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ME-EM Graduate Seminar Speaker Series

proudly presents

Wei Wei, PhD

Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Wichita State University

Abstract

Ideal electrode materials must possess both high electrical conductivity and large accessible surface area. Among all carbon materials, pristine graphene has the highest conductivity with large surface area. However, without a substrate, graphene sheets can re-adhere into graphite to lose surface area or crumple three-dimensionally with damaging conductivity. Therefore, it is a challenging task to solve the contradiction between high electrical conductivity and large surface area for electrode materials. This talk will discuss the recently designed reactions to synthesize novel electrode materials for dye-sensitized solar cells, perovskite solar cells, and other energy devices.

Bio

Dr. Wei Wei is an associate professor in Mechanical Engineering Department at Wichita State University. She received her PhD from Michigan Technological University. Her research interests include advanced materials synthesizing, renewable energy conversion devices, photocatalytic processes for H₂ generation, additive manufacturing, and mechanical properties of composite materials. She has published more than 40 papers in prestigious journals and has given more than 45 talks at international conferences, universities, and research centers. She was selected as an Engineering Unleashed Fellow by the Kern Family Foundation and Emerging Investigators from the Journal of Materials Chemistry A.

Invited by: Radheshyam Tewari