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Professor Bai's lab is Inventing new analytical tools, both experimental and mathematical, to investigate the fundamental science in advanced electrochemical energy systems.

His research focuses on the development of next-generation batteries. The Battery Analytical Investigation (BAI) Group he leads adopts a combined theoretical and experimental approach to:

(i) probe the in situ electrochemical dynamics of miniature electrodes down to nanoscales;
(ii) capture the heterogeneous and stochastic nature of advanced electrodes to understand and optimize the macroscopic behavior; and
(iii) identify the theoretical pathways and boundaries for the rational design of materials, electrodes and batteries through physics-based mathematical modeling and simulation.

Knowledge and tools developed in the BAI Group also apply to and benefit the design of other electrochemical energy systems like supercapacitors and fuel cells.

Jointly trained at MIT and Tsinghua University, Professor Bai obtained his PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering from Tsinghua University in 2012. He continued his research in the Department of Chemical Engineering at MIT as a postdoctoral associate, then senior postdoctoral associate and research scientist, prior to joining Washington University in St. Louis as a tenure-track Assistant Professor in 2017. With his expertise in physics-based mathematical modeling and analytical electrochemistry, Professor Bai has published original research in scientific journals including Science, Nature Communications, Energy & Environmental Science, Nano Letters, etc. His unique contributions earned him the Oronzio and Niccol貌 De Nora Foundation Young Author Prize from the International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE) in 2014, and the ISE Prize for Electrochemical Materials Science in 2018.

Joaquín Rodríguez-López is a professor of chemistry at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). His research group combines interests in electroanalytical chemistry and energy materials by developing chemically sensitive methods for elucidating the chemistry of batteries, fuel cell materials, electrolyzers, sensors, CO2 capture devices, and many other electrochemical technologies. Recognition to Joaquin’s work has come through awards such as the Zhaowu Tian Prize for Energy Electrochemistry by the International Society of Electrochemistry (2021), The Arthur Findeis Award for Achievements by a Young Analytical Scientist by the ACS DAC (2020), the Society of Electroanalytical Chemistry Royce W. Murray Young Investigator Award (2017), a Toyota-Electrochemical Society Young Investigator Fellowship (2017), and the Sloan Research Fellowship (2016) amongst other awards. His outreach and education have earned him the School of Chemical Sciences Excellence in Teaching Award (2023) and the East Central Illinois ACS Chapter Distinguished Service Award (2016). His work has also been highlighted in the media by The Analytical Scientist as a 40-under-40 investigator (2022) and by Science News 10 Scientists to Watch (2018). Rodríguez-López is a recognized leader in electroanalysis, summing over 120 invited national and international presentations, over 110 publications and book chapters, leadership in large scale energy initiatives, and a thriving electrochemical program that gives back through educational activities such as his staple “Electrochemistry Bootcamp,” which teaches laboratory skills to broad audiences. 
 
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