Principal Investigator:
Jianqi Xi
Office: Talbot Laboratory 111A, Tel: 217-300-6494
Email: jianqixi@illinois.edu
Dr. Jianqi Xi joined NPRE at the University of Illinois as an Assistant Professor in Jan. 2024. Dr. Xi earned his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville in 2017, under the mentorship of Prof. William J. Weber. From 2017 to 2023, Dr. Xi was a Postdoctoral Researcher and Scientist in the Computational Materials Group, working with Prof. Izabela Szlufarska at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
PhD Student:
Nicholas Dailey
Email: ndailey2@illinois.edu
Nick joined the MNM group in the spring of 2024, focusing his research on the impact of impurities and radiation on molten salt corrosion.
Wenwen Leng
Email: wleng2@illinois.edu
Wenwen joined the MNM group in the fall of 2024, with a research focus on developing machine learning potential and studying the effects of radiation in high-entropy ceramics.
Yuwen Xu
Email: yuwenxu3@illinois.edu
Yuwen joined the MNM group in the fall of 2024, with her research focused on liquid metal corrosion and stability of hydride moderators.
Undergraduate Student:
Yu-Ching Chen (yuching7@illinois.edu)
Alumni:
Tanmay Raswant (UG, 2024 Spring)
Noori Khurshid (UG, 2024 Spring)