in the journal, Molecules (IF = 4.927), entitled “Li-ion Battery Materials“. The deadline of submission is September 15, 2022. The special issue could be found via the link as follows: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/molecules/special_issues/Li_Battery.
February 11, 2022 — Congratulations to Xin and coauthors! Our paper has been accepted for publishing in Journal of Energy Chemistry (IF = 13.599), entitled “High-performance LiNi0.8Mn0.1Co0.1O2 cathode by nanoscale lithium sulfide coating via atomic layer deposition“.
January 23, 2022 — Congratulations to Yongqiang and coauthors! Our paper has been accepted for publishing in Dalton Transactions (IF = 4.569), entitled “Atomic layer deposition of lithium zirconium oxides for improved performance of lithium-ion batteries”.
January 3, 2022 — Welcome Kevin joining us as a Master student!
2021
December 8, 2021 — Our recent work of superior lithium anodes has been promoted on multiple websites by the publisher. The original publication can be found via the link:
https://spj.sciencemag.org/journals/energymatadv/2021/9786201/.
Here below are the websites promoting our work:
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/936957
https://www.azom.com/news.aspx?newsID=57593
http://ct.moreover.com/?a=46485921202&p=1pl&v=1&x=2o4C0bk9oWJT4lW1g97cxQ
https://www.miragenews.com/recently-developed-novel-li-conducting-687993/
July 31, 2021 — Our group had a picnic at Veterans Memorial Pack, Fayetteville, AR72703. Anglers tried lucks and Dr. Meng caught a couple of bass.
July 27, 2021 — Our research article has been accepted in Energy Material Advances, entitled “Molecular layer deposition of crosslinked polymeric lithicone for superior lithium metal anodes“.
July 1, 2021 — Congratulations to Jiyu for passing his PhD defense successfully! Jiyu will stay at Argonne National Laboratory as a Postdoctoral Fellow for his career development.
June 11, 2021 — Our new research members made first battery cells that powered LED lights. Congratulations to Jacob, Kevin, and Josh!
May 11, 2021 — Dr. Meng will serve as a Session Moderator at the AVS 21st International Conference on Atomic Layer Deposition, June 27 – 30, 2021.
May 11, 2021 — Congratulations to Jacob Esterline and Kevin Velasquez Carballo for both winning Summer Undergraduate Research Grant Awards! Wonderful!
April 5, 2021 — Welcome our new undergraduate researcher – Kevin Velasquez Carballo.
April 3, 2021 — Our Honors Student, Matthew Sullivan and our junior student, Jacob Esterline have successfully got 3D NMC electrodes printed using our 3D printer. Congratulations!
April 1, 2021 — Dr. Meng and Dr. Dongsheng Geng (University of Science and Technology Beijing) are leading a Special Issue in Journal of Composites Science, entitled “Structure-Performance Relationships of Nanocomposites in Electrocatalysis“.
February 26, 2021 — Dr. Meng was invited to deliver a talk titled “ALD and MLD for Next-Generation Rechargeable Batteries” at 240th ECS Meeting (Oct. 10-14,2021), Orlando, FL. Thanks for the ECS Symposium organizer, Prof. Fred Roozeboom at Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands.
January 30, 2021 — Congratulations to Jiyu Cai and coauthors! Our collaborative research article has been accepted for publishing in Materials Today Energy, entitled “Stoichiometric irreversibility of aged garnet electrolytes“.
January 8, 2021 — Welcome Jacob Esterline to join us as an undergraduate researcher!
January 4, 2021 — Welcome Javier Badillo to join us as an Honors Undergraduate Researcher!
2020
December 6, 2020 — Congratulations to Jiyu Cai, our paper was accepted for publishing in Journal of Composites Science, entitled “Interfacial stabilization of a graphene-wrapped Cu2S anode for high-performance sodium-ion batteries via atomic layer deposition“.
