People

PI

Assistant Prof. Dr. Lingping Kong (lkong@sdsu.edu)

Dr. Lingping Kong is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at San Diego State University (SDSU). Her research covers topics from fundamental sciences of material’s structure-properties to next-generation electrochemical energy storage systems. Before joining SDSU in 2023.08, she was a Postdoc at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from 2018.09 – 2023.08.

Postdocs

Dr. Shu-Ting Ko

Shu-Ting’s research focuses on understanding the complex interfaces and interphases in solid-state systems. She received her Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from UC San Diego in 2024.10.

Ph.D. Students

Ziting Ma

Ziting is working on the development of Li-O2 batteries, their catalysts, gas-diffusion layers, interfaces, and device design.

Master Students

Karlo Adrian Salazar

Karlo Adrian Salazar is a Mechanical Engineering master student at SDSU. His research focuses on correlation of charge transport and atomic structure with advanced in-situ characterization.

 Undergraduates

Cruz Gonsalves

James Burns

Brian Pham

Ibrahim Bukhari

Sarah Mellado

  

Former Postdocs

Former Master Students

Former Undergraduates