Jia (Ed) YangBEng DPhil MSc
Source: https://eng.ox.ac.uk/people/jia-ed-yang Parent: https://eng.ox.ac.uk/people?c=r
EMAIL: ed.yang@eng.ox.ac.uk
LOCATION: Begbroke Science Park
Biography
Research
Biography
Jia (Ed) is a postdoctoral researcher in the Sustainable Energy Engineering group at the University of Oxford's Department of Engineering Science. He holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering and an MSc in Automotive Engineering, with his doctoral research focusing on batteries and fuel cells for sustainable automotive applications.
Driven by a passion for advancing clean transportation and energy solutions, Jia is currently focused on lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery characterisation, screening, and calendar ageing in his postdoctoral work. His research aims to support energy storage solutions tailored for deployment in Sub-Saharan Africa, contributing to sustainable energy access in the region.
Research Interests
- Lithium-ion batteries
- Fuel cells
- Sustainable transportation
- Battery characterisation
- Fuel cell characterisation
- Imaging of batteries and fuel cells
Research Groups
Sustainable Energy Engineering
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