Credentials
Education
- University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN Mechanics Ph.D. 2002
- University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN Electrical Engineering M.E. 2000
- University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN Mechanics M.S. 2000
- Zhejiang University Hangzhou, China Materials Science and Eng. B.S. 1992
Professional Appointments
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4/2023 to present, Professor, Dept. Materials Sci. & Eng., Iowa State University
- 7/2015 to present, Senior Scientist, Materials Sci. & Eng. Division, Ames Laboratory
- 7/2015 to 4/2023, Associate Professor, Dept. Materials Sci. & Eng., Iowa State University
- 5/2010 to 6/2015, Senior Scientist and Chief Scientist (2014-2015), Energy Materials, Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
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1/2005 to 5/2010, Lead Scientist, Chemical Technologies & Materials Characterization, General Electric Global Research Center, Niskayuna, NY.
- 8/2002 to 1/2005, Research Associate, Dept. Materials Sci. & Eng., University of Maryland, College Park, MD.
Honors & Awards
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2023 R&D100 Award “Continuous hot-roll nano neo magnet”
- 2021 R&D100 Award “Tough SmCo”
- Advisor of the team “SMAllegator”, winner of the 4th CASMART Student Design Challenge
- Secretary of Energy Achievement Honor Award 2021
- Iowa State University COVID-19 Exceptional Effort Award 2021
- PNNL Exceptional Performance 2011, 2012, 2014
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PNNL Lab-level Exceptional Contribution Award 2013
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Invention of Year, 2010, University of Maryland
- GE Management Award 2007, 2008, 2009
Areas of Expertise
- magnetic materials
- shape memory alloys
- high temperature structural materials
- conductor metals
Research
Research Projects
Research Interests
- Hard and soft magnetic materials
- caloric heat pump
Patents
- 1. Cui, J. and Cui, B, “Feedstock and Heterogeneous Structure for Tough Rare-Earth Permanent Magnets and Production Process Thereof”, US20190115126A1, Granted on Mar. 8, 2022
- 2. Cui, J., Ouyang, G., Jensen, B., Dennis, K.W. and Cui, B., Iowa State University Research Foundation ISURF, 2019. Near net shape bulk laminated silicon iron electric steel for improved electrical resistance and low high frequency loss. U.S. 11,170,919
- 3. Holladay, J.D., K.D. Meinhardt, E. Polikarpov, E.C. Thomsen, J. Cui, J. A. Barclay, “Active Magnetic Regenerative Liquefier Using Process Gas Pre-Cooling from Bypass Flow of Heat Transfer Fluid”, US15/438,529, Granted on Oct 15, 2019
- 4. Cui J, Grant G, Jana S, Hovanski Y, Lavender C, System and Process for Friction Consolidation Fabrication of Permanent Magnets and Other Extrusion and Non-Extrusion Structures, US14/268,216, Granted on Oct. 23, 2018
- 5. Cui J. and Takeuchi I., “Compact Thermoelastic Cooling System”, US15/348,874, Granted on Oct. 30, 2018
- 6. Choi JP, C. Lavender, G. Li, J. Cui, Process for preparing scalable quantities of high purity manganese bismuth magnetic materials for fabrication of permanent magnets, US14/059,773, Granted on Aug. 16, 2016
- 7. Cui J., Wu Y., Wuttig M. and Takeuchi I., “Thermoelastic cooling”, US16/180,649 (Oct. 30, 2018), JP2012086194A (June 1, 2016), CN102778075-A (Sept 21, 2016)
- 8. Cui J, Holladay JD, inventors; Battelle Memorial Institute, assignee. System and process for storing cold energy. US 9,121,647. Granted on Sept 1, 2015.
- 9. Krishna KM, Karavoor G, Lemmon JP, Cui J, Tilak V, Nayak M, Hanumantha R, inventors; Amphenol Thermometrics Inc, assignee. Gas sensor and method of making. US 8,739,604. Granted on June 3, 2014
- 10. Lemmon JP, Cui J, Rubinsztajn MI, Hart RL, Redline JK, Cathode composition with phosphorus composition additive and electrochemical cell comprising same, US8,435,673B2. Granted on May 7, 2013