Jun Xu

Associate Professor

Education

PhD | Environmental Engineering/Engineering Mechanics, Columbia University

Executive Summary

Dr. Xu’s research background stems from solid mechanics and extends comprehensively into interdisciplinary fields, i.e., energy and electrochemistry with a broad spectrum of industrial application. Dr. Xu is particularly interested in “user-inspired” science and solving engineering challenges. Currently, his group focuses on the following research topics: (1) Battery sustainability including safety, durability and manufacturing (electrochemo-mechanics modeling, multiscale computation, machine-learning based modeling and operando characterization of battery behaviors); (2) Theoretical analysis and design of advanced materials and structures for impact protection/mitigation, including bio-inspired micro/macro lightweight structural design and understand of composite material behaviors in the context of next-generation vehicle application.

Dr. Jun Xu now serves as the Executive committee member of Advanced Energy System Division, American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME). He also serves as Associate Editor of ASME Journal of Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage, Energy Materials and Devices, Batteries, and Editor of Scientific Reports. He has so far published more than 140 peer-reviewed papers with more than 6,400 citations, H-index = 46. Dr. Xu has been included in the 2022 and 2023 World Top 2% Scientist list (Top 0.19% and 0.185% in Mechanical Engineering & Transportation, and Energy fields).

RESEARCH AREAS

• Clean Energy & Environment
• Composites & Advanced Materials

FACULTY EXPERTISE

• Multiphysics modeling for energy storage systems (e.g., batteries)
• Battery safety and durability characterization
• Dynamic behaviors of materials and structures
• Vehicle crashworthiness and lightweight