{"id":325,"date":"2016-04-14T14:02:04","date_gmt":"2016-04-14T18:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ac.fiu.edu\/?page_id=325"},"modified":"2025-12-17T20:49:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T20:49:20","slug":"group-members-past","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.engr.colostate.edu\/laboratories\/ceramics\/group-members-past\/","title":{"rendered":"Group Alumni"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Osama Awadallah<\/span><\/h2>\n

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FIU Ph.D. 2013-2018<\/strong><\/span>
M.S.\u00a0 Mechanical Design and Production Engineering, Cairo University, Egypt (2009)<\/span>
B.S.\u00a0 Mechanical Design and Production Engineering, Cairo University, Egypt (2008)<\/span>
Current position<\/strong>: Associate at Exponent – Battery Testing & Failure Analysis<\/a><\/span>
Dissertation: <\/strong>Synthesis, Processing, and Fundamental Phase Formation Study of CZTS Films for Solar Cell Applications<\/em><\/a><\/span>
Major publications:
<\/strong>1.\u00a0 Awadallah, Osama<\/span>; Durygin, Andriy; Cheng, Zhe*. ” Unveiling the Phase Evolution of Sol\u2013Gel Sulfurized Cu2<\/sub>ZnSnS4<\/sub> Thin Films in ppm-Level H2<\/sub>S: From Binary Sulfides to Quaternary Cu-Zn-Sn-S System,” Journal of Electronic Materials<\/em> (2021), 50, 314-324.\u00a0 DOI:10.1007\/s11664-020-08539-3<\/a>
<\/strong>2.\u00a0 Awadallah, Osama<\/span>; Cheng, Zhe*. \u201cStudy of the fundamental phase formation mechanism of sol-gel sulfurized Cu2<\/sub>ZnSnS4<\/sub> thin films using in situ Raman spectroscopy,\u201d Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells<\/em> (2018), 176, 222-229.\u00a0 DOI:10.1016\/j.solmat.2017.11.038<\/a><\/span>
3.\u00a0 Sun, Shichen; Awadallah, Osama<\/span>; Cheng, Zhe*. \u201cPoisoning of Nickel-Based Anode for Proton Conducting SOFC by H2<\/sub>S, CO2<\/sub>, and H2<\/sub>O as Fuel Contaminants,\u201d \u00a0Journal of Power Sources<\/em> (2018), 378, 255-263.\u00a0 DOI:10.1016\/j.jpowsour.2017.12.056<\/a><\/span>
4.\u00a0 Awadallah, Osama<\/span>; Cheng, Zhe*. \u201cFormation of sol-gel based Cu2<\/sub>ZnSnS4<\/sub> thin films using ppm-level hydrogen sulfide,\u201d Thin Solid Films<\/em> (2017), 625 (1), 122-130.\u00a0 DOI:10.1016\/j.tsf.2017.01.054<\/a><\/span>
5.\u00a0 Awadallah, Osama<\/span>; Hernandez, Joseph; Durygin, Andriy; Cheng, Zhe*. \u201cIn Situ Raman Monitoring of Kesterite Cu2<\/sub>ZnSnS4<\/sub> Phase Formation from Sulfurization of Sol-gel Oxide Precursors,\u201d Photovoltaics Specialist Conference (PVSC)<\/em>, 2017 IEEE 44th <\/em>(2017), 3473-3477.\u00a0 DOI:10.1109\/PVSC.2017.8366144<\/a><\/span>
6.\u00a0 Awadallah, Osama<\/span>; Cheng, Zhe*. \u201cIn Situ Raman Monitoring of Cu2<\/sub>ZnSnS4<\/sub> Oxidation and Related Decomposition at Elevated Temperatures,\u201d IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics<\/em> (2016), 6(3), 764-769.\u00a0 DOI:10.1109\/JPHOTOV.2016.2542479.\u00a0 DOI:10.1149\/2.0021508jes<\/a><\/span>
7.\u00a0 Awadallah, Osama<\/span>; Cheng, Zhe*. \u201cIn situ Raman Characterization of Cu2<\/sub>ZnSnS4<\/sub> Solar Absorber Materials,\u201d\u00a0Photovoltaics Specialist Conference (PVSC), 2015 IEEE 42nd<\/em> (2015), 1-6.\u00a0 DOI:10.1109\/PVSC.2015.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Andr\u00e9s E Behrens<\/span><\/h2>\n

