Chi

Miaofang Chi

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

Bio

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.

Education

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

Positions

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

Courses Taught

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

Representative Publications

  • Kim, Su Jae, Young-Hoon Kim, Bipin Lamichhane, Binod Regmi, Yousil Lee, Sang-Hyeok Yang, Seon Je Kim, et al. “An impermeable copper surface monolayer with high-temperature oxidation resistance.” Nature Communications 16, no. 1 (February 2025): 1462. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-56709-w.
  • 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, January 1, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1557/s43577-024-00846-y.
  • Banerjee, S., Y. S. Meng, A. M. Minor, M. Zhang, N. J. Zaluzec, M. K. Y. Chan, G. Seidler, et al. “Correction: Materials laboratories of the future for alloys, amorphous, and composite materials (MRS Bulletin, (2025), 50, 2, (190-207), 10.1557/s43577-024-00846-y).” MRS Bulletin, January 1, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1557/s43577-025-00884-0.
  • Wang, Tao, Jiyoung Ock, X Chelsea Chen, Fan Wang, Meijia Li, Matthew S. Chambers, Gabriel M. Veith, et al. “Flux Synthesis of A-site Disordered Perovskite La0.5M0.5TiO3 (M═Li, Na, K) Nanorods Tailored for Solid Composite Electrolytes.” Advanced Science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) 12, no. 3 (January 2025): e2408805. https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202408805.
  • Zhang, Sipei, Zhengwu Fang, Miaofang Chi, and Nicola H. Perry. “Facile Interfacial Reduction Suppresses Redox Chemical Expansion and Promotes the Polaronic to Ionic Transition in Mixed Conducting (Pr,Ce)O2-δ Nanoparticles.” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 17, no. 1 (January 2025): 880–98. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.4c14828.