December 1, 2020 — Congratulations to Shelby R. Maddox in Dr. Min Zou’s group and coauthors, our collaborative paper was accepted for publishing in Biointerphases, entitled “Fabrication and friction characteristics of arbitrary biosurfaces“.
December 1, 2020 — Congratulations to Xin Wang and coauthors, our paper was accepted for publishing in Nanotechnology, entitled “Atomic-scale constituting stable interface for improved LiNi0.6Mn0.2Co0.2O2 cathodes of lithium-ion batteries“.
November 30, 2020 — Congratulations to Xiaoxiao Han and coauthors, our paper was accepted for publishing in Materials Today Communications, entitled “Understanding effects of conductive additives in lithium-sulfur batteries“.
November 23, 2020 — Dr. Meng was recognized as one of the top 5% of highly cited authors with the journals of Royal Society of Chemistry. The message was disseminated via a RSC email.
October 16, 2020 — Dr. Meng gave a Department Seminar entitled “Build better batteries from the very bottom“. Thanks for the invitation of Professor Ingrid Fritsch in Department of Chemistry at University of Arkansas. https://news.uark.edu/articles/54951/chemistry-seminar-on-building-better-batteries-on-friday
June 29, 2020 — Under an invitation, Dr. Meng joined the Editorial Board of Journal of Composites Science.
June 16, 2020 — Dr. Meng’s invited review paper entitled “Atomic and molecular layer deposition in pursuing better batteries” has been accepted for publishing in Journal of Materials Research.
June 7, 2020 — Welcome Ms. Eyra Herrera joining us! She is a senior Honors Student.
May 1, 2020 — Dr. Meng’s review paper entitled “Atomic layer deposition of solid-state electrolytes for next-generation lithium-ion batteries and beyond: Opportunities and challenges” has been accepted for publishing in Energy Storage Materials.
April 30, 2020 — Our review paper entitled “CuS and Cu2S as cathode materials for lithium batteries: A review” was one of the top 10% most downloaded papers in ChemElectroChem from 2018-2019.
April 9, 2020 — Dr. Meng is leading a Special Issue in Nanotechnology, entitled “Focus on Nanophase Materials for Next-Generation Lithium-ion Batteries and Beyond“, with Dr. Zonghai Chen at Argonne National Laboratory, Dr. Jianlin Li at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Dr. Katharine Harrison at Sandia National Laboratory, Dr. Wenquan Lu at Argonne National Laboratory, and Dr. Xueliang Sun at University of Western Ontario. https://iopscience.iop.org/journal/0957-4484/page/focus_on_nanophase_materials_for_next_generation_lithium_ion_batteries_and_beyond
April 2, 2020 — Dr. Meng is serving as a Lead Editor for a Special Issue of ECS Transactions.
April 2, 2020 — Dr. Meng is editing a Special Issue in Frontiers in Energy Research, entitled “Thin Film Technology for Advanced Energy Storage Systems“. The Lead Guest Editor is Dr. Chuan-Fu Lin at the Catholic University of America and the other Editors are Dr. Malachi Noked at Bar-Ilan University, Dr. Daniel Tan at Technion Israel Institute of Technology, and Dr. Jin Xie at ShanghaiTech University. https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/13684/thin-film-technology-for-advanced-energy-storage-systems.
Mar. 24, 2020 — Congratulations to Xin Wang for being selected as Student of the Month for March 2020, due to his excellent research progress in NMC cathodes.
Mar. 4, 2020 — Congratulations to Jiyu, and Xin for our review paper published in Matter, entitled “Atomic Layer Deposition of Two-Dimensional Layered Materials: Processes, Growth Mechanisms, and Characteristics“. https://www.cell.com/matter/fulltext/S2590-2385(19)30417-5.
Feb. 25, 2020 — Congratulations to Yongqiang and his coauthors for his article being accepted in Journal of Materials Science & Technology for publishing, entitled “Atomic-scale Tuned Interface of Nickel-rich Cathode for Enhanced Electrochemical Performance in Lithium-ion Batteries“.
