The People in the Onn Lab
Principle Investigator
Email: tmo32@cam.ac.uk
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Dr. Tzia Ming Onn (Ming)
Assistant Professor in Energy Technologies
Department of Engineering
University of Cambridge
B.S in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Johns Hopkins University (2012)
Ph.D. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
University of Pennsylvania (2018)
Module Integration and Development Engineer
Intel Corporation (2021)
Postdoctoral Fellow in Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities (2023)
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Dr Onn received his bachelor’s degree from Johns Hopkins University and completed his doctoral studies at the University of Pennsylvania under the advisement of Prof. Raymond J. Gorte. Following three years working on the Intel’s 4 nm and 3 nm process, he left for the University of Minnesota to work on programmable catalytic materials with Prof. Paul J. Dauenhauer. In his free time, he enjoys blitz chess and badminton.
PhD Candidates
Ning Wang
Research: ALD, Perovskites, Single atoms, Polymer-membrane development
Fun fact: Ning enjoys tennis and dumplings. Ning is in Queens’ College.
Joseph R Jolley
Research: Graphene-based Catalysts, Hydrogen Production and Transport
Fun fact: Joe enjoys running and music. He is in King’s College.
Zhengyi Wu (Zoe)
Research: Graphene Functionalization, Emissions/Pollutant Mitigation
Fun fact: Incoming
M.Phil Energy Technologies
Gongchu Wu
Thesis topic: Reforming Biomass Waste to Hydrogen with Ni-based Catalysts
Tatiana Gagalowicz
Thesis topic: Ionic gels and the effects of dopant on stability and charge.
Siying Liu
Thesis topic: Development of Catalytic Electrodes for Methanol Decomposition
Sizhe Zhu
Thesis topic: Effects of mechanical stress on ionic gel electronic properties.
Luisa R.P. De Vlieg
Thesis topic: Techno-economic analysis of electro-catalytic reduction of carbon dioxide
Ryan Solomons
Thesis topic: Electro-catalytic reduction of carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide. (PEM)
Yike Peng
Thesis topic: Electro-catalytic reduction of carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide. (AEM)
Yinuo Jiang
Thesis topic: Functionalization of graphene oxide for renewable application.
M.Phil Energy Technologies Alumni
| Name | Class | Thesis Topic |
| Nikola A. Bakoc | 2024 | Techno-economic analysis of green hydrogen: surface area and active sites. |
| Ning Wang | 2024 | ALD of iron oxide for high temperature emissions control |
| Zhengyi Wu (Zoe) | 2024 | ALD of cerium oxide for methane dry reforming reaction |
| Yidong Zhang | 2024 | Techno-economic analysis of green hydrogen vs. grey hydrogen |
M. Eng and Undergraduate Researchers
Amanda Zhou
Research Project: Atmospheric Pollutant Mitigation (Summer project)
M.Eng Alumni
| Name | Class | Thesis Topic |
| Jihwan Kim | 2024 | Joule-heated systems and electric field systems. Dynamic oscillations. |
| Joseph Garvey | 2024 | Repurposing Heat from Data Centers |
| Maggie Qian | 2024 | Electrolysis with lanthanum-based perovskite systems. |
| Matthew Dixon | 2024 | Electrolysis with mixed oxide-based systems. |
Postdoctoral Fellows
Aliki M. Tsopelakou
Research Project: Photocatalysis and methane oxidation. I am a secondary (adopted) advisor.