PI
Assistant Prof. Dr. Lingping Kong
lkong@sdsu.edu
Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, San Diego State University (SDSU)
Special Issue Editor – Recent Advances in Energy Storage Devices and Systems , Micromachines (ISSN 2072-666X)
Her research covers topics from fundamental sciences of material’s structure-properties to next-generation electrochemical 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
Cruz Gonsalves
Cruz is a Mechanical Engineering master student at SDSU. His research focuses on developing e-chem gas sensor for probing battery’s state of health.
Max Gonsalves
Max is a Mechanical Engineering master student at SDSU. His research focuses on recycling materials from retired batteries.
Undergraduates
Joseph Degroot (ug, ME499, Sep. 2025 – current)
Aiden Koenig-Russell (ug, ME499, Jan. 2026 – current)
Elvin Yang (ug, Feb. 2026 – current)