Pai Lu

Pai Lu

Associate Professor
Department of Microsystems
Faculty of Technology, Natural Sciences and Maritime Sciences
Campus Vestfold
+47 31 00 85 63
Pai Lu is an Associate Professor (Principle Investigator) at USN, and his research interests include (1) Electrochemical energy storage (Li-, Na-batteries, Supercapacitor); (2) Electrochemical energy conversion (Green H2 production pathway (Water electrolysis), CO2 electrolysis ); (3) Micro- and nano-scale inorganic functional materials. Previous experience includes more than 10 years within the fields of material chemistry, electrochemistry, and energy relevant research focusing on both the academic research, and industrial R&D (Product and process development, 3 years).

Responsibilities

Project management:

(1) NFR-KPN (352896) – Battery-Grade Carbon for Sodium-ion batteries – Project manager at USN, WP Leader – funded by Research Council of Norway, 2024-2028

(2) RFF Pre project (354102) – Energy Storage Materials via Cost-Effective Production – Project manager – funded by RFF Vestfold and Telemark, 2024-2025 

(3) RFF Main project (346083) – Superkondensatorer med elektroder av sammenkoplete, kryssbundne karbon nanorør elektroder -hovedprosjekt – Project manager at USN, R&D Supplier – funded by RFF Vestfold and Telemark, 2024-2027

(4) nanoCaps AS, USN (PhD Host Institution) – Industrial PhD at nanoCaps on hybrid supercapacitors – Main Supervisor– Industry PhD Project (353804) funded by Research Council of Norway, 2025-2028

(5) EEA Grant (2021/336905) – Supercapacitors for Power Grid Modernization towards a More Stable Future - Project manager at USN, Norway Partner, WP Leader – funded by Innovation Norway, 2022-2023

(6) Regional research project (332879) funded by Regional Research Fund Vestfold and Telemark, 2022.01-2022.12. (Project Manager)

(7) Regional research project (319169) funded by Regional Research Fund Vestfold and Telemark 2021.01-2021.12 (Project Manager)

Competences

  • Electrochemistry energy storage and conversion
  • Industrial electrochemistry
  • Design and fabrication of advanced micro-/nano-functional materials

Publications

More than 50 Publications (Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=Rril8H8AAAAJ)