Materials Science · Electrochemical Engineering

Duhan Zhang

Postdoctoral Associate · MITEI Fellow

Department of Materials Science and Engineering, MIT

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Welcome

I’m Duhan Zhang, working at the intersection of materials science and electrochemical engineering. I am passionate about bridging fundamental science with real-world applications and creating accessible technologies for a more sustainable future. Feel free to explore my site to learn more about my work, and contact me if you would like to discuss research and form collaborations.

Research Focus Areas

  • Build and utilize an in situ observation platform to better understand electrochemical phenomena
  • Leverage new findings to reshape industrial processes
  • Regulate mechanical/electrochemical behaviors in electrochemical devices and processes

Education

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Postdoc Materials Science and Engineering

    Advisor: Yet-Ming Chiang

  • Cornell University
    Ph.D Mechanical Engineering

    Advisor: Lynden A. Archer

  • Cornell University
    M.Eng Biomedical Engineering

    Advisor: Ulrich B. Wiesner

  • Shanghai University
    B.Eng Polymer Materials and Engineering

    Advisor: Jingbo Yin

Grants & Fellowships

Total ~$850,000

  • Early Career Postdoctoral-Faculty Bridge Grant (sole PI)

    American Chemical Society, 2025 - 2027

  • MIT Energy Initiative Fellowship

    2022 - 2023, 2023 - 2024, 2024 - 2025

  • Mars Fellowship, Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings

    2022

  • Telluride Associate Scholarship

    2017 - 2020

  • Graduate School Conference Travel Grant Award

    Cornell University, 2018, 2019

  • First-Year Ph.D. Student Fellowship

    Cornell University, 2015 - 2016

  • Student Travel Award Grant

    Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, 2012

Selected Honors & Awards

  • Distinguished Young Scholars

    University of Washington, 2025

  • Rising Stars in Mechanical Engineering

    CMU, MIT, Stanford, UC Berkeley, 2024

  • Early Career Award

    The Electrochemical Society, Industrial Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Engineering Division, 2024

  • WiscProf Future Faculty in Engineering Fellow

    University of Wisconsin - Madison, 2024

  • MIT Path of Professorship Fellow

    2023

  • JCESR Best Paper

    Joint Center for Energy Storage Research, 2022

  • Young Scientist, 71st Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting (Chemistry)

    2022

  • First Prize, Science as Art

    Materials Research Society, Spring 2019

  • NextGen Professor Fellow

    Cornell University, 2018 - 2019

  • Future Professor Institute Fellow

    Cornell University, 2018, 2019

  • Colman Leadership Program Fellow

    Cornell University, 2017