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FIU M.S. 2016-2018<\/strong>
<\/a>Current position<\/strong>: Patent examiner at the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO)<\/span>
Major publications:
<\/strong>1.\u00a0 Cheng, Zhe; Foroughi, Paniz; Behrens, Andr\u00e9s<\/span>, \u201cSynthesis of high temperature ceramic powders,\u201d US Patent 9,919,973.<\/span>
2.\u00a0 Cheng, Zhe*; Foroughi, Paniz; Behrens, Andr\u00e9s<\/span>. \u201cSynthesis of nanocrystalline TaC powders via single-step high temperature spray pyrolysis from solution precursors,\u201d Ceramics International<\/em> (2017), 43(3), 3431-3434.\u00a0 DOI:0.1016\/j.ceramint.2016.11.177<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Jose Belisario<\/span><\/h2>\n

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FIU M.S. 2018-2020<\/strong><\/span>
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Arizona (1984)<\/span>
Current position: <\/strong>Ph.D. student at the University of Central Florida (UCF)<\/a>
<\/strong>Major publications:
<\/strong>1. <\/span>Belisario, Jose<\/span>; Mondal, Santanu; Khakpour, Iman; Franco Hernandez, Alexander; Durygin, Andriy; Cheng, Zhe*. “Synthesis and flash sintering of (Hf1-x<\/sub>Zrx<\/sub>)B2<\/sub> solid solution powders,” Journal of the European Ceramic Society<\/em> (2021), 41(4), 2215-2225.\u00a0 DOI:10.1016\/j.jeurceramsoc.2020.12.015<\/a><\/span>
2. Mondal, Santanu<\/span>; Durygin, Andriy; Drozd, Vadym; Belisario, Jose<\/span>;\u00a0Cheng, Zhe*<\/span>.\u00a0 \u201cMulticomponent bulk metal nitride (Nb<\/span>1\/3<\/sub>Ta<\/span>1\/3<\/sub>Ti<\/span>1\/3<\/sub>)N<\/span>1\u2212\u03b4<\/sub>\u00a0synthesis via reaction flash sintering and characterizations,\u201d\u00a0<\/span>Journal of the American Ceramic Society<\/em>\u00a0(2020), 103(9), 4876-4893.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>DOI:10.1111\/jace.17226<\/a>
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Diana Chira<\/span><\/h2>\n

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FIU M.S. 2013-2015
Project: <\/strong>Novel processing of Cu2<\/sub>ZnSnS4<\/sub> (CZTS) solar absorber material
<\/a>Current position<\/strong>: Chemistry teacher at A.W Dreyfoos School Of The Arts<\/a><\/span>

