Research

The Tang Group conducts leading-edge research in atomic-level, multi-modal materials design and synthesis, integrated with advanced synchrotron-based, multi-scale characterization, to accelerate the discovery and manufacturing of advanced materials, metals, critical minerals, and rare earth element–based systems. Our work addresses critical challenges in energy and sustainability by inventing next-generation materials and electrochemical processes, with a particular emphasis on materials derived from or enabled by critical minerals and functional metals.

We focus on the design and optimization of advanced materials and manufacturing strategies that are essential for high-performance electrochemical systems, including those incorporating metallic and rare earth elements. Our research investigates the potential of emerging materials platforms to enable fundamental scientific breakthroughs and significantly enhance device-level performance.

To achieve these goals, we combine state-of-the-art synthetic methodologies, advanced analytical and characterization techniques, molecular-level materials design, and data-driven approaches. Our efforts are directed toward energy and sustainability technologies, including energy storage and conversion, carbon dioxide capture and sequestration, and the sustainable discovery, processing, and manufacturing of critical materials, metals, and mineral resources.

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