Autonomous design for clean energy innovation

Functional materials | Collaborative intelligence

We are passionate about the design and engineering of materials & systems for energy harvesting, conversion, and storage applications, helping our society transition to a carbon-neutral future.

Our approaches are centered on understanding and fostering collaborative intelligence, where scientists' abilities are amplified by artificial intelligence and robotic maneuvers.

  • 2024/04/25: ShiJing will be presenting a talk about “Materials Needs for Energy Sustainability by 2050: AI-assisted Materials Development for a Sustainable Future” at Seattle Convention Center.

  • 2024/03/25: Shijing will be teaching ME 599/498: Artificial Intelligence and Clean Energy Technologies in the spring quarter of 2024.

  • 2024/03/15: ShiJing will be presenting a talk about “How can automation and AI help with experimental materials research?” at Oregon State University, Corvallis.

  • 2024/01/19: Welcome Tristan Angeles and Mason Palmer, who are joining the lab this Winter quarter as undergraduate students.

  • 2024/01/12: ShiJing will be presenting at the Future Labs Workshop at North Carolina State University.

  • 2023/11/03: Welcome Adithya Arvind, Hirotaka (Victor) Yin, Qusai, and Shuan Cheng who are joining the lab as research assistants.

  • 2023/10/13: Welcome Austin Martin, Kshithij (KS) Nandishwara, Souryadeep Mondal, and Emily Leung who will be joining the UW Sun Lab this Fall quarter as research assistants.

  • 2023/9/24: Welcome Arthur Chong, who is joining the lab this Fall quarter as an undergraduate student.

  • 2023/8/21: We are looking for a UW master's student to join us on a visual intelligence project for thin film diagnostics starting in the Fall quarter. Interested? Contact us

  • 2023/8/11: Sets of battery cycling testers arrived in the lab.

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Benjamin Hall Interdisciplinary Research Building

University of Washington

616 NE Northlake Place

Seattle, WA 98105

email: shijing[at]uw.edu