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Suprabha Das<\/span><\/h2>\n
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FIU Ph.D. 2020 – 2024<\/strong>
M.S. University of Allahabad (a central university), Allahabad, India (2019)
B.S. Physics, University of Calcutta (2017)
Current position: <\/strong>Postdoc at University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder)<\/a>
Dissertation: <\/strong>Novel Processing and Fundamentals for High-Temperature Nitride Ceramics<\/em><\/a>
<\/em>Major Publications:
<\/strong>1. Das, Suprabha<\/span>; Drozd, Vadym; Durygin, Andriy; Sozal, Md Shariful Islam; Li, Wenhao; Bai, Xianming; Ding, Yong;\u00a0 Guan, Yingdong; Mao, Zhiqiang; Cinibulk, Michael; Cheng, Zhe*. \u201cReactive Flash Sintering and Characterization of Bulk High Entropy Nitrides,\u201d\u00a0Journal of the European Ceramic Society<\/em>\u00a0(2025), 45 (5), 117157.\u00a0\u00a0DOI:10.1016\/j.jeurceramsoc.2024.117157<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>
2. Eskandariyun, Amirali; Das, Suprabha<\/span>; Dubois, Diego; Saeedian, Kiyana; Durygin, Andriy; Drozd, Vadym; Cheng, Zhe*. \u201cEffects of processing conditions on flash sintering of commercial ZrN,\u201d Journal of the American Ceramic Society<\/em> (2024), 107, 3735-3750. DOI:10.1111\/jace.19719<\/a>
2. Sozal, Md Shariful Islam; Li, Wenhao; Das, Suprabha<\/span>; Jafarizadeh, Borzooye; Chowdury, Azmal Huda; Wang, Chunlei; Cheng, Zhe*.,\u00a0 “Fabrication and Preliminary Testing of Silver Patterned Cathodes for Proton Conducting IT-SOFC,” Materials Advances (2024), 5, 1940-1951. DOI:10.1039\/D3MA00793F<\/a>
3. Das, Suprabha<\/span>; Durygin, Andriy; Drozd, Vadym; Sozal, Md Shariful Islam; Cheng, Zhe*. \u201cReactive Flash Sintering of TiZrN and TiAlN Ternary Metal Nitrides,\u201d Journal of the European Ceramic Society<\/em> (2024), 44(4), 2037. DOI:10.1016\/j.jeurceramsoc.2023.11.079<\/a>
4. Das, Suprabha<\/span>; Cheng, Zhe; Durygin, Andriy. “High entropy nitride ceramics and methods of synthesizing the same,” US Patent 11,691,923<\/a>.
5. Sozal, Md Shariful Islam; Tang, Wei;\u00a0 Das, Suprabha<\/span>; Li, Wenhao; Durygin, Andriy; Drozd, Vadym; Zhang, Cheng; Jafarizadeh, Borzooye; Wang, Chunlei; Agarwal, Arvind; Ding, Dong; Cheng, Zhe*. \u201cElectrical, thermal, and H2<\/sub>O and CO2<\/sub>\u00a0poisoning behaviors of PrNi0.5<\/sub>Co0.5<\/sub>O3-\u03b4<\/sub>\u00a0electrode for intermediate temperature protonic ceramic electrochemical cells,\u201d\u00a0International Journal of Hydrogen Energy\u00a0<\/em>(2022)<\/span>
47 (51), 21817-21827.\u00a0DOI:10.1016\/j.ijhydene.2022.05.011<\/a>
6. Das, Suprabha<\/span>; Dubois, Diego; Sozal, Md Shariful Islam; Emirov, Yusuf; Jafarizadeh, Borzooye; Wang, Chunlei; Drozd, Vadym; Durygin, Andriy; Cheng, Zhe*. \u201cSynthesis and flash sintering of zirconium nitride powder,\u201d\u00a0Journal of the American Ceramic Society<\/em>\u00a0(2022), 105,\u00a0DOI:10.1111\/jace.18421<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Amirali Eskandariyun<\/span><\/h2>\n
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FIU 2021 Aug – 2022 Aug
M.S. Aerospace Engineering, University of Tehran (2018)<\/span>
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Tehran (2015)<\/span>
Current position: <\/strong>Ph.D. Student at the University of Washington<\/a>
Project: <\/strong>Experimental Study of Flash Sintering Process for Zirconium Nitride
<\/em>Major Publications:
<\/strong>1. Eskandariyun, Amirali<\/span>; Das, Suprabha; Dubois, Diego; Saeedian, Kiyana; Durygin, Andriy; Drozd, Vadym; Cheng, Zhe*. \u201cEffects of processing conditions on flash sintering of commercial ZrN,\u201d Journal of the American Ceramic Society<\/em> (2024), 107, 3735-3750. DOI:10.1111\/jace.19719<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Paniz Foroughi<\/span><\/h2>\n

