1National Engineering Laboratory for Advanced Yarn and Fabric Formation and Clean Production, College of Textiles Science and Engineering, Wuhan Textile University, 430200, Wuhan, China
2Tianjin Municipal Key Lab of Advanced Fiber and Energy Storage Technology, Tiangong University, 300387, Tianjin, China
3Fiber and Polymer Science Program, Department of Textile Engineering, Chemistry and Science, Wilson College of Textiles, North Carolina State University, 27695, Raleigh, NC, USA
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Xinwang Caois an Associate Professor at Wuhan Textile University. He received his Ph.D. degree from Donghua University in 2012. He worked as a visiting scholar in the Wilson College of Textiles at North Carolina State University with Prof. Xiangwu Zhang in 2018. His research interests include nanofibers, fiber sensing, and information technology toward applications in batteries.
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Chang Mais an Associate Professor at Tiangong University. He received his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from University of Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2013 under the supervision of Prof. Jingli Shi and Yan Song. During 2019-2020, he worked as a visiting scholar in the Wilson College of Textiles at North Carolina State University in cooperation with Prof. Xiangwu Zhang. His research interests lie in the synthesis, structural regulation of carbon-based nanomaterials for energy storage and conversion applications, including supercapacitors, Li/Na ion-batteries, lithium-sulfur batteries and zinc-air batteries.
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Lei Luois an Associate Professor in the School of Textile Science and Engineering at Wuhan Textile University. He received his Ph.D. degree from Jiangnan University in 2017. He was also a visiting research scholar at North Carolina State University in 2015-2016 in Prof. Xiangwu Zhang’s group. His research interests focus on the design of functional fiber-based materials on applications of energy storage and conversion and wearable textiles.
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Lei Chenreceived his Ph.D. degree in Construction and Design of Textile Composites from Tianjin Polytechnic University in 2013. He is currently an Associate Professor at Tiangong University. His research interests focus on the preparation and functionalization of carbon nanomaterials, application of carbon nanomaterials in advanced energy systems, and structure design of multi-scale nonwoven fabrics and their application in sewage disposal.
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Hui Chengreceived her M.S. in Polymer Science under the supervision of Professor Darrell H. Reneker from the University of Akron in 2017 and Ph.D. in Fiber and Polymer Science at the Wilson College of Textiles at North Carolina State University with Professor Xiangwu Zhang in 2022. Her research interests mainly concentrate on solid-state electrolytes and cathode design for lithium metal batteries.
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Raphael Simha Orensteinis a Ph.D. candidate in Materials Science and Engineering at North Carolina State University. He works in the research group of Professor Xiangwu Zhang focusing on incorporating nanofibers into energy storage materials. He is currently working on creating a composite solid electrolyte for use in an all-solid-state lithium-ion battery that is low cost and environmentally friendly.
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Xiangwu Zhangis the Samuel S. Walker Distinguished Professor in Textile Innovation and the Associate Dean for Research in the Wilson College of Textiles at North Carolina State University. He also holds titles of Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor and Inaugural University Faculty Scholar at North Carolina State University, and is currently a Fellow of the International Engineering and Technology Institute and a Permanent Member of NC State Research Leadership Academy (RLA) and Academy of Outstanding Teachers (AOT). Zhang's research interests focus on nanostructured and multifunctional polymer, composite, fiber, and textile materials with an emphasis on practical applications: i) energy storage and conversion, ii) chemical and biological protection, and iii) composites. His research encompasses both fundamental materials studies such as synthesis and physical characterization, as well as system design and fabrication.
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