Postdoctoral Fellows

Dr. Kamal Kumar Paul

• Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow
• Research Professor at CINAP, Sungkyunkwan University(2022 - 2023) Postdoctoral Research Fellow at CINAP, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU)(2019 - 2022)
• Research interests: Hot-carrier photovoltaics; van der Waals heterostructures; carrier multiplication; optoelectronic devices
• Contact: kkp26@cam.ac.uk

Dr. Leyi Loh

• Royal Society Newton International Fellow
• Research Fellow in Physics, NUS (2022-2024)
• PhD from National University of Singapore (2022)
• Research interest: 2D materials-based devices; optoelectronic devices; electron microscopy; nanoscale engineering and imaging
• Contact: ll788@cam.ac.uk

Dr. Fangyi Shi

• Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow
• Postdoctoral Fellow in Applied Physics, Hong Kong Polytechnic University (2024-2025)
• PhD in Applied Physics, Hong Kong Polytechnic University 
• Research interests: Cathode materials in Li-S batteries; in-situ characterization for real-time battery reactions
• Contact: fs583@cam.ac.uk

Postdoctoral Research Associates

Dr. Lixin Liu

• PhD from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China (2024).
• Research interest: 2D materials-based devices; vdW interfaces; dielectric layer
• Contact: ll789@cam.ac.uk

Dr. Han Yan

• B.Eng. in Mechanical and Materials Systems from the Australian National University in 2019
• Research interests: 2D materials-based devices; contacts between 2D materials and dielectric layers
• Contact: hy346@cam.ac.uk

PhD Students

James Moloney

• MSci in Materials Science & Metallurgy from University of Cambridge in 2019
• Research interests: Batteries; solid-state electrolytes; polymer/ceramic composite electrolytes
• Contact: jm2062@cam.ac.uk

Maheera Abdul Ghani

• M.Sc. in Functionalised Advanced Materials Engineering from Technische Universitat Darmstadt, Germany and Grenoble INP, France in 2021
• Research interests: 2D materials; nanoelectronic devices
• Contact: mag98@cam.ac.uk

Jeffrey Yang

• B.ASc in Materials Engineering from University of Toronto (2021)
• Research interests: Transition metal dichalcaganides as batteries materials
• Contact: zy325@cam.ac.uk

Han Zang

• MRes in Microelectronics from Nanjing University, China (2020) and BEng in Materials Science and Engineering from Wuhan University of Technology, China (2017)
• Research interests: Lithium metal anodes; 2D materials for Li-ion batteries
• Contact: hz378@cam.ac.uk

Esther Gray

• MChem with industrial experience from the University of Bradford (2022)
• Research interests: Batteries; Li-S batteries; LiSTAR Project with The Faraday Institution
• Contact: elg64@cam.ac.uk

Wong Jun Yao Andrew

• BEng (First Class Honors) in Materials Science and Engineering from the National University of Singapore (2021)
• Research interests: Batteries; Na-S batteries; Li-S batteries; Solid-State Electrolytes
• Contact: jyaw2@cam.ac.uk

Juveiriah Mohammed Ashraf

• MSc in Materials Science and Engineering from Khalifa University of Science and Technology (2019)
• BSc (Highest Honors) in Sustainable and Renewable Energy Engineering from University of Sharjah (2017)
• Research interests: Nanomaterials; Nanoelectronics; Batteries
• Contact: jma202@cam.ac.uk

Laura Gorzawski

• MPhil in Materials Science and Metallurgy from the University of Cambridge
• B.Sc. in the Department of Physics from the University of Konstanz
• Research interests: 2D TMD-based electronic devices
• Contact: lg679@cam.ac.uk

John (Wan Hee) Kim

• MSc by Research in Engineering from the University of Warwick
• BSc (Hons) Physics from the University of Exeter
• Research interests: Batteries; Li-S batteries; dry fabrication techniques; textile batteries
• Contact: whk26@cam.ac.uk

Mustafa Ikinci

• MSc in Nanomaterials from the University of Manchester (2023)
• BSc in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering from Gazi University (2018)
• Research interests: Nanomaterials; 2D TMDs; TMOCs
• Contact: mi397@cam.ac.uk

Visiting Scientists

Dr. Zhuangnan Li

• CTO, Molyon
• Research Fellow (King's College)
• Herchel Smith Fellow
• PhD in Chemistry from University College London in 2019
• Research interests: batteries; cathodes in Li-S batteries
• Contact: zl450@cam.ac.uk

Dr. Ismail Sami

• CEO, Molyon
• EPSRC IAA Fellow
• ERC PoC Fellow
• Faraday Institution Research Fellow
• MRes in Graphene Technology from University of Cambridge in 2019 and MPhys in Theoretical Physics from University of Manchester in 2018
• Research interests: biomimetic electrochemical actuators using 2D materials
• Contact: is448@cam.ac.uk

Prof. Sunmin Ryu

• Professor of Chemistry, POSTECH, South Korea
• PhD from Seoul National University (2005)
• Research interests: exciton dynamics in 2D molecular crystals, nonlinear optics of 2D materials, spontaneous and coherent Raman spectroscopy of 2D materials
• Contact: sunryu.postech.ac.kr

Staff

Dr. Peter Knight, Group Technician

• Contact: pjkk1@cam.ac.uk

Dr. Marcel Yiao, Group Technician

• Contact: my303@cam.ac.uk

Ana Talaban-Bailey, PA to Prof. Manish Chhowalla

• Contact: ajt69@cam.ac.uk

Dr. Jung-In Lee, Royce Battery Suite Technical Operator

• PhD in Energy Engineering from Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology (UNIST) in 2014. 
• Research interests: energy storage & conversion materials; metal-sulfur batteries; metal-air batteries
• Contact: jil29@cam.ac.uk

Dr. Shaoliang Guan, XPS Scientist

• BSc, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China
• MSc, Queen's University Belfast
• PhD, Cardiff University.
• Research interests: surface science; catalysis; XPS; DFT
• Contact: sg2156@cam.ac.uk