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FIU Ph.D. 2013-2018<\/strong><\/span>
B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Iran (2012)<\/span>
Current position<\/strong>: Staff Materials Scientist at Magic Leap<\/a><\/span>
Dissertation: <\/strong>Synthesis & Fundamental Formation Mechanism Study of High Temperature & Ultrahigh Temperature Ceramics<\/em><\/a><\/span>
Major publications:
<\/strong>1. Foroughi, Paniz<\/span>; Durygin, Andriy; Sun, Shichen; Cheng, Zhe*. “Flash sintering of tantalum-hafnium diboride solid solution powder,” Journal of Materials Research<\/em> (2022), 1-7. DOI:10.1557\/s43578-022-00492-7<\/a>
2. Xing, Junheng; Foroughi, Paniz<\/span>; Mondal, Santanu; Sun, Shichen; Cheng, Zhe*. “Facile and economical routes toward novel high-entropy metal nitride high-temperature ceramic nanograin powders,” MRS Communications<\/em> (2022), 1-5, DOI:10.1557\/s43579-022-00159-8<\/a>
3. Xing, Junheng; Foroughi, Paniz<\/span>; Hernandez, Alexander Franco; Behrens, Andr\u00e9s; Cheng, Zhe*. \u201cFacile one-step high-temperature spray pyrolysis route toward metal carbide nanopowders,\u201d Journal of the American Ceramic Society<\/em> (2018),\u00a0101(12), 5323-5334.\u00a0 DOI:10.1111\/jace.15785<\/a><\/span>
4.\u00a0 Foroughi, Paniz<\/span>; Rabiei Baboukani, Amin; Hernandez, Alexander Franco; Wang, Chunlei; Cheng, Zhe* \u201cPhase Control during Synthesis of Nanocrystalline Ultrahigh Temperature Tantalum-Hafnium Diboride Powders,\u201d\u00a0Journal of the American Ceramic Society<\/em> (2018), 101(12), 5745-5755.\u00a0 DOI:10.1111\/jace.15783<\/a><\/span>
5.\u00a0 Foroughi, Paniz<\/span>; Zhang, Cheng; Agarwal, Arvind; Cheng, Zhe*. \u201cControlling phase separation of Tax<\/sub>Hf1\u2212x<\/sub>C solid solution nanopowders during carbothermal reduction synthesis,\u201d Journal of the American Ceramic Society<\/em> (2017), 100 (11), 5056-5065.\u00a0 DOI:10.1111\/jace.15065<\/a><\/span>
6.\u00a0 Cheng, Zhe*; Foroughi, Paniz<\/span>; Behrens, Andr\u00e9s. \u201cSynthesis of nanocrystalline TaC powders via single-step high temperature spray pyrolysis from solution precursors,\u201d Ceramics International<\/em> (2017), 43(3), 3431-3434.\u00a0 DOI:0.1016\/j.ceramint.2016.11.177<\/a><\/span>
7.\u00a0 Cheng, Zhe; Foroughi, Paniz<\/span>; Behrens, Andr\u00e9s, \u201cSynthesis of high temperature ceramic powders,\u201d US Patent 9,919,973.<\/span>
8.\u00a0 Foroughi, Paniz<\/span>; Cheng, Zhe*. \u201cUnderstanding the morphological variation in the formation of B4<\/sub>C via carbothermal reduction reaction,\u201d Ceramics International<\/em> (2016), 42(14), 15189-15198.\u00a0 DOI:10.1016\/j.ceramint.2016.06.126<\/a><\/span>
9.\u00a0 Foroughi, Paniz<\/span>; Cheng, Zhe*. \u201cFrom Micron-sized Particles to Nanoparticles and Nanobelts: Structural Non-uniformity in the Synthesis of Boron Carbide by Carbothermal Reduction Reaction,\u201d\u00a0Advances in Ceramic Armor XI: A Collection of Papers Presented at the 39th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites (ed J. C. LaSalvia), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA<\/em> (2016), 51-62.\u00a0 DOI:10.1002\/9781119211549.ch5<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Wenhao Li\"\"<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

