National Tsing Hua University

Electrochemistry and Microscopy Laboratory

Peng-Wei Chu
https://pwchu.weebly.com/

Research Field

Materials Engineering

Introduction

Peng-Wei Chu (朱鵬維) received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in 2017. After working in the Pathfinding team of TSMC as a Principal Engineer briefly for two years, he joined the Department of Engineering and System Science at National Tsing Hua University as an Assistant Professor in 2020. ​Peng-Wei's research mainly focused on the electrochemical behavior of metals and alloys from microstructural perspectives, ranging from corrosion, oxidation, surface treatments, to battery electrodes. Peng-Wei also has expertise in a variety of materials characterization techniques, including, but not limited to, SEM/FIB, TEM, XRD, XPS, and Atom Probe Tomography (APT).

In our group, we study the electrochemical responses of metals and alloys through combinations of electrochemical analysis and microstructure characterizations. This allows us to explore the electrochemistry of metals and alloys from microscopic aspects and develop next-generation materials from tunable corrosion-resistant alloys to battery electrodes.


Research Topics

Corrosion of Mg Alloys

Biodegradable Mg Alloys

Mg Metal Battery Systems


Honor

2022 Outstanding Teaching Award in the College of Nuclear Science, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
2016 MSE Graduate Student Symposium Silver Award, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, USA
2012 Government Scholarship to Study Abroad by Ministry of Education, Taiwan


Educational Background

2017 Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, USA
2014 M.S., Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, USA
2011 B.S. in Eng., Materials Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taiwan