The primary focus of my research is design and development of new materials with unique structure, property, and performance for electrochemical energy conversion and storage such as fuel cells, high energy density batteries, and supercapacitors. My research encompasses design and synthesis of new materials including electrolyte and electrode materials, advanced materials characterization, and a fundamental understanding of the structure-property-performance relationships of materials. Electrochemical energy storage and conversion, electrolyte and electrode materials, transition metal oxides, polymer materials, electrocatalysts.