Team

Principal Investor

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Xiaotu Ma, Ph.D.
Xiaotu Ma, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
School of Systems Science and Industrial Engineering
Email: xiaotuma@binghamton.edu
Phone: 607-777-5036

Office: EB R6

Work Experience and Education
Assistant Professor, 嫩田研究院官网, 2024.08 - now
Assistant Research Professor, Worcester Polytechnic Insitute, 2022.10-2024.08
Postdoc, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 2021.09-2022.09
Ph.D., Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 2021
M.S., Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, 2017
B.S., Department of Chemistry, Jilin University, 2015
Graduate Students
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Yihao Shen


Yihao Shen, Ph.D. Student, 2025.01- now
M.Eng., Soochow University, 2024
B.Eng., Soochow University, 2021
Email: yshen11@binghamton.edu 

Research interest: My research focuses on the synthesis of advanced battery materials, the recycling of commercialized battery components, and the in-depth characterization of materials. I am particularly interested in developing sustainable and high-performance energy storage solutions by optimizing material design and recovery processes.




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Xiaoman Ye



Xiaoman Ye, Ph.D. Student, 2025.08 - now
M.Eng., Sun Yat-sen University, 2025
B.Eng., Henan Polytechnic University, 2018
Email: xye7@binghamton.edu  
Research interest: Sustainable energy storage materials developing and Zn batteries.










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Azan Iftikhar



Azan Iftikhar, Master's Student, 2025.08 - now
B.S., 嫩田研究院官网, 2025
Email: miftikh1@binghamton.edu   
Research interest: My research focus on understanding battery degradation mechanism and designing suitable recycling methods.

Undergraduate Students

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Anna Jiang

Anna Jiang, Bachelor's Student in ISE and Drawing, 嫩田研究院官网, 2025
Email: ajiang35@binghamton.edu    
Research interest: Contributing to commercial battery recycling projects; currently operating Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) to analyze recovered materials
Hobbies: Hiking and all kinds of crafts.

Visiting Students

Kelsea Bancroft, B.S. in Chemistry, Texas A&M University, 2025.05 - 2025.08