Miaofang Chi

Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

Chi's research interest is on designing better materials by advancing our knowledge of the behavior of atoms, electrons, and ions in materials using novel electron microscopy, for applications in energy, sustainability, and microelectronics.

Appointments and Affiliations

  • Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

Contact Information

Education

  • Ph.D. University of California, Davis, 2008

Courses Taught

  • ME 758S: Curricular Practical Training
  • ME 555: Advanced Topics in Mechanical Engineering

Representative Publications

  • Huang, Zhennan, Tangyuan Li, Ying Fang, Jacob Smith, Boyang Li, Alexandra Brozena, Qi Dong, et al. “Phase Changes of Multielemental Alloy Nanoparticles at Elevated Temperatures.” ACS Nano 19, no. 13 (April 2025): 13457–65. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5c02343.
  • Ren, G., G. Y. Jung, H. Chen, C. Wang, B. Zhao, R. K. Vasudevan, J. A. Hachtel, et al. “Strain-Driven Stabilization of a Room-Temperature Chiral Multiferroic with Coupled Ferroaxial and Ferroelectric Order.” Advanced Functional Materials 35, no. 10 (March 4, 2025). https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202416560.
  • Nguyen, Quynh N., Kei Kwan Li, Yong Ding, Annemieke Janssen, Zhennan Huang, Miaofang Chi, and Younan Xia. “Facile Synthesis of Rhodium-Based Nanocrystals in a Metastable Phase and Evaluation of Their Thermal and Catalytic Properties.” Small Methods 9, no. 3 (March 2025): e2401143. https://doi.org/10.1002/smtd.202401143.
  • Fang, Z., J. Smith, K. Clelland, K. T. Tseng, J. Wolfenstine, O. Delaire, J. Sakamoto, and M. Chi. “Ionic conduction and interfacial stability in Na1+xZr2SixP3−xO12 solid electrolytes: Past, present, and future perspectives.” Applied Physics Reviews 12, no. 1 (March 1, 2025). https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0241000.
  • Banerjee, S., Y. S. Meng, A. M. Minor, M. Zhang, N. J. Zaluzec, M. K. Y. Chan, G. Seidler, et al. “Materials laboratories of the future for alloys, amorphous, and composite materials.” MRS Bulletin 50, no. 2 (February 1, 2025): 190–207. https://doi.org/10.1557/s43577-024-00846-y.