Meijia Li

Bio

Dr. Li is currently a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Nanomaterials Chemistry Group, Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. She received her Ph.D. degree from Michigan Technological University in November 2021. Her current research mainly focuses on the synthesis of high-entropy oxides (HEOs) and carbon materials for catalysis applications.

EXPERIENCE

Postdoctoral Research Associate - Oak Ridge National Laboratory - Oak Ridge, Tennessee (January 2022 - Present)

EDUCATION

PhD in Materials Science and Engineering - Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI (August 2017 - December 2021)

B.S. in Chemistry, Jiamusi University, Jiamusi, China (August 2012 - June 2016)

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Heterogeneous catalyst design and application
• 2D Materials for energy-related applications
• Self-assemble of noble metal (Au, Ag) cluster

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Project The investigation of heterogeneous catalyst for dry reforming of methane (DRM). (September 2019 - Present)

Unveiled the mechanism of coking resistance over NiO/MgO solid solution catalyst for dry reforming of methane

• Developed the highly active and stable NiO/MgO solid solution catalyst.
• Investigated the structural evolution of the catalyst under the catalytic conditions.
• Discovered the unique interaction between metallic Mg and Ni and its importance on the superior coking resistance of the catalyst.

Revealed the importance of moderate metal support interaction for stabilizing Al2O3-supported catalyst for DRM.

• Prepared the Al2O3-supported Ni catalyst with high activity and superior stability.
• Uncovered the catalyst stabilization during the catalytic process.
• Highlighted the importance of moderate metal support interaction for improving the catalyst performance.

Skills Heterogenous catalyst preparation (impregnation, sol-gel, combustion methods), characterization (STEM, TEM, SEM, XRD, XPS, TPR, TG, BET, FTIR, UV-vis, etc.), and evaluation under thermo catalytic conditions (GC)

Involved project Hydrogen production by Steam reforming of methane (June 2018 - September 2019)

Hydrogen production via steam reforming reaction under thermo-photo hybrid process
Prepared a light-diffuse-reflection-surface substrate for photocatalyst which could profoundly increase the light utilization efficiency and assisted the TiO2-based catalyst preparation and catalyst testing
Skills Thermo-photo catalytic heterogenous catalyst evaluation

Involved project Polyoxometalate-encapsulated smart silver cluster (September 2015 - June 2016)

• Prepared the silver cluster by self-assembly using solvothermal method
• Discovered the smart structure transformation of silver cluster in response to the external acid-base stimuli

Skills Self-assemble silver cluster by solvothermal process, single-crystal X-ray crystallography

Publications