Feb. 22, 2020 — Congratulations to Matthew, Isabel, and Malachie for being selected as Student of the Month for February 2020, due to excellent work in 3D-printed LIBs.
Feb. 11, 2020 — Congratulations to Matthew Sullivan for receiving Honors College Research Grant!
2019
December 22, 2019 — Congratulations to Yongqiang Liu who was selected as the Student of the Month for December 2019!
December 17, 2019 — Congratulations to Dr. Meng and Dr. David Huitink for winning the Engineering Research and Innovation Seed Funding (ERISF) to start a new collaboration between the two groups for developing novel capacitors with new materials.
December 16, 2019 — Congratulations! Our review paper entitled “Atomic layer deposition of two-dimensional layered materials: processes, growth mechanisms, and characteristics” has been accepted in Matter, a top journal.
October 15 – 17, 2019 — Dr. Zonghai Chen, a Chemist at Argonne National Laboratory visited Dr. Meng’s group and delivered a Department Seminar entitled “Chasing Protons in Lithium Batteries“.
October 15, 2019 — Congratulations to Dr. Meng for his US Patent of ” Ultrastable cathodes for lithium sulfur batteries” issued with a number, 10,439,219.
October 09, 2019 — Congratulations to Xin and co-authors for the work accepted for publishing in Journal of Materials Research, entitled “Atomic layer deposition of zirconium oxide thin films“.
October 08, 2019 — Dr. Meng was awarded with Honors College Faculty Equipment and Technology Grant!
September 24, 2019 — Welcome Isabel Powers and Malachie Nichols joining us! They both are Honors Students.
September 6, 2019 — Welcome Matthew Sullivan joining us! He is an Honors Student.
September 1, 2019 — Jiyu Cai started to work at Argonne National Laboratory as a visiting PhD student.
July 31, 2019 — Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) informed via email that Dr. Meng is in the top 5% of highly cited authors in RSC Materials portfolio of journals.
June 02, 2019 — Our collaborative paper has been accepted for publishing in Sustainable Energy & Fuels, entitled “Unraveling synergy effect of defect-rich 1T-MoS2/carbon nanotubes for hydrogen evolution reaction by experimental and calculational studies”.
May 03, 2019 — Dr. Meng’s review was highlighted as a Front Cover in ChemElectroChem, entitled “CuS and Cu2S as cathode materials for lithium batteries: A review“. More details are available, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/celc.201900646.
Mar. 29, 2019 — Our collaborative research paper was accepted for publishing in Chemistry of Materials, entitled “Surface modification for suppressing interfacial parastic reactions of nickel-rich lithium-ion cathode“.
Feb. 26, 2019 — Dr. Xinwei Wang (Lead Guest Editor, Peking University, China), Dr. Meng (Guest Editor), and Dr. Jin-Seong Park (Guest Editor, Hanyang University, Korea) are editing a Focus Issue in Journal of Materials Research (https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-materials-research/call-for-papers-atomic-layer-deposition-for-emerging-thin-film-materials-and-applications), entitled “Atomic layer deposition for emerging thin-film materials and applications“.
Feb. 26, 2019 — Our review paper entitled “A review on CuS and Cu2S as cathode materials for lithium batteries” has been accepted for publishing in ChemElectroChem. Congratulations to Kyle!
Feb. 16, 2019 — Jiyu Cai, a PhD student in Dr. Meng’s group, has started to use the world-class synchrotron facility at Advanced Photon Source (APS) at Argonne National Laboratory for a one-month research on new materials and battery mechanisms.
Feb. 15, 2019 — Five abstracts from Dr. Meng’s group have been accepted for presenting at 235th ECS Meeting in Dallas, TX.
Feb. 04, 2019 — Under Dr. Meng’s strong recommendation, Kyle Jiang, a former summer student from GIT received an Internship for DOE SULI program at Argonne National Laboratory. Congratulations to Kyle and wish him a fruitful journey at Argonne in summer 2019.
