Dr Jiyu Tian

Jiyu Tian is a postdoctoral researcher who joined the University of St Andrews in May 2023, working on the NEXGENNA project. He researches material scale-up and pouch cell manufacturing, focusing on the thermal and failure analysis of pouch cells and systematic solutions for better cell performance.

Previously, Jiyu worked as a senior engineer at Huawei Tech Co. Ltd., Shenzhen for 1 year and a half. He specialised in advancing the development of high-energy silicon anode technology for lithium-ion batteries.

Jiyu holds a PhD from the University of St Andrews. During his doctoral studies his research primarily revolved around organic-inorganic hybrid halide perovskite materials.