Xinye Zhao
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Materials Science and Engineering
Minor 1: Mathematics
Minor 2: Electrochemical Engineering
- Cumulative GPA: 3.98/4.00
Graduation Date: May 2020
Research Project:
First-Principles Simulation of Lithium Intercalation in LiCoO2 Cathodes
Jan 2019 – May 2020
- Mentored by Dr. Ismaila Dabo, Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
- Applied density-functional theory to study LiCoO2 cathodes at equilibrium
- Calculated the on-site Hubbard correction for the Co3+ ions and predicted the open circuit voltage
- Simulated the charge-discharge cycles using cluster-expansion techniques and Monte-Carlo simulations