Meet John L.
John L., Ph.D.
Trine University - Allen School of Engineering & Computing
B.S. Chongqing Jiaotong University; Ph.D. University of Kansas
260.665.4316 | email
My journey in the United States started in Kansas. I lived in one of the best college towns, Lawrence, for a couple of years, and obtained my Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering at the University of Kansas. When I was in graduate school, I found my passion for teaching, and I was awarded the Excellence in Teaching Award as a graduate teaching assistant and Clark Coan Leadership Award in 2020 after graduation.
I joined Trine in late 2019 as an assistant professor. I teach Dynamics, Engineering Materials, and Mechatronics and ME Senior Design. I am a car guy and I am passionate about electric cars and battery technologies. I own a convertible mustang and my next car will be a Tesla Cybertruck(I hope). One day, I would like to work with my students to convert old school American muscle cars into electric vehicles.
My research interests include: Lithium-ion batteries, fuel cells, electric vehicles, hybrid vehicles, battery designs, battery management systems, physics-based modeling, and simulation. I published multiple peer-reviewed research papers that have been highly cited in my field. Here are some highlights of my publications:
- Dr. L.’s article “Optimal power source sizing of fuel cell hybrid vehicles based on Pontryagin’s minimum principle,” published in 2015 in International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, has received 64 citations to date. For all articles published in the category of Engineering in 2015, the average number of citations is only 9.57. This article is thus one of the top 10% most-cited articles published in Engineering in 2015.
- Dr. L.’s article “Optimal design of Li-ion batteries through multi-physics modeling and multi-objective optimization,” published in 2017 in Journal of The Electrochemical Society, has received 38 citations to date. For all articles published in the category of Engineering in 2017, the average number of citations is only 5.47. This article is thus one of the top 10% most-cited articles published in Engineering in 2017.
- Dr. L.’s article “Experimental and simulation investigations of porosity graded cathodes in mitigating battery degradation of high voltage lithium-ion batteries,” published in 2017 in Journal of The Electrochemical Society, has received 39 citations to date. For all articles published in the category of Engineering in 2017, the average number of citations is only 5.47. This article is thus one of the top 10% most-cited articles published in Engineering in 2017.
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