University. He received his Ph.D. in Material Sciences at Illinois Institute of Technology, USA in 2010. While at NUCRET, Dr. Jia’s research focus is on synchrotron-based in situ X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) characterization of (electro) catalysts with applications to fuel cells, elecrolyzers and batteries. Dr. Jia is also teaching graduate courses in quantum chemistry, thermodynamics and spectroscopic analytical methods.