FIU 2021 – 2025<\/span>
M.S. Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China (2020)<\/span>
B.S. Process Equipment and Control Engineering, Sichuan University, China (2017)<\/span>
Current position<\/strong>: …<\/span>
Dissertation: <\/strong>Understanding Cathode Reaction for Proton Conducting Solid Oxide Fuel Cells<\/em><\/span>
Major Publications:
<\/strong>1. Li, Wenhao<\/span>; Drozd, Vadym; Li, Meng; Cheng, Zhe*. \u201cMechanistic Insights into Oxygen Reduction Reaction on Metal Cathode Over BaZrO3<\/sub>-Based Electrolyte under Moist Atmosphere: Interfacial Interactions and Reaction Pathways,\u201d\u00a0Journal of Electrochemical Society<\/em>\u00a0(2025), 172, 104509.\u00a0DOI<\/strong>:10.1149\/1945-7111\/ae10e2<\/a><\/span>
2. Li, Wenhao<\/span>; Drozd, Vadym; Sozal, Md Shariful Islam; Li, Meng; Cheng, Zhe*. \u201cMechanistic insights into oxygen reduction reaction on metal\/perovskite catalysts: Interfacial interactions and reaction pathways,\u201d\u00a0Solid State Ionics<\/em>\u00a0(2025), 421, 116808.\u00a0DOI:10.1016\/j.ssi.2025.116808<\/a><\/span>
3. Esdaille, Shanece S; Drozd, Vadym; Durygin, Andriy; Li, Wenhao<\/span>; Chen, Jiuhua*. “Spectroscopic Evidence for the \u03b1-FeOOH-to-\u03b5-FeOOH Phase Transition: Insights from High-Pressure and High-Temperature Raman Spectroscopy,” Crystals<\/em> (2025), 15 (9), 782.\u00a0 DOI:10.3390\/cryst15090782<\/a><\/span>
4. Das, Suprabha; Drozd, Vadym; Durygin, Andriy; Sozal, Md Shariful Islam; Li, Wenhao<\/span>; Bai, Xianming; Ding, Yong;\u00a0 Guan, Yingdong; Mao, Zhiqiang; Cinibulk, Michael; Cheng, Zhe*. \u201cReactive Flash Sintering and Characterization of Bulk High Entropy Nitrides,\u201d\u00a0Journal of the European Ceramic Society<\/em>\u00a0(2025), 45 (5), 117157.\u00a0\u00a0DOI:10.1016\/j.jeurceramsoc.2024.117157<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>
5. Sozal, Md Shariful Islam; Li, Wenhao<\/span>; Das, Suprabha; Jafarizadeh, Borzooye; Chowdury, Azmal Huda; Wang, Chunlei; Cheng, Zhe*.\u00a0 \u201cFabrication and Preliminary Testing of Silver Patterned Cathodes for Proton Conducting IT-SOFC,\u201d Materials Advances (2024), 5, 1940-1951. DOI:10.1039\/D3MA00793F<\/a><\/span>
6. Li, Wenhao<\/span>; Sozal, Md Shariful Islam; Drozd, Vadym; Durygin, Andriy; Cheng, Zhe*. \u201cBaCo0.4Fe0.4Zr0.1Y0.1O3\u2212\u03c3 Cathode Performance for Proton Conducting Solid Oxide Fuel Cells with BaZr0.8\u2212xCexY0.1Yb0.1O3\u2212\u03b4 Electrolytes,\u201d ECS Advances (2023), 2 (4), 044502.\u00a0DOI:10.1149\/2754-2734\/ad040c<\/a><\/span>
7. Sozal, Md Shariful Islam; Tang, Wei;\u00a0 Das, Suprabha; Li, Wenhao<\/span>; Durygin, Andriy; Drozd, Vadym; Zhang, Cheng; Jafarizadeh, Borzooye; Wang, Chunlei; Agarwal, Arvind; Ding, Dong; Cheng, Zhe*. \u201cElectrical, thermal, and H2O and CO2 poisoning behaviors of PrNi0.5Co0.5O3-\u03b4 electrode for intermediate temperature protonic ceramic electrochemical cells,\u201d International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (2022), 47 (51), 21817-21827. DOI:10.1016\/j.ijhydene.2022.05.011<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Santanu Mondal<\/span><\/h2>\n
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FIU M.S. 2018-2020
<\/strong>B.S. Ceramic Technology, West Bengal University of Technology, India (2012)
Current position: <\/strong>PhD student at Virginia Tech<\/a><\/span>
Major publications:
<\/strong>1. Xing, Junheng; Foroughi, Paniz; Mondal, Santanu<\/span>; Sun, Shichen; Cheng, Zhe*. “Facile and economical routes toward novel high-entropy metal nitride high-temperature ceramic nanograin powders,” MRS Communications<\/em> (2022), 1-5, DOI:10.1557\/s43579-022-00159-8<\/a>
2. Belisario, Jose; Mondal, Santanu<\/span>; Khakpour, Iman; Franco Hernandez, Alexander; Durygin, Andriy; Cheng, Zhe*. “Synthesis and flash sintering of (Hf1-x<\/sub>Zrx<\/sub>)B2<\/sub> solid solution powders,” Journal of the European Ceramic Society<\/em> (2021), 41(4), 2215-2225.\u00a0 DOI:10.1016\/j.jeurceramsoc.2020.12.015<\/a>
3. Mondal, Santanu<\/span><\/span>; Durygin, Andriy; Drozd, Vadym; Belisario, Jose;\u00a0Cheng, Zhe*<\/span>.\u00a0 \u201cMulticomponent bulk metal nitride (Nb<\/span>1\/3<\/sub>Ta<\/span>1\/3<\/strong><\/sub>Ti<\/span>1\/3<\/sub>)N<\/span>1\u2212\u03b4<\/sub>\u00a0synthesis via reaction flash sintering and characterizations,\u201d\u00a0<\/span>Journal of the American Ceramic Society<\/em>\u00a0(2020), 103(9), 4876-4893.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>DOI:10.1111\/jace.17226<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Kiyana Saeedian<\/span><\/h2>\n
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FIU 2023 Sep – 2024 May<\/span>
M.S. Chemical Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Iran (2016)
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Iran (2014)
Project: <\/strong>Fundamentals and novel materials for proton-conducting solid oxide fuel cells
<\/em>Major Publications:
<\/strong>1. Eskandariyun, Amirali; Das, Suprabha; Dubois, Diego; Saeedian, Kiyana<\/span>; Durygin, Andriy; Drozd, Vadym; Cheng, Zhe*. \u201cEffects of processing conditions on flash sintering of commercial ZrN,\u201d Journal of the American Ceramic Society<\/em> (2024), 107, 3735-3750. DOI:10.1111\/jace.19719<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Md Shariful Sozal<\/span><\/h2>\n
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FIU Ph.D. 2019 – 2024<\/strong>
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology (RUET), Bangladesh (2014)<\/span>
Email: msoza005@fiu.edu<\/span>
Dissertation: <\/strong>Understanding Cathode Processes of Intermediate Temperature Proton-Conducting Solid Oxide Fuel Cells<\/i>
<\/i><\/strong><\/em>Major Publications:
<\/strong>1. Li, Wenhao; Drozd, Vadym; Sozal, Md Shariful Islam<\/span>; Li, Meng; Cheng, Zhe*. \u201cMechanistic insights into oxygen reduction reaction on metal\/perovskite catalysts: Interfacial interactions and reaction pathways,\u201d\u00a0Solid State Ionics<\/em>\u00a0(2025), 421, 116808.\u00a0DOI:10.1016\/j.ssi.2025.116808<\/a>
2. Das, Suprabha; Drozd, Vadym; Durygin, Andriy; Sozal, Md Shariful Islam<\/span>; Li, Wenhao; Bai, Xianming; Ding, Yong;\u00a0 Guan, Yingdong; Mao, Zhiqiang; Cinibulk, Michael; Cheng, Zhe*. \u201cReactive Flash Sintering and Characterization of Bulk High Entropy Nitrides,\u201d\u00a0Journal of the European Ceramic Society<\/em>\u00a0(2025), 45 (5), 117157.\u00a0\u00a0DOI:10.1016\/j.jeurceramsoc.2024.117157<\/span><\/span><\/a>
3. Sozal, Md Shariful Islam<\/span>; Li, Wenhao; Das, Suprabha; Jafarizadeh, Borzooye; Chowdury, Azmal Huda; Wang, Chunlei; Cheng, Zhe*.,\u00a0 “Fabrication and Preliminary Testing of Silver Patterned Cathodes for Proton Conducting IT-SOFC,” Materials Advances (2024), 5, 1940-1951. DOI:10.1039\/D3MA00793F<\/a>
4. Das, Suprabha; Durygin, Andriy; Drozd, Vadym; Sozal, Md Shariful Islam<\/span>; Cheng, Zhe*. \u201cReactive Flash Sintering of TiZrN and TiAlN Ternary Metal Nitrides,\u201d Journal of the European Ceramic Society<\/em> (2024), 44(4), 2037. DOI:10.1016\/j.jeurceramsoc.2023.11.079<\/a>
5. Li, Wenhao; Sozal, Md Shariful Islam<\/span>; Drozd, Vadym; Durygin, Andriy; Cheng, Zhe*. “BaCo0.4<\/sub>Fe0.4<\/sub>Zr0.1<\/sub>Y0.1O3\u2212\u03c3<\/sub> Cathode Performance for Proton Conducting Solid Oxide Fuel Cells with BaZr0.8\u2212x<\/sub>Cex<\/sub>Y0.1<\/sub>Yb0.1<\/sub>O3\u2212\u03b4<\/sub> Electrolytes,” ECS Advances <\/em>(2023), 2 (4), 044502. DOI:10.1149\/2754-2734\/ad040c<\/a>
6. Das, Suprabha<\/span>; Dubois, Diego; Sozal, Md Shariful Islam; Emirov, Yusuf; Jafarizadeh, Borzooye; Wang, Chunlei; Drozd, Vadym; Durygin, Andriy; Cheng, Zhe*. \u201cSynthesis and flash sintering of zirconium nitride powder,\u201d\u00a0Journal of the American Ceramic Society<\/em>\u00a0(2022), 105,\u00a0DOI:10.1111\/jace.18421<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>
7. Sozal, Md Shariful Islam<\/span>; Tang, Wei;\u00a0 Das, Suprabha; Li, Wenhao; Durygin, Andriy; Drozd, Vadym; Zhang, Cheng; Jafarizadeh, Borzooye; Wang, Chunlei; Agarwal, Arvind; Ding, Dong; Cheng, Zhe*. “Electrical, thermal, and H2<\/sub>O and CO2<\/sub>\u00a0poisoning behaviors of PrNi0.5<\/sub>Co0.5<\/sub>O3-\u03b4<\/sub> electrode for intermediate temperature protonic ceramic electrochemical cells,” International Journal of Hydrogen Energy <\/em>(2022)<\/span>
47 (51), 21817-21827. DOI:10.1016\/j.ijhydene.2022.05.011<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Shichen Sun<\/span><\/h2>\n

