Team
Principal Investigator
Hoang Dang received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin in 2015, where his graduate research focused on designing functional materials for rechargeable lithium-ion and sodium-ion batteries, as well as photocatalysts for water splitting. As a postdoctoral fellow and research scientist, he developed advanced energy materials for energy storage— including rechargeable batteries and battery–supercapacitor hybrids— and for energy conversion, such as solution-processed perovskite solar cells, with an emphasis on in situ characterization techniques.
Before joining the Department of Chemical Engineering at Queen’s University in July 2025, Hoang worked at Universal Matter Inc., scaling up graphene composites for commercial applications. He is currently an Assistant Professor and holds the Mitchell Professorship in Advanced Energy Storage Materials & Technology. At Queen’s University, he leads the Recharge Lab, where his team explores functional materials and sustainable processing to advance next-generation energy storage technologies.
Hoang has authored 17 peer-reviewed publications, is an inventor on 3 patents in the field of energy storage technologies, and recipient of numerous awards including the Vallet Scholarship, VEF Fellowship, and a Young Lecturer Award.
Postdoctoral Researchers
Anh Nguyen received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Chungnam National University (CNU), South Korea, in 2021. His research focuses on the synthesis of advanced nanomaterials for applications in bicarbonate/CO₂ conversion, water electrolysis, fuel cells, conductive films, and Li/Na-ion batteries. From 2021 to 2024 at CNU, he served as a Research Professor and Principal Investigator of a three-year project funded by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) through the Ministry of Education, where he developed electrocatalysts for seawater electrolysis. He is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at Queen’s University, working on the development of electrochemical energy storage materials and related technologies.
Graduate Students
Join us! We currently have 2 openings for the PhD program in advanced energy storage, topics include functional materials, sustainable processing for Li-ion battery and water-based flow batteries. Interested candidates should email the PI with a CV and research interests.
Undergraduate Students
Join us! Recharge Lab invites undergraduates passionate about next-generation energy storage—from high-performance lithium-ion to cutting-edge redox flow batteries. Help us make clean energy more efficient and accessible. Email Dr. Hoang Dang with your interests and availability.