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. Shanshan Zhang
Shanshan’s research focuses on manufacturing and characterization of energy storage devices as well as analysis of degradation in solid-state batteries. She received her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from University of Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2023.07.
Dr. Weiwei Zhu
Weiwei’s research focuses on operando characterization and lithium air batteries. He earned his Ph.D. in Power Engineering and Engineering Thermophysics from Southeast University in China in 2024.07.
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
Grant Labriola
Grant Labriola is a Mechanical Engineering master student at SDSU. His research interest is on Cathode/solid-electrolyte composite design and processing.
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