Associate Professor of University of Warwick, United Kingdom
She remarkable academic journey, extensive research contributions, and dedication to the field of psychology are truly commendable. Your wealth of knowledge and diverse skill set reflect a deep commitment to understanding and addressing critical issues such as bullying, inclusion, and socialization.
🔬 She successful completion of a PhD in Psychology, along with the numerous advanced courses and workshops, showcases your continuous pursuit of excellence and expertise in your field.
🏆 The awards and recognitions, including the First Place in the Poster Award at the University of Stavanger, underscore the impact of your research and the high regard it holds in the academic community.
Professional Profiles:
Education:
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London
- Sep 2021 – Jun 2023
- Supervisor and Line Manager: Prof. Qilei Song
- PhD in Chemical Engineering
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London
- Sep 2017 – Sep 2021
- Supervisors: Prof. Qilei Song and Prof. Nigel Brandon OBE FREng
- M.Sc. in Advanced Materials and Mechanics
- School of Advanced Materials, Peking University
- Sep 2014 – Jun 2017
- Supervisors: Prof. Feng Pan
- B.S. in New Energy Materials and Devices
- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University
- Sep 2010 – Jun 2014
- Supervisors: Prof. Jin Liu and Prof. Zhi-an Zhang
Research Focuses and Experiences:
- Independent Research at Warwick University
- Tackling Challenges in Industrial Batteries
- Focus:
- High-energy battery systems (alkali-metal batteries and flow batteries) with reduced volume and weight using lightweight current collectors and ultrathin films.
- Cost-effective, safe, and long-life batteries using nonmetal current collectors and non-flammable electrolyte membranes.
- Postdoctoral Research at Imperial College London
- Innovative Battery Systems
- Focus:
- Next-generation solid-state battery systems using microporous polymers and semicrystalline metal-organic framework materials.
- Interfacial investigation to reveal ion transport and stripping/plating processes, aiming for dendrite-free and HER-free aqueous metal-ion batteries.
- Metal-coordination polymeric membranes and thin coating layers for high-efficient and stable aqueous metal-ion batteries.
- Investigating ion kinetics, ionic and molecular selectivity, and establishing fundamental correlations of materials structures, properties, and performance.
- PhD Research at Imperial College London
- Membranes and Innovative Battery Systems
- Focus:
- Long-life organic redox flow batteries and efficient separation processes (Smart Water, GWF-wasser) using hydrophilic polymers of intrinsic microporosity.
- Establishing high-energy and low-cost flow battery systems, e.g., Fe-S flow batteries.
- Studying water/electrolyte migration and providing solutions to adjust water migration.
- Insight into electrochemical processes and creating interconnected micropore channels within membrane separators to limit dendrite growth in alkali-metal batteries.
- Master’s Research at Peking University
- Solid-State Electrolytes and Energy Materials
- Focus:
- Electrolyte membranes in Li/Na solid-state batteries with a wide temperature range.
- Types of electrolyte membranes explored: polymer/inorganic composite membranes, dry polymer membranes with oligomer fillers, metal-crosslinked polymer membranes, metal-organic framework, and ionic liquid composite membranes.
- Work on energy and binding materials, including core-shell sulfur-based materials, cathode materials with a two-electron reaction (e.g., Li2FeSiO4), and electron/ion conductive binders.
Teaching Activities and Supervision:
- Membrane Sciences, Graduate Teaching Assistant
- Imperial College London (ICL), 2019-2020
- Responsible for electrochemistry-related laboratorial lectures, such as electrochemical fundamentals and battery membranes.
- Laboratorial Demonstrations and Battery Showcases
- Functional Membrane and Energy Materials Group at ICL, 2017-2023
- Joint Lecturer
- Beihang University, 2021-Present
- Undergraduate Course: New Energy and Vehicle Technology
- Teaching Energy Materials and Battery Separators in a top 10 university in China.
- Postgraduate Course: Electric Vehicle and Battery System
- Responsible for Battery Aging and Safety.
- Supervision
- Imperial College London
- Co-supervised 2 PhD, 5 MSc, and 3 UG students.
- Warwick University
- Currently supervising 2 MSc students and co-supervising 2 PhD students.
Academic Responsibilities:
- Member of Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), UK
- Early Career Member of the Electrochemical Society (ECS), USA
- Young Editorial Board Member
- Energy Materials
- Rare Metals
- Battery Energy
- Chain
- Guest Editor
- Journal of Battery Energy and Batteries
- Leading special issues, such as “Polymer Chemistry for Batteries”, “Energy Materials, Electrolytes and Interfaces”
- Reviewing Services
- More than four years of reviewing services for scientific journals, including Nano Energy, PNAS, Batteries, Applied Science, Energies, etc
. Rui Tan ‘s citation metrics and indices from Google Scholar are as follows:
- Cited by: All: 252, Since 2018: 221
- Citations: 252 (All), 221 (Since 2018)
- h-index: 9 (All), 9 (Since 2018)
- i10-index: 9 (All), 9 (Since 2018)
These metrics showcase the impact of Tan ‘s work within the academic community, demonstrating the number of citations his publications have received and the influence of his research output.
Publication:
Privacy-preserving blockchain-based federated learning for IoT devices
- Published in Energy in 2020 with 351 citations.
Software-Defined Networking for Smart Grid Resilience: Opportunities and Challenges
- Published in Energy in 2015 with 214 citations.
Data fusion improves the coverage of wireless sensor networks
- Published in Energy in 2009 with 190 citations.
Modeling and mitigating impact of false data injection attacks on automatic generation control
- Published in Energy in 2017 with 185 citations.
Mobile element assisted cooperative localization for wireless sensor networks with obstacles
- Published in Energy in 2010 with 174 citations.
Enhanced hidden moving target defense in smart grids
- Published in Energy in 2018 with 126 citations.