Wenwei Leo Zheng
Senior Research Scientist & Subject Matter Expert (SME) at GP Batteries- Claim this Profile
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Chinese Native or bilingual proficiency
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English Full professional proficiency
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Credentials
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Algorithmic Trading and Stocks Essential Training
LinkedInApr, 2023- Sep, 2024 -
How to Research and Write Using Generative AI Tools
LinkedInApr, 2023- Sep, 2024 -
Introduction to Prompt Engineering for Generative AI
LinkedInApr, 2023- Sep, 2024 -
Generative AI for Business Leaders
LinkedInMar, 2023- Sep, 2024 -
Getting Things Done
LinkedInDec, 2022- Sep, 2024 -
Time Management Fundamentals
LinkedInDec, 2022- Sep, 2024 -
Time Management Fundamentals with Microsoft Office
LinkedInDec, 2022- Sep, 2024 -
Note-Taking for Business Professionals
LinkedInNov, 2022- Sep, 2024 -
Managing Your Personal Investments
LinkedInFeb, 2021- Sep, 2024 -
TUM Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt
TUM School of ManagementAug, 2018- Sep, 2024 -
Experimentation for Improvement
McMaster UniversityJul, 2018- Sep, 2024 -
Six Sigma and Lean: Quantitative Tools for Quality and Productivity
TUM School of ManagementJun, 2018- Sep, 2024 -
nano520: Fundamentals of Nanoelectronics: Basic Concepts
Purdue UniversityJun, 2015- Sep, 2024 -
Statistics in Medicine
Stanford UniversitySep, 2014- Sep, 2024 -
6.00.1x: Introduction to Computer Science and Programming Using Python
MITx on edXApr, 2014- Sep, 2024
Experience
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GP Batteries
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Hong Kong
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Consumer Electronics
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200 - 300 Employee
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Senior Research Scientist & Subject Matter Expert (SME)
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Aug 2022 - Present
· Provide consultations to R&D, NPI, manufacture, and sales in the area of polymer materials, lithium ion battery materials and technology, aqueous battery technology, electrochemistry, service life prediction and acceleration tests of batteries, design of experiments (DoE) for process optimization and formulation, and statistical thinking for industrial problem-solving for more effective problem-solving and business growth.· Establish and co-manage technology joint development programs and/or labs with worldwide universities , research institutions, and companies to advance battery technologies aligned with the vision and roadmap of GP.· Design and perform the training in the areas of my expertise. Show less
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Associate Director of GP-SUSTech(Southern University of Science and Technology) joint lab
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Jul 2020 - Present
Co-manage and co-lead the GP-SUSTech joint lab and/or programs to develop advanced liquid, gel, and solid state electrolytes for upgrading relevant GP products of lithium ion batteries.
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Senior Research Scientists&RD Manager
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Jul 2019 - Aug 2022
Lead a RD team of engineers and scientists to develop new materials platforms for various technology-driven primary and rechargeable lithium ion battery products on e.g. energy storage, medical devices, consumer electronics, and IoT sensors and devices.
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Southern University of Science & Technology
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Higher Education
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300 - 400 Employee
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Industrial advisor and mentor
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May 2022 - Present
Co-advise and mentor graduate students of SUSTech for conducting industrial-oriented research in advanced battery materials and technology. Co-advise and mentor graduate students of SUSTech for conducting industrial-oriented research in advanced battery materials and technology.
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Nano and Advanced Materials Institute Ltd.
