Sichi Li profile

Sichi Li

Staff Scientist

PLS / Msd / Materials Science Division

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Biography

Research interests

  • Polymer degradation science
  • Carbon capture
  • Solid-state hydrogen storage
  • Anion-exchange membranes
  • Adsorption, surface chemistry, and catalysis

Career path

  • Thrust Lead/Task Lead/PI/Co-investigator of multiple DOE/HGEO-, DOE/BES-, and industry-sponsored projects
  • Mentor/Advisor of postdocs, intern students, and visiting students

Highlights

New research could extend the lifetime of key carbon-capture materials

New chemistry leads to more robust carbon capture materials

New composite may be key to improved hydrogen storage

Disorder in surface materials key to better hydrogen storage

New hydrogen storage material steps on the gas

Subject Matter Expertise

  • Ab initio and multiscale materials simulations
  • Degradation science of functional materials
  • Hydrogen technology

Education

  • Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, 2019
  • B.S., Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2014

Publications

2024 2 publications

2023 2 publications

2021 3 publications

2020 1 publication

2018 1 publication

2017 2 publications

Other 2 publications

Awards

  • 2022 DDS&T Excellence in Publication Award, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

  • 2022 HFTO Post-Doc Award Honorable Mention, Department of Energy

  • 2019 Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame.

  • 2017 AIChE CRE Travel Award, AIChE Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Division.

  • Graduation with first class honor, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Additional info

Professional services

  • Member of Early Career Advisory Board (ECAB), JACS Au, 2025–2026
  • Guest editor, special Issue "Zeolites and Porous Materials for Catalysis, Energy Transition and Adsorption Processes", molecules, 2023–2024
  • Peer reviewer: Environmental Science & Technology, npj Computational Materials, Journal of Materials Chemistry C, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Chemical Engineering Journal, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Molecular Catalysis, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Chemical Physics Letter, Applied Catalysis A: General, Catalysis Science & Technology, ACS Engineering Au, ChemPhysChem
  • Proposal reviewer: DOE-SC ASCR Leadership Computing Challenge
  • Guest editor, special Issue "Zeolites and Porous Materials for Catalysis, Energy Transition and Adsorption Processes", molecules, 2023–2024
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