Dr. Jian Liu is actively seeking self-motivated, creative, and hard-working graduate students with a strong background in materials science and electrochemistry and relevant experience in his research areas. Dr. Liu is also very pleased to accept outstanding graduate students and postdoctoral fellows holding or applying for scholarships from NSERC, Mitacs, China Scholarship Council (CSC), and other third-party funding agents.

Opening

1. Graduate Research Asst at UBC Battery Innovation Cluster
   Five graduate student positions are opening in the following research areas related to solid-state batteries: 1) Multiscale modeling (ab-initio-based modeling to accelerate material screening for lithium alloys and sulfur chemistry), 2) 3D printing (additive manufacturing to fabricate solid-state batteries), 3) Lifecycle assessment (quantitative analysis of the carbon footprints for solid-state battery materials and manufacturing), 4) Socio-economic analysis (to understand the economic and environmental impacts of solid-state batteries in Canada and integrate sustainability into new battery design), and 5) In-situ interface characterizations (to use advanced in-situ spectroscopic techniques to gain deep insights of the electrode-electrolyte interfaces in solid-state batteries).

2. Research Cluster Coordinator at UBC Battery Innovation Cluster

3. One Ph.D. position in battery electrodes (UBC-NRC collaboration)