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FIU Ph.D. 2014-2018<\/strong><\/span>
B.S. Materials Physics, Fudan University, China (2011)<\/span>
Current position<\/strong>: Postdoc researcher at the University of South Carolina<\/a><\/span>
Dissertation:\u00a0<\/strong>Electrochemical Behaviors of the Electrodes for Proton Conducting Intermediate Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (IT-SOFC)<\/em><\/a><\/span>
Major publications:
<\/strong>1. Foroughi, Paniz; Durygin, Andriy; Sun, Shichen<\/span>; Cheng, Zhe*. “Flash sintering of tantalum-hafnium diboride solid solution powder,” Journal of Materials Research<\/em> (2022), 1-7. DOI:10.1557\/s43578-022-00492-7<\/a>
2. Xing, Junheng; Foroughi, Paniz; Mondal, Santanu; Sun, Shichen<\/span>; Cheng, Zhe*. “Facile and economical routes toward novel high-entropy metal nitride high-temperature ceramic nanograin powders,” MRS Communications<\/em> (2022), 1-5, DOI:10.1557\/s43579-022-00159-8<\/a>
3. Sun, Shichen<\/span>; Cheng, Zhe*. \u201cSrCo0.8<\/sub>Nb0.1<\/sub>Ta0.1<\/sub>O3\u2212\u03b4<\/sub> Based Cathodes for Electrolyte-Supported Proton-Conducting Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: Comparison with Ba0.5<\/sub>Sr0.5<\/sub>Co0.8<\/sub>Fe0.2<\/sub>O3\u2212\u03b4<\/sub> Based Cathodes and Implications,\u201d Journal of the Electrochemical Society<\/em> (2020), 167 (2), 024514. \u00a0DOI:10.1149\/1945-7111\/ab6bba<\/a><\/span>
4.\u00a0 Sun, Shichen<\/span>; Cheng, Zhe*. \u201cH2<\/sub>S poisoning of proton conducting solid oxide fuel cell and comparison with conventional oxide-ion conducting solid oxide fuel cell,\u201d Journal of the Electrochemical Society<\/em> (2018), 165 (10), F836-F844.\u00a0 DOI:10.1149\/2.0841810jes<\/a><\/span>
5.\u00a0 Sun, Shichen<\/span>; Awadallah, Osama; Cheng, Zhe*. \u201cPoisoning of Nickel-Based Anode for Proton Conducting SOFC by H2<\/sub>S, CO2<\/sub>, and H2<\/sub>O as Fuel Contaminants,\u201d \u00a0Journal of Power Sources<\/em> (2018), 378, 255-263.\u00a0 DOI:10.1016\/j.jpowsour.2017.12.056<\/a><\/span>
6.\u00a0 Sun, Shichen<\/span>; Cheng, Zhe*. \u201cElectrochemical Behaviors for Ag, LSCF and BSCF as Oxygen Electrodes for Proton Conducting IT-SOFC,\u201d Journal of the Electrochemical Society<\/em> (2017), 164(10), F3104-F3113.\u00a0 DOI:10.1149\/2.0121710jes<\/span><\/a><\/span>
7.\u00a0 Sun, Shichen<\/span>; Cheng, Zhe*. \u201cEffects of H2<\/sub>O and CO2<\/sub> on Electrochemical Behaviors of BSCF Cathode for Proton Conducting IT-SOFC,\u201d Journal of the Electrochemical Society<\/em> (2017), 164(2), F81-F88.\u00a0 DOI:10.1149\/2.0611702jes<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Armin Vahid Mohammadi<\/span><\/h2>\n

