Lun An

Scientist I

Division of Critical Materials

Email: lun@ameslab.gov

Office: 6 Spedding

Websites:

Credentials

Education

2013 – 2018, Ph. D. in Organic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry (SIOC), University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences

Professional Appointments

2025 – present, Scientist I, Ames National Laboratory
2022 – 2025, Postdoctoral Researcher, Ames National Laboratory
2019 – 2022, Postdoctoral Researcher, UC Berkeley

Areas of Expertise

Autonomous Laboratory
Chemical Synthesis
Chemical Separation
Electrocatalysis

Research

Research Interests

Automation-accelerated discovery and process optimization for critical materials research

Publications

Lun An, Zachery Crandall, Dulitha Prasanna Kulathunga, John Brittain, Elijah Jibben, Hailey M Bates, Tyler B Hall, Theresa L Windus, Long Qi

Continuous Flow Synthesis of Diglycolamides for Rare-Earth Elements Recovery: Algorithm-Accelerated Reaction Optimization Coupled with Automated Extraction Evaluation

Hengzhou Liu, Lun An, Peiyao Wang, Christine Yu, Jie Zhang, Heejong Shin, Bosi Peng, Jiantao Li, Matthew Li, Hongmin An, Jiaqi Yu, Yuanjun Chen, Peiying Wang, Kug-Seung Lee, Kanika Lalit, Zeyan Liu, Omar K Farha, Wenyu Huang, Jefferson Zhe Liu, Long Qi, K

Interconnected nanoconfining pore networks enhance catalyst CO2 interaction in electrified reactive capture

Nature Communications, 2025

Lun An, Yue Yao, Tyler B. Hall, Fu Zhao, Long Qi

Agile synthesis and automated, high-throughput evaluation of diglycolamides for liquid–liquid extraction of rare-earth elements

Green Chemsitry, 2024

Lun An, Mina R Narouz, Peter T Smith, Patricia De La Torre, Christopher J Chang

Supramolecular Enhancement of Electrochemical Nitrate Reduction Catalyzed by Cobalt Porphyrin Organic Cages for Ammonia Electrosynthesis in Water

Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2023

Lun An, Patricia De La Torre, Peter T Smith, Mina R Narouz, Christopher J Chang

Synergistic Porosity and Charge Effects in a Supramolecular Porphyrin Cage Promote Efficient Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction

Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2023