The People in the Onn Lab
Principle Investigator
Email: tmo32@cam.ac.uk
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Dr. Tzia Ming Onn (Ming)
Assistant Professor in Energy Technologies
Department of Engineering
University of Cambridge
B.S in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Johns Hopkins University (2012)
Ph.D. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
University of Pennsylvania (2018)
Module Integration and Development Engineer
Intel Corporation (2021)
Postdoctoral Fellow in Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities (2023)
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Dr Onn received his bachelor’s degree from Johns Hopkins University and completed his doctoral studies at the University of Pennsylvania under the advisement of Prof. Raymond J. Gorte. Following three years working on the Intel’s 4 nm and 3 nm process, he left for the University of Minnesota to work on programmable catalytic materials with Prof. Paul J. Dauenhauer and Prof. C. Dan Frisbie. In his free time, he enjoys blitz chess and badminton.
PhD Candidates
Ning Wang
Research: Atomic Layer Deposition, Perovskites, Single atoms, Capacitors
Fun fact: Ning enjoys tennis and dumplings. Ning is in Queens’ College.
Joseph R Jolley
Research: Chemical Vapor Deposition, Graphene Synthesis, Catalytic Capacitors
Fun fact: Joe is in King’s College.
M.Phil Candidates
Zhengyi Wu (Zoe)
Thesis topic: ALD of cerium oxide for methane dry reforming reaction
M.Phil Alumni
| Name | Class | Thesis Topic |
| Nikola A. Bakoc | 2024 | Techno-economic analysis of green hydrogen: surface area and active sites. |
| Ning Wang | 2024 | ALD of iron oxide for high temperature emissions control |
| Zhengyi Wu (Zoe) | 2024 | ALD of cerium oxide for methane dry reforming reaction |
| Yidong Zhang | 2024 | Techno-economic analysis of green hydrogen vs. grey hydrogen |
Undergraduate Researchers
Jihwan Kim
Research Project: Joule-heated systems and electric field systems. Dynamic oscillations.
Fun fact: His hobbies are urban sketching, boxing and weightlifting. Jihwan is from Churchill College.
Joseph Garvey
Research Project: Repurposing Heat from Data Centers
Fun fact: Joe runs a company that produces music festivals and designs loudspeakers. Joe is from Lucy Cavendish College.
Maggie Qian
Research Project: Electrolysis with lanthanum-based perovskite systems.
Fun fact: Maggie’s hobbies are drawing cartoon and watching musicals programs. Maggie is from Fitzwilliam College.
Matthew Dixon
Research Project: Electrolysis with mixed oxide-based systems.
Fun fact: Matthew enjoys running and orienteering. Matthew is from Queens’ College.
Postdoctoral Fellows
Aliki M. Tsopelakou
Research Project: Photocatalysis and methane oxidation. I am a secondary (adopted) advisor.