Grace Wei
- Program Year: 3
- Academic Institution: University of California, Berkeley
- Field of Study: Computational Materials Science
- Academic Advisor: Gerbrand Ceder
- Practicum(s):
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (2023) - Degree(s):
B.S.E. Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University, 2022
Publications
Yang, X., Chen, Y., Wei, G. et al. Harnessing Cation Disorder for Enhancing Ionic Conductivity in Lithium Inverse Spinel Halides. ACS Energy Lett. 2025, 10, 1338−1346.Jun, K.*; Wei, G.*; Yang, X.; Chen, Y; Ceder, G. Exploring the soft cradle effect and ionic transport mechanisms in the LiMXCl4 superionic conductor family. Matter (2025), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matt.2025.102001
Jun, K., Chen, Y., Wei, G. et al. Diffusion mechanisms of fast lithium-ion conductors. Nat Rev Mater 9, 887–905 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41578-024-00715-9
Wei, G.; Kaplan, A. B.; Zhang, H.; Loo, Y.-L.; Webb, M. A. Effects of Ligand Chemistry on Ion Transport in 2D Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Perovskites. Advanced Energy Materials, 2401087. https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202401087.
* indicates co-authorship
Awards
Highest Honors, Princeton UniversityOutstanding Materials Science Student, Princeton University, May 2022
SABIC Senior Thesis Award, Princeton University, May 2022
NSF GRFP Awardee, 2022
Reiner G. Stoll Undergraduate Summer Fellowship in Chemical Engineering (June - September 2021)