Dr. Xuekun Lu
Lecturer in Green Energy
School of Engineering and Materials Science
Queen Mary University of London
Mile End Rd, Bethnal Green, London E1 4NS
email: xuekun.lu@qmul.ac.uk
I have 10-year experience in (in-situ) X-ray computed tomography, 3D microstructure characterisation and multiphysics modelling across different length scales of a variety of materials, with a particular interest in revealing the interplay between the microstructure, cell design and performance in electrochemical energy storage devices. Increasingly I am recognised as a leading, independent authority in this field – this is evidenced by my 52 publications and 12 first-authored high impact publications (h-index 22, 1428 total citations) including Energy & Environ. Sci. (impact factor:38.53, two papers in 2018 and 2021), Nat. Commun. (2020, ESI Highly Cited Paper; Editor’s Highlights) and Joule (impact factor: 46, 2020) , as well as 8 invited talks across different continents.
My research attracts industrial partners such as Ford Motors, Morgan Advanced Materials, Deregallera and Johnson Matthey for collaborations, and are used for marketing by Zeiss and Thermofisher Scientific. I was awarded a Measurement Fellowship by National Physical Laboratory (NPL) and ISCF in 2018. I won NPL Rayleigh Early Career Award in 2021. I am holding guest editor roles of the journal Batteries and Frontiers in Energy Research. I am also a guest reviewer of Nat. Commun., J. Power Sources, Cell Reports Physical Science, Science Bulletin, Electrochimica Acta and Energies etc.
Work Experience
Lecturer in Green Energy, School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London
Senior Research Fellow, Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London
Project title: Diagnostic imaging and multi-scale modelling of lithium-ion battery
Since 1st Dec 2022
Nov 2021 - Nov 2022
Research Fellow, UCL / National Physical Laboratory (joint appointment)
Project title: Multi-scale modelling of lithium-ion battery
Nov 2018 - Nov 2021
Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London
Project title: Electrode by design: Multi-length scale characterisation and image-based modelling of novel, structured micro-tubular Solid Oxide Fuel Cell electrodes assisted by X-ray tomography
Sep 2015 - Oct 2018
Education
Sep 2011 - Sep 2015
PhD degree, Manchester X-ray Imaging Facility, School of Materials, University of Manchester
Thesis title: Fracture and crack shielding mechanisms in animal dentin using 2D and 3D characterisation techniques
Supervisor: Prof. Philip Withers
Sep 2007 - June 2011
BSc degree, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology
Thesis Title: Heat treatments of 1Cr18Ni9Ti Austenic stainless steel for the dimension stabilization enhancement
Supervisor: Prof. Dongli Sun