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Jun Xu

Mech Engineering & Engineering Sci
advanced materials
advanced structures
batteries
battery durability battery multifunctionality
battery safety
impact mitigation
impact protection
machine-learning based modeling
multiphysics modeling
multiscale simulation
operando characterization of safety behaviors
Theoretical analysis
Theoretical design
Related People
Anthony Bombik
Lin Ma
Mechanical Engineering & Engineering Science
William States Lee College of Engineering
Assistant Professor
UNC Charlotte
Jun.Xu@uncc.edu

Education: Ph.D., Environmental Engineering/Engineering Mechanics, Columbia University, 2014

Courses Taught: Introduction to Solid Mechanics; 7090/8090 Automotive Materials; and Energy Storage Systems

Biography:
Dr. Jun Xu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering & Engineering Science at University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He is the director of Vehicle Energy & Safety Laboratory (VESL, formally known as AVRC) since 2014. He earned his Ph.D. degree from Columbia University in 2014 (under the supervision of Prof. Xi Chen), and he was appointed as Professor at Beihang University, China from 2014 to 2018. Recently, he moved his group to University of North Carolina at Charlotte to continue his academic career. His research expertise sits on lithium-ion battery safety and impact dynamics. Dr. Jun Xu now serves as the Chair of Energy Conversion & Storage Committee, and Vice Chair of the Multifunctional Materials Committee, American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME). He is the Founder and Chair of Automotive & Battery Safety Conference (ABSC). He has so far published more than 110 peer-reviewed papers in top journals including Advanced Energy Materials, Nano Energy, Energy Storage Materials, Journal of Material Chemistry A, Journal of Power Sources, Journal of Electrochemical Society, Advanced Materials, Carbon, International Journal of Impact Engineering, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, Composite Science and Technology, Composite Part A/B,  with more than 3200 citations, H-index=32. Dr. Xu is the recipient of “40 under 40” in the Great Charlotte Area by CBJ, 2021.

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