Xinfang Jin

xinfang.jin@utdallas.edu
Phone: 972-883-5121
Office: ECSW 3.355B
800 West Campbell Rd.
Mailstop: ECW31
Richardson, TX 75080-3021

ASSociate PROFESSOR

2009-2014: Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of South Carolina, Columbia

2004-2007 : M.S., Refrigeration and Cryogenic Engineering, University of Science & Technology, Beijing

2000-2004: B.S., Thermal and Dynamic Engineering, University of Science & Technology, Beijing

Thermal fluids, transport phenomena, and energy storage and conversion

Key areas of research include:

Multi-physics modeling of solid oxide fuel/electrolysis cells, solar cells, redox batteries, lithium-ion batteries, and zinc-air batteries in mechanical, thermal, and electrical fields.
Microstructure modeling and design of functional materials, such as CO₂ separation membranes, bifunctional oxygen electrodes, and all-solid lithium-ion batteries.
Characterization of material electrochemical properties using impedance spectroscopy analysis, rotating disk electrode, and electric conduction relaxation techniques.
Development of mathematical algorithms and model order reduction for solving physics-based lithium-ion battery models in the online control of electric vehicles.
System-level integration of renewables with energy storage and conversion systems.

P Jayapragasam, Y Shoukry, Y Wen, K Huang, X Jin, Electro-chemo-mechanical coupled modeling of microstructural degradation in oxygen electrodes, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 168, 151052.
Y Shoukry, K Huang, X Jin, Multiscale simulations of multi-phase ion transport membranes for high-temperature CO₂ capture: Bridging heterogeneous and homogeneous models, Separation and Purification Technology 367, 132803.
V Eniola, J Cimorelli, C Niezrecki, D Willis, X Jin, Investigating the impact of wind speed variability on optimal sizing of hybrid wind-hydrogen microgrids for reliable power supply, International Journal of Energy Research 2025 (1), 3270718.
X Jin, Y Shoukry, Current Leakage and faradaic Efficiency Simulation of Proton-Conducting Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells, ECS Transactions 111 (6), 1159.
X Duan, F Liu, E Agar, X Jin, Degradation diagnosis of Li (Ni ₅Mn_0. ₂Co_0. ₃) O₂/li half-cell by identifying physical parameter evolution profile using impedance spectra during cycling, Journal of The Electrochemical Society 170 (4), 040503

2025 ASME Rising Star of Mechanical Engineering
2024 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award
2019 New faculty with the most publications, recognized at UMass Lowell Faculty Symposium
2007 Outstanding graduate award in University of Science & Technology, Beijing
2006 Outstanding student mentor award in University of Science & Technology, Beijing