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FIU M.S. 2013-2015<\/strong><\/span>
Current position:<\/strong> Staff Engineer at Tesla<\/a><\/span>
Major publications:<\/strong><\/span>
1.\u00a0 VahidMohammadi, Armin<\/span>; Cheng, Zhe*. \u201cFundamentals of Synthesis, Sintering Issues, and Chemical Stability of BaZr0.1<\/sub>Ce0.7<\/sub>Y0.1<\/sub>Yb0.1<\/sub>O3-\u03b4<\/sub> Proton Conducting Electrolyte for SOFCs,\u201d Journal of the Electrochemical Society<\/em> (2015), 162(8), F803-811.\u00a0 DOI:10.1149\/2.0021508jes<\/span><\/a><\/span>
2.\u00a0 VahidMohammadi, Armin<\/span>; Cheng, Zhe*. \u201cStudy on Sintering and Stability Issues of BaZr0.1<\/sub>Ce0.7<\/sub>Y0.1<\/sub>Yb0.1<\/sub>O3-\u03b4<\/sub> Electrolyte for SOFCs,\u201d\u00a0Advances in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells and Electronic Ceramics: A Collection of Papers Presented at 39th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites (eds N. P. Bansal, M. Kusnezoff and K. Shimamura), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA<\/em> (2016) 21-29.\u00a0 DOI:10.1002\/9781119211501.ch3<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Postdoc Researcher<\/span><\/h1>\n

