Juhyeon Ahn

Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering

Assistant Professor

Contact Information

jahn3@uwyo.edu
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The Ahn Research Group addresses critical challenges in energy systems by deepening fundamental understanding and developing innovative approaches through the discovery of novel materials, advanced characterization techniques, and data-driven methodologies.

Education

  • Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Yonsei University, 2017

Research Experience

  • Project Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 2024
  • Postdoctoral Researcher, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 2023
  • Postdoctoral Researcher, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, 2019

Research Focuses

  • Electrochemical energy storage
  • Batteries
  • Energy-relevant materials
  • Materials characterization

Select Publications

  • Ahn, J., Crafton, M.J., Koirala, K.P., Li, T., Clement, R.J., Fu, Y., Battaglia, V., Nordlund, D., Wang, D., McCloskey, B.D., Harris, S.J., Doeff, M.M., Chen, G. Key Parameters Controlling Energy Performance in Manganese Cathodes. Preprint, 2025. 10.26434/chemrxiv-2025-mvj7j
  • Nam, K.-H., Wang, Z., Luo, J., Ahn, J., Mansley, Z.R., Kim, S., Oh, M.H., Scott, M.C., Campos, A.R., Huang, C., Millares, M.F., Pace, A., Ma, L., Ehrlich, S., Bai, J., Zhu, Y., Takeuchi, E.S., Marschilok, A.C., Yan, S., Takeuchi, K.J., Doeff, M.M. Compositionally Complex Spinel Oxides as Conversion Anodes for Lithium-Ion Battery. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 17 (15), 22529-22545, 2025. doi.org/10.1021/acsami.4c21332
  • Yin, W., Ahn, J., Barim, G., Alvarado, J., Doeff, M.M. Tailoring Stepped Layered Titanates for Sodium-Ion Battery Applications. Accounts of Materials Research 5 (8), 933-943, 2024. doi.org/10.1021/accountsmr.4c00080
  • Ahn, J., Ha, Y., Satish, R., Giovine, R., Li, L., Liu, J., Wang, C., Clement, R.J., Kostecki, R., Yang, W., Chen, G. Exceptional Cycling Performance Enabled by Local Structural Rearrangements in Disordered Rocksalt Cathodes. Advanced Energy Materials 12 (27), 2200426, 2022. doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202200426
  • Ahn, J., Chen, D., Chen, G. A Fluorination Method for Improving Cation-Disordered Rocksalt Cathode Performance. Advanced Energy Materials 10 (35), 2001671, 2020. doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202001671