2018
Dec. 30, 2018 — Our paper entitled “Atomic and molecular layer deposition for superior lithium-sulfur batteries: strategies, performance, and mechanisms” is among the Most Accessed, ranked No. 1 in 11/2018, and No. 3 from 12/2017 – 11/2018.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/25666223/homepage/most-accessed
Dec. 19, 2018 — Dr. Meng will start to serve as an Editorial Board Member of Nanotechnology (IOP Publishing) from Jan. 1, 2019.
Dec. 12, 2018 — Our research article has been accepted for publishing in Journal of Materials Science, entitled “A Revisit to Atomic Layer Deposition of Zinc Oxide Using Diethylzinc and Water as Precursors“. Congratulations to Jiyu! He served as the first author.
Dec. 11, 2018 — Our collaborative paper has been accepted for publishing in Tribology International, entitled “Fabrication and Tribological Characterization of Deformation-Resistant Nano-Textured Surfaces Produced by Two-Photon Lithography and Atomic Layer Deposition“.
Nov. 29, 2018 — Congratulations to Qian Sun for passing her Master thesis defense!
Nov. 13, 2018 — Our collaborative paper has been accepted for publishing in Energy Technology, entitled “High-performance three-dimensional pinecone-like LiNi1/3Co1/3Mn1/3O2 cathode for lithium-ion batteries“.
Oct. 25, 2018 — Congratulations to Jiyu for successfully presenting his research plans!
Oct. 16, 2018 — Our collaborative review paper has been accepted by Materials Today Energy, entitled “Metallic 1T-MoS2 nanosheets and their composites: preparation, properties, and potential applications“.
Oct. 12, 2018 — We are honored for hosting the visit of Dr. Wenquan Lu, a staff scientist at Argonne National Laboratory.
Oct. 10, 2018 — Congratulations to Jiyu and Qian for their review paper accepted by AIMS Materials Science, entitled “Novel nanostructured materials by atomic and molecular layer deposition“!
Sept. 30, 2018 — Dr. Meng was awarded with Honors College Faculty Equipment and Technology Grant!
Sept. 06, 2018 — Dr. Meng was invited as a Review Editor for Frontiers in Materials.
Aug. 17, 2018 — Dr. Meng was invited to lead the ECS Symposium of Student Battery Slam at 237th ECS Meeting (Montreal, Canada).
Aug. 9 – Aug. 11, 2018 — We are honored for hosting the visit of Dr. Jianlin Li, a staff scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
July 05, 2018 — Dr. Meng delivered an invited talk at University of Science and Technology Beijing, entitled “Atomic and Molecular Deposition: Mechanisms, Characteristics, and Applications in Energies“. Thanks for the invitation of Prof. Dongsheng Geng!
May 30, 2018 — Dr. Meng received a Patent Issuance Award from Argonne National Laboratory for US Patent No. 9,917,295!
May 17, 2018 — Our review paper entitled “Atomic and molecular layer deposition for superior lithium-sulfur batteries: strategies, performance, and mechanisms” will be highlighted as a Front Cover in Batteries & Supercaps!
May 14, 2018 — Our review paper entitled “Atomic and molecular layer deposition for superior lithium-sulfur batteries: strategies, performance, and mechanisms” was accepted for publishing in Batteries & Supercaps!
May 10, 2018 — Dr. Meng was invited for delivering a talk at The 4th International Conference on ALD Applications & 2018 China ALD Conference (October 14-17, 2018), Shenzhen, China. http://www.c-ald.com/Data/List/Invited%20Talks.
Apr. 13, 2018 — Congratulations to Jiyu for receiving Argonne APS/CNM User Meeting Travel Award!
Mar. 13, 2018 — Dr. Meng received 2017 Chemistry of Materials Reviewer Award from the prestigious journal – Chemistry of Materials. According to the letter from the Editor-in-Chief, Professor Jillian M. Buriak, Dr. Meng was part of the top 1% reviewers.
