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Dr. John Wang

Assistant Professor

University of North Texas

Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Email: Ruocun.Wang@unt.edu

Education

  • PhD, North Carolina State University, 2020
    Major: Materials Science and Engineering

Professional Memberships

  • The Electrochemical Society. (December 5, 2017 - Present).
  • The Materials Research Society. (February 20, 2016 - Present).

Development Activities

  • Continuing Education Program, ACUE Effective Teaching Practices, UNT. Denton,TX,United States of America. (August 25, 2024).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

    University of North Texas

  • MTSE 5800 - Special Studies in Materials Science, 1 course.

Non-Credit Instruction

  • Guest Lecture, 7 participants. (November 18, 2024 - November 18, 2024).
  • Guest Lecture, 12 participants. (October 30, 2024 - November 2, 2024).

Directed Student Learning

  • Dissertation Committee Member, "THE EFFECT OF B2O3 ADDITION AND TEMPERATURE OPTIMIZATION ON MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF LAMINATED ALUMINA AND YTTRIA STABILIZED ZIRCONIA," Materials Science and Engineering. (October 21, 2024 - October 31, 2024).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Journal Article

  • Perju, A., Zhang, D., Wang, R., Taberna, P., Gogotsi, Y., Simon, P. (2025). Operando Tracking of Resistance, Thickness, and Mass of Ti3C2Tx MXene in Water-in-Salt Electrolyte. Advanced Energy Materials. 2405028. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/aenm.202405028
  • Zhao, L., Bi, L., Hu, J., Gao, G., Zhang, D., Li, Y., Flynn, A., Zhang, T., Wang, R., Cheng, X.M., Liu, L., Gogotsi, Y., Li, B. (2024). Universal salt-assisted assembly of MXene from suspension on polymer substrates. Nature Communications. 15 10027. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-53840-y
  • Downes, M., Shuck, C.E., Wang, R., Michałowski, P.P., Shochat, J., Zhang, D., Shekhirev, M., Yang, Y., Zaluzec, N.J., Arenal, R., May, S.J., Gogotsi, Y. (2024). Synthesis of Three Isoelemental MXenes and Their Structure−Property Relationships. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146 (45) 855-888. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/jacs.4c11111

Presentations Given

    Oral Presentation

  • Wang, R. (Author & Presenter), 2024 International Conference of the African MRS, Pseudocapacitive Energy Storage in Ti3C2Tx MXene over a Wide Temperature Range, National Science Foundation, Kigali, Rwanda, Rwanda. (2024 - 2024).

    • Poster

  • Wang, R. (Author & Presenter), UNT University Research Day, Selective Etched Metastable Materials for Electrochemical Energy Storage, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2024 - 2024).
  • Wang, R. (Author & Presenter), 2024 ECS Texas Section Symposium at UT Austin, Selective Etched Metastable Materials for Electrochemical Energy Storage, Electrochemical Society, Austin, TX, United States of America. (2024 - 2024).

Contracts, Grants, Sponsored Research

    Grant - Research

  • Wang, R. (Principal), "Computational Screening of Selectively Etchable Layered Oxides for Intercalation Battery Electrodes," sponsored by Oak Ridge National Lab, Regional, Funded. (2025 - 2026).
  • Wang, R. (Principal), "SIMS Quantification of Oxygen Distribution in Titanium Aluminum Oxycarbide," sponsored by Oak Ridge National Lab, Regional, Funded. (2025 - 2026).

Service

University Service

  • Committee Member, Outreach and Recruitment Committee. (September 1, 2024 - Present).
  • Host of Guest Artist, Host seminar speaker. (November 21, 2024 - November 22, 2024).

Professional Service

  • Reviewer, Grant Proposal, Oak Ridge National Lab (ORNL) Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS). Denton, TX. (October 20, 2024 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Oak Ridge National Lab (ORNL) Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS) User Executive Committee (UEC). Denton, TX. (January 20, 2024 - Present).