Kai Wang joined the Nealey group from July to August 2017 as a summer research student, characterizing a kind of functional polymer as an alternative of E-Beam resist in lithography. Following his graduation as undergrad in Polymer Science & Engineering from Zhejiang University, China in 2018, he joined the Nealey group again and study as a graduate student here since he enjoys the supportive and positive atmosphere created by the group members and the PI.
Kai is currently studying the ion transport properties of conductive polymer under nano-confinement. His work involves nanofabrication and electrochemical measurements.
Role of Crosslinking and Backbone Segmental Dynamics on Ion Transport in Hydrated Anion-Conducting Polyelectrolytes
Zhongyang Wang, Kai Wang, Christopher Eom, Yuxi Chen, Ge Sun, Mincheol Kim, Joan M Montes de Oca, Dongyue Liang, Kushal Bagchi, Shrayesh N Patel, Juan J de Pablo, Paul F Nealey, Advanced Functional Materials, 2025
Water-mediated ion transport in an anion exchange membrane
Zhongyang Wang, Ge Sun, Nicholas HC Lewis, Mrinmay Mandal, Abhishek Sharma, Mincheol Kim, Joan M Montes de Oca, Kai Wang, Aaron Taggart, Alex B Martinson, Paul A Kohl, Andrei Tokmakoff, Shrayesh N Patel, Paul F Nealey, Juan J de Pablo. Nature Communications. 2025.