Hello, my name is Gang Wan. I am a Research Scientist working with Prof. Arun Majumdar at Stanford University. I obtained my PhD in Materials Physics and Chemistry mentored by Dillon D. Fong at Argonne National Laboratory's Materials Science Division in Illinois.

 

My research aims to uncover how ion and atom transfer occurs at the electrochemical interfaces and then ask how these physical and chemical transformations can be precisely controlled at atomic to mesoscopic scales to enable next-generation electrochemical systems for energy conversion and storage, chemical transformation, and energy-efficient separations. I specialize in thin films, heterostructures, and single-site materials, where I integrate synthesis, assembly, and operando characterization to link structure, transport, and function. 

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My approach lies at the intersection of electrochemistry, materials science, reaction engineering (spanning electrochemical, photochemical, and thermochemical processes), and operando characterization.

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I have published in high-impact journals, including Science, Nature Catalysis, Science Advances, and Nature Communications, as well as professional journals (e.g., Advanced Materials, Physical Review Letters, and Chemistry of Materials).

Specifically, my three key contributions in interdisciplinary research include

1. Discovering how oxide hydrogenation occurs in batteries, correcting thirty years of conventional models of cathode self-discharge (Science, 2024);

2. Revealing how crystalline-to-amorphous transition occurs in perovskite oxides  electrocatalysts, revising the traditional principles of materials design for electrosynthesis (Science Advances, 2021);

3. Demonstrating unique opportunities for directing ion migrations on supported materials, transforming active sites to improve methane removal (Nature Catalysis, 2023);​