Xiaoyu is a postdoctoral associate in Materials Science and Engineering at Northwestern University after receiving his Ph.D. in Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago in 2022. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Materialogy from Tongji University, China. His research interests include nanoscale engineering of advanced nanomaterials for environmental sustainability. Currently, he is making efforts on solution processing of two-dimensional materials and their applications in nanohybrid electrodes for lithium-ion batteries.