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Hong Kong
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Research Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Principal Engineer
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Aug 2018 - Mar 2019
Technical Leader Worked on industrial-oriented research, developing eco-friendly printed batteries for wearable electronics and IoT sensors and devices by formulating cathodes, electrolytes, and electrolyte additives (ITF collaborative project, 15 months, HKD 3.5M) Technical Leader Worked on industrial-oriented research, developing eco-friendly printed batteries for wearable electronics and IoT sensors and devices by formulating cathodes, electrolytes, and electrolyte additives (ITF collaborative project, 15 months, HKD 3.5M)
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Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI)
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Hong Kong
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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500 - 600 Employee
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Principal Engineer
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Oct 2015 - Jul 2018
Lead a team to work on industrial-oriented research, developing materials and processes for IC packaging and advanced aqueous hybrid batteries, especially through design of experiments (DoEs) and statistical tools for process optimization, and materials and chemical formulation: • Lead Applicant (2015 - 2016) Proposed and successfully finished an ITF seed project (9 months, HKD 2.8M) to address the challenge of delamination between the interface of Si and polymer insulators under high temperature and humidity for Through-Silicon-Via (TSV) by polymer adhesive formulation • Technical Team Leader (2016 - 2018) Designed and optimized formula of anodes, electrolytes, and electrolyte additives to address challenges on cycling of aqueous hybrid batteries for a contract service (2 years, HKD 8M) Show less
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University of California, San Diego
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United States
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Medical Practices
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1 - 100 Employee
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Visiting Scholar
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Sep 2013 - Oct 2015
Designed plasmonic nanostructures for surface enhanced infrared spectroscopy as an in-situ tunable, ultrasensitive, and highly molecular-specific sensing tool
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Postdoc
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Sep 2011 - Aug 2013
Designed plasmonic modes to improve refractometric and surface-enhanced spectroscopic sensing by numerical simulation and modelling
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Guest Scientist
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Jan 2010 - Aug 2011
• Designed and fabricated controlled silver nanostructures for cytotoxicity study • Designed and fabricated plasmonic nanostructures for nanoplasmonic biosensing based on Surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) and localized surface plasmonic resonance • Designed and fabricated controlled silver nanostructures for cytotoxicity study • Designed and fabricated plasmonic nanostructures for nanoplasmonic biosensing based on Surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) and localized surface plasmonic resonance
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UC Berkeley
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United States
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Education Administration Programs
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1 - 100 Employee
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Postdoctoral scholar
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Jan 2010 - Aug 2011
• Designed and fabricated controlled silver nanostructures for cytotoxicity study • Designed and fabricated plasmonic nanostructures for nanoplasmonic biosensing based on Surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) and localized surface plasmonic resonance • Designed and fabricated controlled silver nanostructures for cytotoxicity study • Designed and fabricated plasmonic nanostructures for nanoplasmonic biosensing based on Surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) and localized surface plasmonic resonance
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Stanford University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Graduate Research Assistant, Dept. of Chemical Engineering
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Sep 2002 - Dec 2009
Project 1 Instrumentation for surface initiated vapor deposited polymerization (SI-VDP) along with optimization of SI-VDP protocol to synthesize well-controlled surface-grafted poly (gamma-benzyl L-glutamates) (PBLGs)• Designed and built SI-VDP instrumentation, including a self-developed LabVIEW® measurement and control system along with a high vacuum system and polymerization reactor through collaboration with industrial engineers of various background• Developed methods to achieve highly efficient grafting of PBLG on a silicon wafer • Optimized vapor silylation to create a stable and reproducible initiator layer on a silicon wafer as a substrate for SI-VDP• Synthesized moisture-sensitive N-carboxyl anhydride monomers for SI-VDP• Modified grafted PBLG films to adjust contact angles, secondary structures, surface charge, and packing densityProject 2 Quantitative investigation of mechanistic details of SI-VDP processes including two major monomer reservoir processes and three major substrate surface processes• Developed a quantitative VDP reaction profile method to selectively study the major monomer reservoir processes• Developed a quantitative FTIR analysis of both as-deposited PBLG and grafted PBLG films to evaluate the major substrate surface processesProject 3 Study of secondary structures and orientation for grafted PBLGs.• Developed a quantitative variable angle linear polarized FTIR (VALP-FTIR) method• Designed and built VALP-FTIR accessoriesCollaborative project: Investigated the inhibitory effect, underlying mechanisms, and potential utilities of iron chelator HDm44pT on cancer cells by collaborating with biologists Show less
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Graduate Research Assistant, Dept. of Structure Biology
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Jun 2002 - Sep 2002
Investigated protein interaction between the TCF/LEF family of transcriptional factors and the Groucho family of transcriptional co-repressors
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Graduate Research Assistant, Dept. of Biochemistry
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Jan 2002 - Jun 2002
Investigated kinetics of RNA folding
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Peking University
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China
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Research Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Undergraduate Research Assistant, National Laboratory of Molecular Dynamic and Stable Structures
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Jan 2000 - Jun 2001
• Investigated protein interaction between TCF/LEF family transcription factors and the Groucho family of transcriptional co-repressors by recombinant DNA technology • Investigated the kinetics of RNA folding • Investigated protein interaction between TCF/LEF family transcription factors and the Groucho family of transcriptional co-repressors by recombinant DNA technology • Investigated the kinetics of RNA folding
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Education
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Stanford University
Ph.D, Biophysical Chemistry -
Stanford University
M.S., Chemistry -
Peking University
B.S, Chemistry and Physiscs
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