Mar. 13, 2018, Dr. Meng’s patent application entitled “Materials for using atomic layer deposition to produce a film for solid state solid state electrolytes and protective electrode coatings for lithium batteries” was granted US Patent No. 9,917,295.
Feb. 28, 2018 — Dr. Meng was invited to attend 6th Inventor Appreciation Banquet in recognition of an invention disclosure in 2017.
Feb. 19, 2018 — Congratulations to Qian for her book chapter accepted by Nova Sciences, entitled “Inhibiting Lithium Dendrite Growth for Lithium Batteries: Challenges and Strategies” in the Book of “Lithium-Ion Batteries: Materials, Applications and Technology“.
2017
Dec. 28, 2017 — Dr. Meng was invited for delivering an invited talk at The International Conference on Electrochemical Energy Science and Technology 2018 in Niagara Falls, Canada, August 2018. Thanks for the invitation from the Conference Chair.
Nov. 07, 2017 — Our collaborative work was accepted for publishing in ACS Nano, entitled “Lithium Self-Discharge and its Prevention: Direct Visualization through In-Situ Electrochemical Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy“.
Nov. 07, 2017 — Our collaborative review was accepted for publishing in Journal of Materials Chemistry A, entitled “Understanding High-Electrocatalytic Performance of Two-Dimensional MoS2 Nanosheets and Their Composite Materials“.
Oct. 11, 2017 — Dr. Meng was awarded with Honor College Faculty Equipment and Technology Grant.
October 1, 2017 — Dr. Meng’s paper was accepted for publishing in Chemistry of Materials, entitled “Atomic layer deposition of aluminum sulfide: growth mechanism and electrochemical evaluation in lithium-ion batteries”
September 18, 2017 — Welcome, Ryo Suda! He joined Dr. Meng’s group as a Research Assistant.
September 8, 2017 — Dr. Meng’s work, entitled “High-performance high-loading lithium-sulfur batteries by low temperature atomic layer deposition of aluminum oxide on nanophase S cathodes“, was highlighted as a CVD-section Cover in Advanced Materials Interfaces.
September 7, 2017 — Congratulations to Chenyuan! His review paper was accepted for publishing in Electrochimica Acta, entitled “Achieving high-performance silicon anodes of lithium-ion batteries via atomic and molecular layer deposited surface coatings: an overview“.
August 25, 2017 — Welcome, Paolo Vargas! He joined Dr. Meng’s group as an Honor Student.
August 22, 2017 — Dr. Meng gave a seminar in Dr. Ryan Tian’s group in Department of Chemistry at University of Arkansas (Fayetteville), entitled “Atomic- & molecular-scale designs of robust battery systems“. Thanks for Dr. Tian’s inivation!
August 10, 2017 — Dr. Meng visited Dr. Jianlin Li at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and gave a talk entitled “Atomic-Scale Designs of Robust Lithium Battery Systems”.
July 26, 2017 — Dr. Meng’s review paper was accepted for publishing in Journal of Materials Chemistry A, entitled “An overview of molecular layer deposition for organic and organic-inorganic hybrid mateirals: Mechanisms, growth characteristics, and promising applications“.
July 18, 2017 — Dr. Meng presented a talk entitled “Atomic Layer Deposition of Superionic Solid-State Electrolytes” at 17th International ALD Conferences, Denver, CO.
July 17, 2017 — Dr. Meng gave an invited talk entitled “Atomic-Scale Designs of Robust Lithium Battery Systems” at ADA Technologies, Littleton, CO.
July 5, 2017 — Dr. Meng is awarded with ORAU Travel Grants by Oak Ridge Associated Universities.
June 28, 2017 — Welcome Mayank Sehdev and Gurmeet Singh! They both join Meng’s group as Summer students from GD Goenka University, India.
