Award-winning Western Engineering Professor Xueliang (Andy) Sun is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering and a Foreign Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. Dr. Xueliang Sun is currently a Chair Professor at Eastern Institute of Technology, Ningbo. Sun was also recognized with the Distinguished University Professorship at Western University, joining a select group of faculty members recognized for exceptional scholarly careers. Lauded for his “ability to pursue novel ideas with ingenuity and perseverance,” Sun is a Canada Research Chair in Nanomaterials for Energy Conversion and Storage. His pioneering research in solid-state batteries has many practical implications in the safety and high-performance of future electric vehicles. 

Professor Sun’s research excellence saw him listed as a “Highly Cited Researcher” by Clarivate from 2018 to 2022, putting him in the top one per cent of citations for his field. He is also ranked #1 in terms of total impact among 961 professors at Western. He has developed a variety of engineering materials and nanotechnologies into practical applications for clean energy. A strong collaborator, Sun has helped move novel technology into commercial products. His efforts have been instrumental in forming resulted extensive industrial partnerships, including those with General Motors, Ballard Power Systems, 3M and Glabat Solid-State Battery Co.

Sun earned his Ph.D. at University of Manchester, UK and then a postdoc at University of British Columbia.