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

  • Zhou, Chengshuang, Jinwon Oh, Michael L. Stone, Sydney Richardson, Pin-Hung Chung, Jorge Osio-Norgaard, Bang T. Nhan, Abinash Kumar, Miaofang Chi, and Matteo Cargnello. “A General Approach for Metal Nanoparticle Encapsulation Within Porous Oxides.” Advanced Materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) 36, no. 50 (December 2024): e2409710. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202409710.
  • Wang, Y., C. Thomas, K. Garman, H. Kim, Z. Chen, M. Chi, and C. Ban. “The Key Role of Grain Boundary Dynamics in Revolutionizing the Potential of Solid Electrolytes.” Advanced Functional Materials 34, no. 45 (November 5, 2024). https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202404434.
  • Kumar, Abinash, Elizaveta Tiukalova, Kartik Venkatraman, Andrew Lupini, Jordan A. Hachtel, and Miaofang Chi. “Calibrating cryogenic temperature of TEM specimens using EELS.” Ultramicroscopy 265 (November 2024): 114008. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultramic.2024.114008.
  • Teeter, Jordan, Na Yeon Kim, Topojit Debnath, Nicholas Sesing, Tekwam Geremew, Dylan Wright, Miaofang Chi, et al. “Achieving the 1D Atomic Chain Limit in Van der Waals Crystals.” Advanced Materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) 36, no. 48 (November 2024): e2409898. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202409898.
  • Werghi, Baraa, Shikha Saini, Pin-Hung Chung, Abinash Kumar, Amani M. Ebrahim, Kristen Abels, Miaofang Chi, Frank Abild-Pedersen, Simon R. Bare, and Matteo Cargnello. “Dynamic Behavior of Pt Multimetallic Alloys for Active and Stable Propane Dehydrogenation Catalysts.” Journal of the American Chemical Society 146, no. 45 (November 2024): 30966–75. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.4c09424.