Dr. Jack Kan works at the China Spallation Neutron Source, the first neutron user facility in China. Jack research's interest include solid state chemistry, energy storage/version system, phase transformation, ionic diffusion and X-ray/neutron scattering.

2018-04~2019-03, ANSTO (Australia), AONSA Young Research Fellow
2016-07~2017-06, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Postdoctoral Fellow
2014-05~2015-08, University of Texas at Austin, Postdoctoral Fellow

2009-09~2014-04, University of Calgary, Research and Teaching Assistant
2009-05~2009-08, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Visiting Scholar
2006-09~2009-04, University of Waterloo, Research and Teaching Assistant

2010-12-31-今,Journal (Electrochimica Acta, Inorganic Chemistry, Scientific Reports, Journal of The Electrochemical Society, Solid State Ionics, RSC Advances, Materials Research Bulletin, Ionics) Reviewer,

   

• Transition metal chemistry, Chem 333 • General chemistry, Chem 111 • Main group chemistry, Chem311

• Transition metal chemistry, Chem 222 • General chemistry, Chem 101 • Nanotechnology, NE111

1) Amperex Technology Limited (Sept 2019) (Oral - invited)
Kan W. H., Joint X-ray and Neutron Scattering for Battery Materials
2) Tongji University (Aug 2019) (Oral - invited)
Kan W. H., Enlarging the Capacity of Cathodes by using Anionic Redox Chemistry.
3) Donghua University (Aug 2019) (Oral - invited)
Kan W. H., The role of Ta in rock-salt type Cathodes
4) Shanghai University of Science and Technology (Aug 2019) (Oral - invited)
Kan W. H., Development of Meta-Stable Cathodes for Lithium-ion Batteries
5) Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility (Aug 2019) (Oral - invited)
Kan W. H., Elucidation of the Reaction Mechanism of Cathodes by a combination of XAS, Neutron Scattering and Electrochemistry
6) China Mianyang Research Reactor (June 2019) (Oral - invited)
Kan W. H., Designing Strategies for new Energy Storage/Conversion Materials
7) Gordon Conference on Neutron Scattering (May 2019) (Oral - invited)
Kan W. H., Development of Lithium-rich rock-salt Cathodes with High Energy Capacity and Power Performance
8) Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL) (April 2018) (Oral - invited)
Kan, W. H. Synthesis and Characterization of Li_1.3M_0.3Mn_0.4O₂ (M = Ta, Ta_0.5Nb_0.5, Nb) as Cathodes for Lithium-ion Batteries
9) Virginia Tech (July 2018) (Oral - invited)
Kan, W. H. Mitigation of Structural Change by Surface Doping
10) Korean Institute of Science and Technology (Nov 2017) (Oral)
Kan, W. H. Structural and Electrochemical Analysis of Cathodes with M and O Activities
11) Incheon National University (Nov 2017) (Oral)
Kan, W. H. Structural and Electrochemical Analysis of Cathodes with M and O Activities
12) 9th International Symposium on Basic Sciences (Nov 2017) (Oral)
Kan, W. H. Investigation of Meta-stable Spinels through Neutron Diffraction
13) 100th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition (May 2017) (Oral)
Kan, W. H., Exploration of Meta-stable Spinels for Lithium-ion Batteries
14) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Aug 2016) (Oral)
Kan, W. H., Neutron Diffraction on Various Energy Storage and Conversion Materials
15) University of Kyushu (Jan 2016) (Oral -invited)
Kan, W. H., Structural and Electrochemical Analysis on Energy Storage/Conversion Materials
16) Wuhan University of Science and Technology (Jan 2016) (Oral – invited)
Kan, W. H., Phase conversion and electrochemistry of Ni-rich spinels
17) Department of Chemistry, University of Oslo, Norway (October 2015) (Oral – invited)
Kan, W. H., Neutron diffraction on energy materials
18) China Spallation Neutron Source, Dongguan, China (August 2015) (Oral – invited)
Kan, W. H., Structural analysis of energy storage/conversion materials by neutron diffraction
19) Korean Institute of Science and Technology – battery division (May 2013) (Oral - invited)
Kan, W. H., Rietveld refinement on lithium battery and solid oxide fuel cell materials
20) Canadian Neutron Beam Centre in Chalk River, Canada (April 2014) (Oral - invited)
Kan, W. H., Novel materials for lithium batteries and solid oxide fuel cells
21) The North American Solid-State Chemistry Conference (June 2013)
Kan, W. H.; Thangadurai, V., B-site ordering of the doped Barium Calcium Niobate (Poster)
22) The 19th International Conference on Solid State Ionics (June 2013)
Kan, W. H.; Thangadurai, V., Polymorphisms of BCNs for SOFCs (Poster)
23) 2013 APS/CNM/EMC Users Meeting (May 2013)
Kan, W. H.; Thangadurai, V., B-site ordered Fe-doped Barium Calcium Niobate and its electrical behavior (Poster)
24) 95^th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition in Calgary, Canada (May 2012)
Kan, W. H.; Thangadurai, V.,  Doped barium calcium niobate as anodes for SOFCs (Oral)
25) 95^th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition in Calgary, Canada (May 2012)
Kan, W. H.; Thangadurai, V.,  Rational design of mixed conductors - Sr₂Ce_1-xPr_xO₄ (Oral)
26) Advanced Electrochemical Energy Symposium in Hong Kong (Dec 2011)
Kan, W. H.; Thangadurai, V., Thermochemistry and Electrical property of Sr₂Pr_1-xCe_xO₄ (Oral)
27) Electrochemical Society (ECS) Canadian Section Fall Symposium (Nov 2011)
Kan, W. H.; Thangadurai, V., Rational Design of Novel Mixed Conductors from Phosphors - Sr₂Ce_1-xPr_xO₄ as a Case Study (1^st place award for the poster)
28) North American Solid State Chemistry Conference in Hamilton, Canada (June 2011)
Kan, W. H; Thangadurai, V., Physical Properties of Sr₂Pr_1-xCe_xO₄ (Poster)
29) Electrochemical society (ECS) spring meeting in Montreal, Canada (May 2011)
Kan, W. H.; Trinh, T. T.,  Fürstenhaupt, and Thangadurai, V., Structure and Electrical Properties of Fe-doped Ba₃(CaNb₂)O_9-δ (Poster)
30) Material Research Society (MRS) Fall meeting in Boston, USA (December 2008)
Kan, W. H.; Maunders, C.; Shriprakash, B.; Ellis, B.; Botton, G.; Nazar, L. F. , Size Control and Mechanistic Study of LiFePO₄ in the Polyol Process (Poster)