Welcome
I’m Duhan Zhang, working at the intersection of materials science and electrochemical engineering. I am passionate about bridging fundamental science with real-world applications and creating accessible technologies for a more sustainable future. Feel free to explore my site to learn more about my work, and contact me if you would like to discuss research and form collaborations.
Education & Training
Postdoc. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Materials Science and Engineering
Advisor: Yet-Ming Chiang
Ph.D. Cornell University, Mechanical Engineering
Advisor: Lynden A. Archer
M.Eng. Cornell University, Biomedical Engineering
Advisor: Ulrich B. Wiesner
B.Eng. Shanghai University, Polymer Materials and Engineering
Advisor: Jingbo Yin
Selected Honors & Awards
- Early Career Postdoctoral-Faculty Bridge Grant (sole PI)
American Chemical Society, 2025 - 2027
- MIT Energy Initiative Fellowship
2022 - 2023, 2023 - 2024, 2024 - 2025
- Distinguished Young Scholars
University of Washington, 2025
Rising Stars in Mechanical Engineering
CMU, MIT, Stanford, UC Berkeley, 2024
Early Career Award
The Electrochemical Society, Industrial Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Engineering Division, 2024
Fellow of WiscProf Future Faculty in Engineering
University of Wisconsin - Madison, 2024
MIT Path of Professorship Fellow
2023
JCESR Best Paper
Joint Center for Energy Storage Research, 2022
Young Scientist, 71st Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting (Chemistry)
2022
Mars Fellowship, Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings
2022
First Prize, Science as Art
Materials Research Society, Spring 2019
Telluride Associate Scholarship
2017 - 2020
NextGen Professor Fellow
Cornell University, 2018 - 2019
Future Professor Institute Fellow
Cornell University, 2018, 2019
Graduate School Conference Travel Grant Award
Cornell University, 2018, 2019
Colman Leadership Program Fellow
Cornell University, 2017
First-Year Ph.D. Student Fellowship
Cornell University, 2015 - 2016