PhD Student
Appointments and Affiliations
- 08/2024 – Present Ph.D. Student, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University
Contact Information
- Office Location: 390 Gross Hall
- Office Phone: 412-909-7595
- Email Address: zhengkai.chen@duke.edu
Education
- 09/2020 – 06/2022 B.S., Material Science and Engineering, Department of Material, Sichuan University
- 08/2022 – 04/2024 B.S., Material Science and Engineering, Swanson School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh
Research Interests
My undergraduate research at Sichuan University is guided by Prof. Yifan Wu, I delved into amine-based electrochemical CO2 capture. At University of Pittsburgh, I worked in Prof. Nathaniel Rosi's lab where I studied the synthesis, characterization, and gas adsorption properties of MOFs. I also worked in computational material lab. Studying spinel crystal based on DFT calculation under the supervision of Prof. Guofeng Wang. At Feng Group, my main research interest is in developing functional material (metal-organic framework, polymer) for direct CO2 capture from air and sea. I will focus on mitigating greenhouse effect and climate change based on material engineering route.