June 26, 2017 — Dr. Meng gave a siminar entitled “Accomplishing High-Performance Advanced Battery Systems with the Highly Tunable Atomic and Molecular Layer Deposition” for REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) students in Department of Memechanic Engineering at University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR.
June 13, 2017 — Dr. Meng presented an invited talk entitled “Accomplishing High-Performance Advanced Battery Systems with the Highly Tunable Atomic and Molecular Layer Deposition” at Sichuan University, under the invitation of Professor Ruilin Wang and Professor Jinwei Chen.
June 13, 2017 — Dr. Meng presented a plenary talk entitled “Promising applications of graphene for achieving high-performance lithium batteries” at the Second International Forum on Industrialization of Graphene and the Related Materials in China (IGRM).
June 3, 2017 — Dr. Meng presented a talk entitled “Atomic & molecular layer deposition – highly tunable and flexible techniques for advanced nanoscale materials” in the Materials Workshop at the Annual Conference of Center for Advanced Surface Engineering, Little Rock, AR.
June 2, 2017 — Dr. Meng presented a poster entitled “Atomic and molecular layer deposition – two powerful thin film techniques for new inorganic and organic materials” at the Annual Conference of Center for Advanced Surface Engineering, Little Rock, AR.
May 29, 2017 — Dr. Meng was invited serving as a Board Committee Member of International Academy of Electrochemical Energy Science (IAOEES).
May 23, 2017 — Our group is fully equiped with the capabilites using ALD for inorganic materials (e.g, Pt, Pd, Al2O3, TiO2, ZnO, and HfO2) and MLD for organic materials.
May 23, 2017 — Our group enabled the research expertise of Quartz Crystal Microbalance (QCM) for ALD and MLD.
May 22, 2017 — Welcome, Jordan Olear! She joins Meng’s group as a Summer student from University of Houston, Texas.
April 25, 2017 — Dr. Meng’s review article has been accepted for publishing in Journal of Materials Chemistry A, entitled “Atomic-scale surface modification and novel electrode design for high-performance sodium-ion batteries via atomic layer deposition“.
April 20, 2017 — Dr. Meng’s work has been accepted for publishing in Advanced Materials Interfaces, entitled “High-performance high-loading lithium-sulfur batteries by low temperature atomic layer deposition of aluminum oxide on nanophase S cathodes“.
April 18, 2017 — Dr. Meng was among 7 panelists for the Energy Breakout Session at the event of the National Lab Day in Arkansas.
April 12, 2017 — Dr. Meng gave a Colloquium entitled “Accomplishing High-Performance Advanced Battery Systems with the Highly Tunable Atomic and Molecular Layer Deposition” at California State University-Northridge, under the invitation of Professor Kah Chun Lau. Thanks Dr. Lau!
March 9, 2017 — Our group has the first group meeting with Qian’s and Chenyuan’s talk.
March 7, 2017 — Our ALD system starts its fist deposition.
February 21, 2017 — Welcome, Chenyuan Zhu! He joins Meng’s group as a one-year visiting Master student from Central South Univeristy, Changsha, China.
January 11, 2017– Welcome, Qian Sun! She is enrolled as a PhD student and works as a Research Assistant in the research group of Prof Meng in Department of Mechanical Engineering at UA.
January 10, 2017 — Dr. Meng and his collaborators’ review article is chosen for the Outside Back Cover of Materials Horizons issue 2!
January 5, 2017 — Dr. Meng and his collaborators’ review article is accepted in Materials Horizons!
December 19, 2016 — Dr Meng’s research is awarded with the NSF EPSCoR CASE Seed Grant!
August 15, 2016 — Dr. Henry Meng joins the Department of Mechanical Engineering and initiated a new research group at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Inventors Appreciation Banquet (Feb. 28, 2018)
Provost, Dr. Jim Coleman, Dr. Meng, and President, Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt
Visit at California State University Northridge (Apr. 12, 2017)
Dr. Li Gao, Dr. Kah Chun Lau, Dr. Meng, and Dr. Nicholas Kioussis