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Junheng Xing<\/span><\/h2>\n
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FIU Postdoc 2017-2018<\/strong><\/span>
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, China (2014)<\/span>
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science & Technology, China (2007)<\/span>
Project: <\/strong>Novel fabrication of high-temperature and ultrahigh-temperature ceramic powders using techniques such as high-temperature spray pyrolysis (HTSP)
<\/em>Major publications:
<\/strong>1. Xing, Junheng<\/span>; Foroughi, Paniz; Mondal, Santanu; Sun, Shichen; Cheng, Zhe*. “Facile and economical routes toward novel high-entropy metal nitride high-temperature ceramic nanograin powders,” MRS Communications<\/em> (2022), 1-5, DOI:10.1557\/s43579-022-00159-8<\/a>
2.\u00a0 Xing, Junheng<\/span>; Foroughi, Paniz; Hernandez, Alexander Franco; Behrens, Andr\u00e9s; Cheng, Zhe*. \u201cFacile one-step high-temperature spray pyrolysis route toward metal carbide nanopowders,\u201d Journal of the American Ceramic Society<\/em> (2018),\u00a0101(12), 5323-5334.\u00a0 DOI:10.1111\/jace.15785<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Undergraduate Students<\/span><\/h1>\n

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Driany Alfonso Jr.<\/span><\/h2>\n

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FIU 2015-2016
Project: <\/strong>Preparation of green YSZ samples for flash sintering
Current Position<\/strong>: Project Development Engineer at ExxonMobil<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Christian Cazzaniga<\/span><\/h2>\n
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FIU 2020-2022
Project<\/strong>: Design and fabrication of environmental chamber for flash sintering<\/a>
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Diego Dubois<\/span><\/h2>\n
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FIU 2021-2022<\/span>
Current Position: <\/strong>Mechanical Engineer at Sintavia<\/a><\/span>
Publications\/Presentations:
<\/strong>1. Das, Suprabha; Dubois, Diego<\/span>; Sozal, Md Shariful Islam; Emirov, Yusuf; Jafarizadeh, Borzooye; Wang, Chunlei; Drozd, Vadym; Durygin, Andriy; Cheng, Zhe*. “Synthesis and flash sintering of zirconium nitride powder,” Journal of the American Ceramic Society<\/em> (2022), 105(6), 3925-3936. DOI:10.1111\/jace.18421<\/a>
2. FIU MME 2021 fall Undergraduate Research Symposium: Preliminary study on flash sintering of commercial ZrN powders<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Joseph Hernandez<\/span><\/h2>\n

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FIU 2015-2016
Project<\/strong>: Design and fabrication of an in situ Raman micro-spectroscopy chamber with temperature and atmosphere control
Current Position:<\/strong> Mechanical Engineer at Honeybee Robotics<\/a>
Publications\/Presentations:<\/strong>
1. Awadallah, Osama; Hernandez, Joseph<\/span>; Durygin, Andriy; Cheng, Zhe*. \u201cIn Situ Raman Monitoring of Kesterite Cu2<\/sub>ZnSnS4<\/sub> Phase Formation from Sulfurization of Sol-gel Oxide Precursors,\u201d Photovoltaics Specialist Conference (PVSC)<\/em>, 2017 IEEE 44th <\/em>(2017), 3473-3477.\u00a0 DOI:10.1109\/PVSC.2017.8366144<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Giancarlo Lombardi<\/span><\/h2>\n

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FIU 2014-2015
Project<\/strong>: Design of an in situ<\/em> Raman micro-spectroscopy chamber with temperature and atmosphere control
Current Position:\u00a0<\/strong>Guidance, Navigation and Control Engineer Sr at Lockheed Martin<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Eddie Martinez<\/span><\/h2>\n

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FIU 2014
Project:<\/strong> Synthesis of nano ZrB2<\/sub> powders
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