Yameng Fan

Dr. Yameng Fan is a materials engineering researcher with nearly a decade of expertise in battery materials and energy storage technologies. Her research focuses on developing and optimizing advanced materials for various battery systems, including lithium-ion, sodium-ion, and aqueous multivalent-ion batteries. She specializes in using large-scale synchrotron and neutron facilities, along with advanced electron microscopy techniques, to achieve atomic-scale characterization of battery materials. Through her work, she aims to unravel the intricate relationships between structure, composition, and electrochemical performance and provide practical solutions.

Currently, Dr. Fan is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at RMIT University (City Campus). She completed dual PhD degrees from the University of Wollongong (Australia) and the University of Surrey (UK) in 2023, with her doctoral research focused on cobalt-free lithium-rich layered oxide cathodes for lithium-ion batteries. Following her PhD, she worked as an Associate Research Fellow at the University of Wollongong, contributing to the development of an ARC Discovery Project on sodium-ion battery oxide cathode materials. Additionally, she has two years of industry experience in recycling silicon waste to produce high-value nano-silicon for lithium-ion battery anodes.

Dr. Fan’s research excellence is reflected in her 60+ peer-reviewed publications, including 18 papers in journals with an impact factor >20 and 45 papers with an impact factor >10. Her work has been featured in top-tier journals such as Nature Communications, Angewandte Chemie, Advanced Materials, and Energy & Environmental Science, accumulating over 1,500 citations and an H-index of 18 (Google Scholar).

A recognized expert in X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) and diffraction techniques, Dr. Fan has made significant contributions to understanding battery degradation mechanisms and performance optimization. As a chief or primary investigator, she has successfully completed 40+ synchrotron projects, securing over AUD 3.18 million in in-kind funding from the Australian Synchrotron, supported by the Australian Government. She has been actively advancing synchrotron-based operando battery characterization and has served as a member of the Australian Synchrotron User Advisory Committee (UAC) since 2023.

Dr. Fan collaborates extensively with researchers across Australia, the UK, China, Germany, and the Netherlands. As an early-career researcher, she is actively pursuing fellowships and welcomes opportunities for external collaborations. Through her work, she aims to tackle key challenges in battery technology and contribute to the global transition toward renewable and sustainable energy solutions.