Xiaojing Huang
ANI/TXN Lead Beamline Scientist, Imaging & Microscopy, National Synchrotron Light Source II

Brookhaven National Laboratory
National Synchrotron Light Source II
Bldg. 743, Room 107
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000
(631) 344-8726
xjhuang@bnl.gov
Dr. Huang was trained as an X-ray microscopist and began his scientific career specializing in the development and application of coherent diffractive imaging (CDI) techniques. His research interests later broadened to Bragg CDI, ptychography, and tomography. In recent years, Dr. Huang has shifted his focus toward multi-modal and multi-scale microscopic investigations of functional materials.
Expertise | Education | Publications | Highlights | Awards
Expertise
Coherent Diffractive Imaging
Bragg Coherent Diffractive Imaging
Ptychography
X-ray focusing optics
Education
- Ph.D. in Physics, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 2009.
- Thesis: “Cryo Soft X-ray Diffraction Microscopy with Biological Samples”
- Advisor: Prof. Chris Jacobsen
- M.A. in Physics, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 2005.
- B.S. in Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, 2003.
Selected Publications
- Bak S-M, Song M, Shadike Z, et al (2024) Understanding improved cycling and thermal stability of compositionally graded Ni-rich layered LiNi0.6Mn0.2Co0.2O2 cathode materials. Nano Energy 126:109644. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2024.109644
- Wu L, Yoo S, Chu Y, et al (2024) Dose-efficient Automatic Differentiation for Ptychographic Reconstruction. Optica. https://doi.org/10.1364/optica.522380
- Xue Z, Wu F, Ge M, et al (2024) Mesoscale interplay among composition heterogeneity, lattice deformation, and redox stratification in single-crystalline layered oxide cathode. eScience 100251. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esci.2024.100251
- Zheng X, Kankanallu VR, Lo C-A, et al (2024) Deep learning enhanced super-resolution x-ray fluorescence microscopy by a dual-branch network. Optica 11:146. https://doi.org/10.1364/optica.503398
- Chen G, Qian G, Zan G, et al (2024) Stabilizing Ni-rich layered cathode for high-voltage operation through hierarchically heterogeneous doping with concentration gradient. Materials Today Chemistry 35:101845. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtchem.2023.101845
- Wu L, Bak S, Shin Y, et al (2023) Resolution-enhanced X-ray fluorescence microscopy via deep residual networks. npj Computational Materials 9:. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41524-023-00995-9
Research Highlights
- Why Your Headphone Battery Doesn't Last
- Argonne Builds on Past Success with Cathode Design for Lithium-Ion Batteries
- In an Unexpected Twist, High Levels of Mercury Have Been Traced to Particular Cell Types in Brains of Mammals
- Students Discover the Mathematics Within Dragonfly Wings
- Better Together: New 2D Multilayer Laue Lens Overcomes Alignment Challenge
- Seeing More Deeply into Nanomaterials
- Stable Cathode Design for Next-Gen EV Batteries
- Cell Membrane Proteins Imaged in 3-D
- Turning Up the Heat to Create New Nanostructured Metals
- Novel X-Ray Optics Boost Imaging Capabilities at NSLS-II
- Scientists Produce 3-D Chemical Maps of Single Bacteria
Awards & Recognition
Innovation Award, Microscopy Today, 2022.
Outstanding Reviewer Awards, Institute of Physics, 2017.
President’s Award to Distinguished Doctoral Student, Stony Brook University, 2010.

Brookhaven National Laboratory
National Synchrotron Light Source II
Bldg. 743, Room 107
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000
(631) 344-8726
xjhuang@bnl.gov